Seeking plasterers in Leicester? Our plastering businesses in Leicester are able to give you the very best quotes for having plastering completed in your house.
Plastering a wall or ceiling is an extremely effective way of modifying the look to ensure a smooth and attractive finish. Once the plaster has dried out, the wall can be painted, wallpapered or tiled easily.
One of the important benefits to plastering walls is the simplicity of decoration subsequently. Frequently after taking away older wallpaper, the surface beneath can be rough and lumpy. Simply painting or wallpapering over this can have a bad visual result.
We can give you up to 4 plastering companies close to you, who will give quotes for the work you wish carried out. You'll get a property visit from experts in Leicester who'll complete the plastering for a very good price.
Plastering in your home usually takes several hours to a few days. It will all depend on how large and how many rooms you are planning to plaster. Have a very smooth finish to your internal walls with reputable plasterers to get the best costs today.
The regular cost of Plastering is £750. Costs fluctuate based on the materials and the firm hired. The upper price range can be as high as £862.5. The material costs are typically about £187.5
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Requests for quotations in Leicester in July 2026
Requests for Plastering quotations in Leicester in July 2026. -59% change from June 2026.
Requests for Plastering quotations in Leicestershire in July 2026. 38% change from June 2026.
We noted 11,894 requests for property quotations within Leicester. Of these quotation requests the number of plastering quotations within Leicester was 70. Quotatis would have been able to match these customers with as many as four suitable contractors who were available for work within Leicester at that time. Request a free house survey from trustworthy companies in Leicester.
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Leicester has the tenth largest populace in Britain, in the East Midlands and lying around the River Soar. The city holds lots of its Roman history, such as pavements, baths and a military outpost. With 40% of the population made up from immigration, there was call for extra properties, leading to plenty of present day projects.
Leicester - LE7
Enquiry from: Matthew C
Start Date: Immediate
Removal of artex ceiling in lounge and hallway
Leicester - LE2
Enquiry from: Elizabeth B
Start Date: Immediate
coving in one living room and corridor are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you looking for i...
Leicester - LE2
Enquiry from: Daniel C
Start Date: Immediate
We have recently had damp proofing done in our lounge(rising damp). We have 3 walls that need re-plastering up to 1.5 meters (approx).
Leicester - LE3
Enquiry from: John M
Start Date: Immediate
Board and skim large lounge ceiling and skim bathroom walls
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Barry G
Start Date: Immediate
71 chapel street barwell *** gable end wall wants pebble dashing old semi house got sand are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking ...
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Heather W
Start Date: Immediate
small patch on bathroom wall and outside corner of wall are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you lookin...
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Georgina E
Start Date: Immediate
Large house needs totally skimming - some areas boarded and skimmed incl downstairs ceilings.
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Al C
Start Date: Immediate
Fireplace plaster board replacement/repair
Leicester - LE1
Enquiry from: Zara B
Start Date: Immediate
room of 4m/ 5m needs coving fitting . i have the materials needs a quote for fitting only . are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: other how many rooms are you looking to hav...
Leicester - LE2
Enquiry from: Ashifa B
Start Date: Immediate
full shop inside to have coving fitted are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) property type: commercial how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 2 rooms are you looking for inte...
Leicester - LE2
Enquiry from: Ian W
Start Date: Immediate
A small section of the kitchen ceiling has collapsed due to water damage from a leak under the bath directly above and I need this repaired.
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Courtney B
Start Date: Immediate
damp proof course 3 bed semi 1934 build. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 5+ rooms are you looking for i...
Leicester - LE7
Enquiry from: Urmila O
Start Date: Immediate
Plaster boarding Plastering Skimming New build house
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Craig G
Start Date: Immediate
Kitchen extension, fresh plasterboard.
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Tom P
Start Date: Immediate
first floor render repair. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached are you looking for interior decorating: no how many rooms are you looking to have plastered:...
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Mike W
Start Date: Immediate
4 x 3 m ceiling plaster over artex are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 room are you looking for interior...
Leicester - LE9
Enquiry from: Linda W
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
customer has a plastering & ceilings project they are looking to have done, specially they want quotes for plastering. they are unsure of options so would like to discuss with a plasterer.confirmed in...
