Kitchen plastering and decorating in West Ealing

Why kitchen plastering and decorating for a West Ealing home?

Landlords in Greater London often have a kitchen redecorated between tenancies, filling fixing holes and repainting walls and woodwork in a scrubbable finish that stands up to regular cleaning.

Homeowners in Greater London with textured ceilings in older kitchens often want them smoothed, and the first step is an asbestos test if the house dates from before 2000. We work throughout West Ealing (W13) and across the wider Greater London area.

What does the job involve?

Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:

Diluted mist coat on new plaster, then moisture-resistant, wipeable kitchen paint
Ceilings, walls, skirting, architraves and door frames decorated to finish the room
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
Edges around units, worktops and splashbacks cut in neatly at the end
Ceilings skimmed or overboarded, after textured coatings in older homes are tested for asbestos

What does kitchen plastering and decorating cost in West Ealing?

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in London, and are firmed up once we have seen your West Ealing kitchen. Labour in London generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

What does kitchen plastering and decorating cost in West Ealing?
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%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in West Ealing?

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.

What rules apply to kitchen plastering and decorating in West Ealing?

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.

Before you book kitchen plastering and decorating in West Ealing

Photograph the walls of your West Ealing kitchen before plastering, showing where cables and pipes run, so you know where not to drill when fitting shelves later.
Pick the final paint colour for your West Ealing kitchen while the plaster dries, testing samples on the dried mist coat rather than on bare plaster.
Keep a small tin of each paint used in your West Ealing kitchen, labelled with the colour and finish, for touching up marks around handles and the bin.
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 West Ealing

How much does kitchen plastering and decorating cost in West Ealing?

Guide prices in West Ealing are about £460 to £1,000 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.

Do you work near West Ealing as well?

Yes. As well as West Ealing itself, we cover the rest of Greater London and nearby towns such as Greenford and Acton. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

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.

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.

Kitchen plastering and decorating in neighbouring towns

Neighbouring towns where we offer kitchen plastering and decorating: