Kitchen plastering and decorating in Notting Hill

What prompts kitchen plastering and decorating in Notting Hill?

If you own an older solid-walled house in Greater London, the walls may have lime plaster, which is often better repaired with lime than covered with gypsum.

After a knock-through in a Notting Hill home, the new opening, beam and surrounding walls need plastering before the new kitchen goes in, then decorating once the plaster has dried. Kitchens in every part of Notting Hill are covered, and the survey visit is free wherever you are in Greater London.

What does the job involve?

The exact scope is agreed after the survey, but a typical job in Notting Hill covers:

Ceilings, walls, skirting, architraves and door frames decorated to finish the room
Ceilings skimmed or overboarded, after textured coatings in older homes are tested for asbestos
Diluted mist coat on new plaster, then moisture-resistant, wipeable kitchen paint
Walls re-boarded or skimmed so units and tiles fix to a flat surface
Edges around units, worktops and splashbacks cut in neatly at the end
Free survey visit to check walls and ceilings and give an itemised quote

Guide prices for kitchen plastering and decorating in Notting Hill

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in London, and are firmed up once we have seen your Notting Hill kitchen. Expect costs in London to sit somewhat above UK averages, reflecting local labour rates.

Guide prices for kitchen plastering and decorating in Notting Hill
Typical project	Guide price
Skim kitchen walls and ceiling over sound plasterPrepared and skimmed	£460–£1,000
Hack off, re-board and skim a kitchenOld plaster removed back to the wall	£1,200–£2,300
Kitchen decoratedWalls, ceiling and woodwork	£520–£1,600

Guide prices are for a typical kitchen, with labour and standard materials for plastering or decorating; asbestos testing, structural repairs, damp treatment and lime plaster are not included and are quoted separately if needed. Prices include VAT at 20%.

Local homes and their kitchens

You will find Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis throughout Greater London. Victorian terraces often have a narrow galley beside the side return, while conversion flats and mansion blocks usually fit the kitchen into a small room or along one living-room wall.

Permit parking, red routes and flats without lifts are common, so parking suspensions, stair carries and lift bookings may need arranging before delivery day. London's mains water is hard, so limescale builds quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth planning in.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Notting Hill

Skimming, re-boarding and decorating a kitchen in England need no planning permission or building regulations approval in most cases. In a listed building, listed building consent may be needed before original plaster is removed, and older solid walls may be better suited to breathable lime plaster than gypsum. Hacking an outside wall back to brick and re-boarding it may count as renovating a thermal element under Part L, so check with building control first.

Conservation areas are widespread across London, so a new extractor vent on a front wall may need permission, and leaseholders usually need the freeholder's written consent first.

Worth knowing before the fit

If the house is listed or has solid walls, ask whether lime plaster is needed before the old plaster in your kitchen is stripped out.
Pick the final paint colour for your Notting Hill kitchen while the plaster dries, testing samples on the dried mist coat rather than on bare plaster.
Photograph the walls of your Notting Hill kitchen before plastering, showing where cables and pipes run, so you know where not to drill when fitting shelves later.
Whether a wall can be skimmed or needs hacking off is often clear only once the old tiles and units are off, so allow some contingency.

Questions about kitchen plastering and decorating in Notting Hill

How much does kitchen plastering and decorating cost in Notting Hill?

For skimming the walls and ceiling over sound plaster, budget around £460 to £1,000 including VAT in Notting Hill. That reflects typical costs in London; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Do you work near Notting Hill as well?

Yes. As well as Notting Hill itself, we cover the rest of Greater London and nearby towns such as Shepherds Bush and Bayswater. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

What paint should be used on kitchen walls?

A moisture-resistant paint with a wipeable or scrubbable finish, often sold as kitchen and bathroom paint, suits most kitchen walls. It copes with steam and can be cleaned without marking. Silk or eggshell finishes are easier to wipe than flat matt, and woodwork usually gets a satinwood or gloss. New plaster needs a diluted mist coat before any of these.

Can a textured kitchen ceiling be skimmed over?

Often, yes, but have it tested first if the house was built before 2000. Some older textured ceiling coatings contain asbestos, so a sample should be tested before anyone sands, scrapes or drills them. If the result is clear, the ceiling can usually be skimmed or overboarded. If asbestos is found, follow the report's advice and use a specialist asbestos contractor.

Do I need to replaster after removing kitchen tiles?

Usually, at least in places. Taking tiles off often pulls away the plaster skin or leaves adhesive ridges, so the wall may need skimming, patching or, where the plaster has come loose, hacking off and re-boarding. If you are retiling the same area, a flat, sound surface may be enough without a full skim. We check this once the tiles are off.

Kitchen plastering and decorating in neighbouring towns

We also carry out kitchen plastering and decorating in these towns near Notting Hill: