Re-plastering house estimate

[ferguson_tom]

Hi everyone

We are looking at buying a house that needs quite a bit of work. It's an old 4 bedroom farmhouse and all the bedrooms are doubles so it's a fair size. 

The main job it needs is a full replaster with the old stuff ripped off first. I appreciate it all depends on the size but can someone give me a rough idea of how much this might cost? Plastering is one of the only things I can't do myself!

Many thanks, Tom 

[Winston72]

Do you want the walls plaster boarding or coating in browning? and how high are the ceilings?

Edited April 29, 2018 by Winston72

[Paddy Galore!]

depending on the work involved, is it timber lathes and lime plaster? bloody messy job and not going to be cheap. for example, to knock off lime plaster from brickwork, dot and dab new boards, then skim is nearly a weeks work for me, plus disposal of the waste and materials cost i'd estimate £1000 a room

 

while your at it, maybe strip the heating system out and re wire

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Paddy Galore!

[ferguson_tom]

thanks for the feedback, i think it would be back to brickwork then build back up from there with whatever is the best option. The plan was to replace all the wiring and put a new heating system in at the same time.

[Wiggum]

I’ve just done a rewire on a 5 bed new build and the plastering cost for that was 15k

[Neverforget]

35 minutes ago, Wiggum said:

I’ve just done a rewire on a 5 bed new build and the plastering cost for that was 15k

Really

[Wiggum]

New windows and doors were 40k

[GingerCat]

10 minutes ago, Wiggum said:

New windows and doors were 40k

I hope there were lots of them. 

[Vince Green]

You can save a lot if you take off the old plaster yourself, its not hard but very messy. Mostly the plaster falls off by itself

[The Mighty Prawn]

Ours was a three double bed, large kitchen and lounge, small utility and one bathroom, took plaster down myself and dabbed up the board s which brought skimming costs down to approx 500 a room on average

[Paddy Galore!]

2 hours ago, The Mighty Prawn said:

Ours was a three double bed, large kitchen and lounge, small utility and one bathroom, took plaster down myself and dabbed up the board s which brought skimming costs down to approx 500 a room on average

blinkin heck! i'm under charging, mind you i'm not very good

[bang bang birdy]

I did all the donkey work on my extensions and lined ceilings and dot and dab walls. I found a plasterer  that charged me £150 a day cash, but I supplied all the materials 

[GingerCat]

A friend is having it stripped back to brick in 4 rooms and a half and remastered. Less than 2k.  Looks good so far.