Kitchen plastering and decorating in Perth

Why do people in Perth choose kitchen plastering and decorating?

Some people in Perth are keeping their units but want the whole room redecorated in a tougher, wipeable paint after years of steam and cooking marks.

After a knock-through in a Perth home, the new opening, beam and surrounding walls need plastering before the new kitchen goes in, then decorating once the plaster has dried. Homes right across Perth are covered, as are nearby places such as Crieff, Glenrothes and the villages in between.

What is included in the work?

Here is what usually goes into kitchen plastering and decorating, adjusted to your Perth kitchen after we have measured it:

Ceilings, walls, skirting, architraves and door frames decorated to finish the room
Diluted mist coat on new plaster, then moisture-resistant, wipeable kitchen paint
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
Loose or blown plaster hacked off back to the wall where needed
Walls re-boarded or skimmed so units and tiles fix to a flat surface

Guide prices for kitchen plastering and decorating in Perth

As a starting point for Perth, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Scotland. Costs across Scotland tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.

Guide prices for kitchen plastering and decorating in Perth
Typical project	Guide price
Skim kitchen walls and ceiling over sound plasterPrepared and skimmed	£330–£750
Hack off, re-board and skim a kitchenOld plaster removed back to the wall	£850–£1,700
Kitchen decoratedWalls, ceiling and woodwork	£380–£1,100

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%.

Fitting kitchens in older and newer Perth homes

In and around Perth, homes range across sandstone tenement flats, Victorian villas, stone cottages and post-war council-built houses. Victorian villas in Perth and Crieff often have a separate kitchen and former scullery, while tenement flats tend to have a small kitchen off the hall.

Highland Perthshire roads can be narrow and winding, and older town streets may have limited parking, so delivery vehicle size and timing are planned ahead. Mains water across Perth and Kinross is soft, though some remote homes rely on private supplies that may need testing and filtering.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Perth

In Scotland, replastering and decorating a kitchen do not normally need a building warrant or planning permission. Listed buildings may need listed building consent before original plaster, cornicing or other historic features are removed, and older solid stone or brick walls may be better suited to lime plaster than gypsum. If you plan to add insulation or alter walls rather than simply replaster, check with the local authority's building standards team first.

Parts of highland Perthshire lie within the Cairngorms or Loch Lomond and The Trossachs national parks, and listed buildings elsewhere may need consent for new vents.

Worth knowing before the fit

Keep a small tin of each paint used in your Perth kitchen, labelled with the colour and finish, for touching up marks around handles and the bin.
Pick the final paint colour for your Perth kitchen while the plaster dries, testing samples on the dried mist coat rather than on bare plaster.
If your Perth and Kinross home was built before 2000, arrange an asbestos test on any textured ceiling before plastering is booked, so the programme is not held up.
Older homes with solid walls may have lime plaster, which is often better repaired with lime than gypsum, particularly where the building is listed.

Questions about kitchen plastering and decorating in Perth

How much does kitchen plastering and decorating cost in Perth?

Guide prices in Perth are about £330 to £750 including VAT for skimming the walls and ceiling over sound plaster. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.

Can you measure up in Perth before quoting?

Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Perth. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send an itemised written quote.

How long should new plaster dry before painting?

Fresh plaster usually needs three to six weeks to dry fully before full decorating, depending on its thickness, the time of year and how well the room is ventilated. It turns from dark to an even, pale colour as it dries. A diluted mist coat can usually go on sooner to seal the surface, with the final coats applied once drying has finished.

Should a kitchen be plastered before or after the units are fitted?

Before. Plastering is done after strip-out and first-fix electrics and plumbing, so new cables and pipes are chased in and covered, and before the base and wall units go in. Units then fix to a flat, finished surface, and the decorator only needs to cut in around them at the end. Patch repairs after fitting are possible but harder to hide.

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.

Also covering nearby towns

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