Replastering ballpark figure
Discussion
Hi all,
We've decided that our living room is long overdue a bout of redecoration... and closer inspection of the room reveals that the plaster in the room is not in the greatest condition.
We also want to make a few changes in the room, including removing some hideous plaster mouldings on wall wall, removing wall lights, and replacing the plaster coving.
Rather than patch up, I am tempted to rip it all off, and start again.
It is a 1936 property, so non-cavity brick walls, with a browning(?) and then plaster skim covering.
I will rip off and dispose of the existing, and strip back to brick. Ceiling has been overboarded and skimmed at some point in the past, so unlikely to need doing, but perhaps need an additional ballpark to replace ceiling, just in case!
Would like plaster coving like this
The room is approx 3m x 5m x 2.6 high, with a chimney breast on one wall, and french doors across one end. The room is the "Lounge" as shown on the plans here
So..... ballpark figures for doing this anyone?
ETA: East Midlands based!
We've decided that our living room is long overdue a bout of redecoration... and closer inspection of the room reveals that the plaster in the room is not in the greatest condition.
We also want to make a few changes in the room, including removing some hideous plaster mouldings on wall wall, removing wall lights, and replacing the plaster coving.
Rather than patch up, I am tempted to rip it all off, and start again.
It is a 1936 property, so non-cavity brick walls, with a browning(?) and then plaster skim covering.
I will rip off and dispose of the existing, and strip back to brick. Ceiling has been overboarded and skimmed at some point in the past, so unlikely to need doing, but perhaps need an additional ballpark to replace ceiling, just in case!
Would like plaster coving like this
The room is approx 3m x 5m x 2.6 high, with a chimney breast on one wall, and french doors across one end. The room is the "Lounge" as shown on the plans here
So..... ballpark figures for doing this anyone?
ETA: East Midlands based!
Edited by Meeja on Thursday 11th November 15:56
Emsman said:
Where in the esat mids are you roughly?
I know a great plasterer nr MK
Near Derby.I know a great plasterer nr MK
To be fair, I do know a couple of decent plasterers locally, but am mindful to get an idea of what kind of bill I am likely to be facing before getting anyone in to quote formally (will have to save a few quid in preparation!)
You can save a few more quid by installing the plasterboard too.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
If you've got a '30's house with no cavity wall, it would be worth your while putting up insulated plaster board, 2 inch think polystyrene foam with plasterboard on one side. You only need it on the outside walls and it will give you a better insulating wall.
As a very rough guess, I'd say a day for two people to board out the room and say two days for a good plasterer to finish the room. If you do the labouring then around £450?
As a very rough guess, I'd say a day for two people to board out the room and say two days for a good plasterer to finish the room. If you do the labouring then around £450?
dave_s13 said:
You can save a few more quid by installing the plasterboard too.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Destruction and removal of old stuff I am good at.It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Putting up new stuff with the intention of achieving a quality finish is best left to the professionals!
ColinM50 said:
If you've got a '30's house with no cavity wall, it would be worth your while putting up insulated plaster board, 2 inch think polystyrene foam with plasterboard on one side. You only need it on the outside walls and it will give you a better insulating wall.
As a very rough guess, I'd say a day for two people to board out the room and say two days for a good plasterer to finish the room. If you do the labouring then around £450?
To be fair, there is only a small section (if you look at the plans) that are now outside walls (extension has been built) - but not sure I would like to narrow that area by 4-5 inches to be honest - but do understand the benefits it would add.As a very rough guess, I'd say a day for two people to board out the room and say two days for a good plasterer to finish the room. If you do the labouring then around £450?
One to consider.
Meeja said:
dave_s13 said:
You can save a few more quid by installing the plasterboard too.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Destruction and removal of old stuff I am good at.It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Putting up new stuff with the intention of achieving a quality finish is best left to the professionals!
I did a (large) bedroom once in an old victorian house we had and took away THIRTEEN dustbinfulls of waste material.....never again!
Wacky Racer said:
Meeja said:
dave_s13 said:
You can save a few more quid by installing the plasterboard too.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Destruction and removal of old stuff I am good at.It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Putting up new stuff with the intention of achieving a quality finish is best left to the professionals!
I did a (large) bedroom once in an old victorian house we had and took away THIRTEEN dustbinfulls of waste material.....never again!
In fact i used my flu pandemic respirator (nhs employee) :-)
Wacky Racer said:
Meeja said:
dave_s13 said:
You can save a few more quid by installing the plasterboard too.
It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Destruction and removal of old stuff I am good at.It's pretty simple really. Cuts with a stanley knife and stick to wall with a dot&dab mix.
I did this with my new bathroom. Ripped out all the existing plaster (1930's so similar stuff to you), stick up plaster board and plasterer then applied skrim tape and plastered it all for £100.
Make sure you get a dust mask before chipping off the plaster.....it gets very, very dusty, you an feel your lungs dying on you.
12mm plaster board is pretty cheap from Selco (if you know someone with a card).
BUT...
Saying all that. If your plasterer will do the lot for a reasonable sum then let him crack on with it. I'm coming to the realisation that, if you have a full time job, life is too short for DIY.
Putting up new stuff with the intention of achieving a quality finish is best left to the professionals!
I did a (large) bedroom once in an old victorian house we had and took away THIRTEEN dustbinfulls of waste material.....never again!
If you're wanting the room plastered then a plasterer will spend a day browning the room and then another day applying the skim finish. It might be that these two days maybe split by a day depending on what the conditions are in your house.
Dry lining maybe a quicker option if you tape and fill rather than skim finish but cost may end up similar.
Insulation back plasterboard is expensive and you'll need to amend existing fixtures - architraves around doors and windows, window boards. Also any reveals around windows and doors will also need lining else you'll loose the benefit of the wall insulation.
Dry lining maybe a quicker option if you tape and fill rather than skim finish but cost may end up similar.
Insulation back plasterboard is expensive and you'll need to amend existing fixtures - architraves around doors and windows, window boards. Also any reveals around windows and doors will also need lining else you'll loose the benefit of the wall insulation.
mk1fan said:
If you're wanting the room plastered then a plasterer will spend a day browning the room and then another day applying the skim finish. It might be that these two days maybe split by a day depending on what the conditions are in your house.
Don't float what you can't set in a day.Bonding in the morning, finish in the afternoon.
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