Skimming & re-skimming
A fresh finish coat over sound walls and ceilings, including skimming over artex and other textured coatings for a smooth, modern surface.
Discuss your project →Smooth, flat walls and ceilings from a tidy, fully insured team. We decorate them too, so you deal with one company from bare wall to final coat.
A good finish starts with the plaster. Cracked ceilings, blown patches, artex and tired walls all show through paint, so we put the surface right first.
We handle re-skims, full replasters and repairs across Cardiff. Because we’re decorators too, every wall is finished with painting in mind: one team, one quote and no waiting around between trades.
Walls and ceilings for homes, rental properties and commercial premises across Cardiff.
A fresh finish coat over sound walls and ceilings, including skimming over artex and other textured coatings for a smooth, modern surface.
Discuss your project →Failed plaster taken back, walls and ceilings boarded or dry lined where needed, then finished smooth and ready for decorating.
Discuss your project →Cracks, blown and hollow patches, damaged corners and the chases and holes left behind after rewiring or plumbing work.
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Most plastering ends with decorating. New plaster needs time to dry and a proper mist coat before paint, and getting that wrong is the most common cause of peeling and patchy finishes. We plan both stages together, so the plaster is left right for paint and the decorating follows on schedule.
We work across Cardiff, from Victorian terraces in Roath and Canton to new builds in Pontprennau, and we’re based on Newport Road in CF24.
It depends on the thickness of the plaster, the temperature and ventilation, but a skim coat usually needs at least a week or two to dry. It should be an even, light colour all over before the mist coat goes on. We’ll advise on timing for your job.
Usually, yes. Once we’ve checked the surface is sound, artex can be skimmed over for a smooth, flat finish. With older artex, skimming over it is generally a safer approach than scraping it off.
Yes, that’s our main trade. We can quote for plastering and decorating together and schedule the painting once the plaster is ready.
All of Cardiff, including Roath, Canton, Cathays, Penylan, Llandaff, Whitchurch, Rhiwbina, Llanishen and Pontprennau, as well as Penarth, Barry and Caerphilly.
Yes. Tell us about the walls or ceilings and we’ll arrange the next step, then give you a clear written quote with no obligation.
Share a few project details and we’ll respond within 30–60 minutes during working hours.