Leicester - LE5
Enquiry from: Narinder K
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
mr requested quotes for plastering from a plasterer around leicester. they are considering a couple of projects at the moment.call anytime to arrange appointment to discuss. the information below is w...
Leicester - LE8
Enquiry from: Eileen C
Start Date: Immediate
extended kitchen coving basic style . aprox 8 x 3 metre lengths in total are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many rooms are you looking to have plastered: 1 ...
Leicester - LE2
Enquiry from: Keith C
Start Date: Immediate
we have two rooms that have been knocked into one through lounge. both rooms measure approx 3.7 m x 3.4 m. both rooms have 6 internal corners and 2 external corners. we are looking for a plain coving ...
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Can You Plaster Over WallPaper?
If you have wallpaper installed on your wall surface and you’re considering plastering the wall, when you put into consideration the stress involved in removing a wallpaper you may want to consider plastering directly over the wallpaper. This is quite understandable as removing a wallpaper can be quite time consuming and tedious, but plastering directly over wallpaper is a mistake that should never be made. Plastering over wallpaper is in no way a viable option due to the fact that it can only turn out disastrous after a couple of weeks or even days in some cases as the plaster will crack and crumble. As a result, you’ll have to firstly scrape off the wallpaper in order to assist the plaster get to be firmly secured to the wall behind.
When you plaster over a wallpaper, this will make the wallpaper wet and it’ll absorb the moisture. And once the plaster does not have moisture, the only result is for it to crack and start to crumble. Hence, plaster and wallpaper is never a good combination.
Asides from cracking and crumbling, anther issue is that the wallpaper will bubble. You can actually key the wallpaper with the help of a knife and it might look secured for some time, however it’ll eventually crumble and you’d have to scrape off the plaster complete to start all over again. The wallpaper will bubble as the plaster can’t be keyed into a wallpaper and the wallpaper will only work as a barrier between the plaster and the wall.
Overall, plaster always needs to slowly dry off as well as a good and proper surface to grip to. No matter the amount of PVA mix you spread on the wallpaper, it will always remain a barrier. So you’d have to remove the wallpaper completely to get a great result.
Plastering is suitable to cover most Artex. If it’s shallow Artex, it may be covered by skimming plaster on top. If the pattern of the Artex is too deep, you may need to use plasterboard to cover it or if you want to remove it entirely, you will need to use a wallpaper steamer.
How To Plaster A Wall
In order to plaster your wall successfully, you’ll firstly need to get the appropriate tools and materials for the job in place. The tools you’ll need to have includes a trowel and bucket trowel, plasterer’s float, corner trowel, hawk board, two buckets, mixing stick or a paddle, adequate plaster, PVA , dust sheets, clean water, sandpaper, stilts or step ladder as well as a dust mask.
✓ Prepare the wall. You’d have to make sure that you lay down a dust sheet so as to protect your floor and also gather any possible spillage or debris of plaster, before you start working on the walls. Get rid of all the dirt, dust and debris as this is very important for the success of your project if you’re going to be plastering on a worn out and old wall. Also, cover the holes and cracks in the walls with a screen tape
✓ Apply PVA to the wall. This will help ensure the layer you’re using will not dry out at the same time.
✓ Mix the paster. Mix the plaster according to the instructions given in the manufacturer’s manual.
✓ Apply the plaster onto the wall. Upon cleaning of the walls and successful mixture of the plaster, the next step is to apply the mixture to the wall using the hawk board, trowels and a floating tool.
✓ Skim and smooth. After the the first coat has dried after waiting for about 30 minutes, the next step will be to wipe out the bumps and lumps using a trowel to smooth over the surface. Once this is done you can then scrape the wall with a devilling float.
✓ Apply the second coat of plaster
✓ Apply the finishing touches. This includes polishing your work by adding some water to the surface with a spray gun and using the trowel to further smoothen out the surface.
✓ Painting and wallpapering.
There are several different kinds of plastering. ‘Dot and dab’ refers to a base layer of plasterboard which is attached to a wall using ‘dabs’ of adhesive. ‘Floating’ is a technique where a backing or undercoat plaster is applied to walls. ‘Skimming’ or ‘reskimming’ refers to the very thin final decorative layer of plaster.
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