Plastering & Decorating in Barnet

Refurbishing a Victorian home

Wall and Ceiling Plastering in Barnet

We had a call from a client needing our plasterers and decorators to refurbish their home in Palmers Green. They looked for online for recommended local plasterers in Palmers Green and having seen our reviews had visited the website and picked-up the phone. As a local plastering company we were able to pop-in for a visit and provide a free quotation.

The clients were in the middle of refurbishing their Victorian home and had stripped the walls in the room themselves. When they had removed the wall paper they had revealed damaged wall surfaces that were in need of some sympathetic plaster repairs before they could be painted. There were lots of hair-line cracks and there was also an old fashioned tiled fire-surround that needed to be removed from the chimney breast. The clients were keen to retain the period features which included the the skirting boards and picture rails which make a feature of the high ceilings.

Having visited and provided a free quotation for the plastering and decorating we were soon contacted to confirm a date to get started.

We arrived on site to an empty room, ready to begin work. Our plasterers firstly we removed the tiled fire surround and made-good the wall surface filling holes and cracks. We then prepared the ceiling to be skimmed and our plaster covered the ceiling with a thin layer of fine plaster to create a smooth surface ready for painting.

As the clients had decided to retain the picture rails the work took a little longer, as the area above the picture rail has to be plastered as a separate area. This part of the walls was skimmed with plaster to create smooth surfaces with crisp edges neatly butting-up to the picture rail. Whilst is takes more time to do, we believe that the finished effect after the walls and ceilings were painted made it very worthwhile.

We then moved onto the wall plastering. As there were a lot of hair-line cracks in the walls we used glass fibre mesh in the first coat of plaster. This was to ensure that the cracks did not come through to the smooth plaster finish. Once he first coat was dry our plasterers skimmed the walls with a top coat of plaster to create the smooth wall surfaces which would be ready for decorating.

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Days Work

January 2020

Project Date

Painting & Decorating

Our clients had chosen the paint colours for the walls and ceiling. A traditional pure white for the ceiling and wall above the picture rail enhanced the high ceilings and an rich, luxurious blue was used for the walls. Once the plastering was completed and dry, our team of painters and decorators started the decorating.

As you can see the striking colour combination really shows-off the excellent features of this Victorian home. The plastering is smooth and crisp, so the dark paint sits well on the blemish free walls.

Arrange your free home survey and quotation

If you renovating or modernising your home and are in need of a local plasterer in Barnet, we are here to help. Our skilled plasterers are able to make sympathetic repairs to your home, covering damaged and cracked walls with a smooth plaster finish.

Please do not hesitate to give us a call. We will be happy to arrange a home visit at a convenient time to provide a full quotation, or for the small jobs we may be able to quote a price over the phone.