Plastering and remedial work in Gloucester and Gloucestershire
Re-skims, full re-plasters, repairs to damaged plaster, ceilings and making good after other trades. Steve Jones and his team do the plastering themselves.
Plastering and remedial work JonesBuild takes on
From a single wall that needs a fresh skim to a room taken back to the brick or lath and plastered again.
Re-skims and re-plasters
- Re-skims of walls and ceilings
- Full re-plasters after a strip-out, back to the brick or lath
- Bathrooms boarded in moisture-resistant board before skimming
Patching and remedial
- Repairs to damaged plaster
- Flaking plaster cut back and the wall made good
- Old lath-and-plaster walls stripped back, boarded and skimmed
Ceilings and making good
- Cracked, sagging or old lath-and-plaster ceilings taken down, re-boarded and skimmed
- Making good after other trades
- Walls made good around new openings and doors
NVQ2 / CITB Plastering
The person pricing your job is a qualified plasterer, with 25+ years’ construction experience behind him. Steve does the plastering himself with his team, and qualified trades are brought in for specialist work. JonesBuild was established in 2007.
Steve’s other qualifications
- HND in Construction
- Gold CSCS / NVQ Site Supervision
- City & Guilds Level 3 Bricklaying
- City & Guilds 6128 Level 2 Plumbing, Heating & Ventilation
A period bathroom in Gloucester, from bare lath to a fresh skim
One job, photographed as it went. The old plaster was stripped back to the lath, then the walls and ceiling were boarded in green moisture-resistant board and skimmed. The small cast-iron fireplace sits in the freshly skimmed chimney breast. The photo at the top of this page is the same bathroom.
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1 · StrippedWall stripped back to the lath, with a workbench in the room
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2 · BoardedWalls and ceiling boarded in green moisture-resistant board, bath under protection
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3 · SkimmingCeiling done, walls still boarded, work light and mixing tub
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4 · SkimmedSmall cast-iron fireplace in the freshly skimmed chimney breast
The same bathroom, fitted and finished, is on our bathroom renovations page.
One Gloucester house: the hallway skimmed, the bathroom fully re-plastered
Two rooms in the same bay-fronted house. The long hallway wall was stripped back and skimmed, and the bathroom, stripped back to old plaster and tile adhesive, was fully re-plastered, walls and ceiling.
The hallway
Hallway wall stripped back to old plaster and board, back door at the end
The same hallway wall freshly skimmed, back door at the end
The bathroom
Stripped to old plaster and orange tile adhesive under an obscured window
Walls and ceiling fully re-plastered, still drying
Fresh plaster looks dark and patchy until it has dried out, as in these photos. More of this house, including the front room and fireplace: see our refurbishments page
Making good around new French doors
In this Gloucester rear room, a window was opened out to a full-height opening and new French doors went in. Then the walls around the doors were prepared and skimmed.
Making good after other work, whether that’s new windows and doors, a new opening or another trade’s work, is a big part of plastering.
Remedial plastering: when the old plaster has to come off
Where old plaster is stained, flaking or coming away, it’s cut back before the wall is made good and skimmed. These three photos are from the same Gloucester galley kitchen job, but they aren’t all the same wall.
How a plastering job runs
Every room is different, but this is the usual order of things.
Call or send photos
Ring Steve or use the quote form. Photos of the walls or ceilings as they are now, and close-ups of any cracks or blown patches, help a lot.
Site visit
Steve comes out, checks the old plaster and tells you what the job needs: a skim, a patch, or taking it back further.
Written quote and start date
You get a clear written quote and a start date.
Protecting and stripping back
Floors and anything staying in the room are protected, and the old plaster comes off as far as it needs to. If something unexpected turns up behind it, Steve talks it through with you before it’s put right.
Plastering and handover
Walls and ceilings are boarded or plastered and skimmed, and the room is left clean and tidy. The new plaster then needs to dry out before it’s decorated.
Reviews on Checkatrade
Historic customer reviews from 2016–2020, when JonesBuild also traded as JCB Property Services.
Our average of the scores on all 83 Checkatrade reviews, 2016–2020. Checkatrade marks 69 of the 83 as verified.
Plastering questions people actually ask
Straight answers, but where it depends on your house, we say so.
Do I need a skim or a full re-plaster?
It depends on what’s under the paint. If the old plaster is sound, a skim is often enough. If it’s blown, cracked or coming away, it usually has to be cut back first. Steve will tell you which at the site visit.
Can you plaster over old lath and plaster?
It depends on the condition of what’s there. In the Gloucester bathroom above, the old plaster was stripped back to the lath, then the room was boarded and skimmed. Steve will look at your walls and tell you what he’d do.
Do you do ceilings?
Yes. Cracked, sagging or old lath-and-plaster ceilings can be taken down, re-boarded and skimmed, and sound ceilings can be re-skimmed.
Can you make good after other trades?
Yes. Making good after other trades is part of what JonesBuild does, as with the walls around the new French doors above.
When can I paint new plaster?
Once it’s fully dry, when it has gone from dark and patchy to an even, lighter colour all over. How long that takes depends on the thickness, the room and the weather, so Steve will tell you when it’s ready.
Can we stay in the house while the work is done?
Usually, yes. The room being plastered is out of use while the work is done and the plaster dries. Stripping old plaster is dusty, so floors and anything staying in the room are protected.
How much does plastering cost?
It depends on the size of the room, the state of the old plaster and how much needs taking back, so any figure here would be a guess. Send Steve a few photos and you’ll get a proper written quote with a start date.
Get a quote for your plastering
Tell Steve what needs doing. Photos of the walls or ceilings as they are now help him price it properly.