Plasterer in Cramlington
We plaster across Cramlington, from the 1960s to 80s estates of Beaconhill, Eastfield, Parkside, Mayfield and Collingwood Grange to the newer housing at Northburn and the older terraces of Nelson Village and Shankhouse. Because most of the town is new-town housing, the work is mainly artex ceilings, reskims over tired plasterboard, boarding and skimming after refits and extensions, and ceilings that have cracked along the joints. Fixed quotes, no travel charges, a finish ready to paint.
Plastering Cramlington homes
Cramlington ceilings are artex, and most of the calls we get are to get rid of it. Light patterns are sealed and skimmed in a day; heavy swirls, stippled finishes and ceilings that have cracked are overboarded with new plasterboard and skimmed smooth. We never sand old artex, because coatings from before the mid 1980s can contain asbestos, and we tell you on the visit which your ceiling needs.
Walls on the estates are plasterboard on timber frame or block, and after forty years of wallpaper and filler they are rarely smooth. A reskim with scrim on the joints and two coats of multi-finish puts that right. Where boards are soft from an old leak or have been badly patched we replace them, because skimming over a bad board shows within months.
The extensions, garage conversions and loft rooms that are common across Cramlington all need new boarding and skimming, and refitted kitchens and bathrooms leave bare block and holes to be made good. Nelson Village and Shankhouse's older solid-walled terraces need float and set instead of boarding, and we do both.
Parts of Cramlington we cover
We work across the whole of Cramlington and the streets around it, including Beaconhill, Eastfield, Nelson Village, Parkside, Shankhouse, Collingwood Grange, Northburn, Mayfield, Southfield, Hartford and Seaton Burn. There are no travel charges anywhere in Northumberland.
Skimming Cramlington homes
Light artex is sealed with the right primer and skimmed in a day; heavy swirls, stipples and ceilings that have cracked along the joints are overboarded with new plasterboard and skimmed smooth. We never sand old artex, because coatings from before the mid 1980s can contain asbestos, and we tell you on the quote visit which your ceilings need.
Walls on the estates are plasterboard on timber or block, and after years of steamers, scrapers and filler they are rarely flat. A reskim with scrim across the joints and two coats of multi-finish puts them right. Boards that are soft from an old leak or that have been badly patched are replaced rather than skimmed over, because a skim over a bad board shows within months.
Nelson Village and Shankhouse's older terraces have solid walls with old plaster and, often, salt damage along the bottom of front rooms. We treat and replaster that before skimming, and skim everything above it to a paint-ready finish.
How we do plastering
The full process, step by step, and what it involves.
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If a wall or ceiling we plastered is not right, we come back and sort it. We prepare the background properly and use the right plaster for it, which is why that rarely happens.
Plasterer jobs we have written up
A garage room skimmed ready for paint
A converted garage room, 15ft by 7ft, skimmed across up to five walls and ceilings and left ready for painting.
A second job in Blyth after a kitchen we plastered
A customer in Blyth had us back for a second job after we plastered their kitchen, and trusted us to get on with it while they went out.
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Plasterer questions from Cramlington
Sometimes. Light texture that is well stuck to the wall can be sealed and skimmed. Deep or loose texture needs boarding first. We never sand old textured coatings because they can contain asbestos. We test the walls on the visit and quote the method that will give a smooth, lasting finish.
Yes. Garage conversions usually need the blocked-up door and new walls floated and set or boarded, insulated board on the external walls, a new ceiling and a skim throughout. We work to the builder's programme and can make good around the new window and door. The finish matches the rest of the house.
Skimming creates very little dust. Taking down a ceiling or hacking off old plaster is the messy part. We sheet the floors, seal doorways with dust sheets, protect furniture and clean up at the end of each day. If the room needs stripping back, we recommend clearing small items and removing curtains before we start.
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