Plastering in Camden
Patch repairs, full reskims and ceilings made good. Prepped flat, ready to paint.
Last updated: August 2026
What our plastering covers in Camden
We plaster and skim across Camden and North London, from a single filled patch to a full reskim, making good settlement cracks, replacing blown lath-and-plaster, repairing water-damaged ceilings and skimming over tired artex. Most jobs take one to two days plus drying time, on a fixed price agreed in writing after a free survey.
Much of the housing stock around Kentish Town, Belsize Park and Camden Town is well over a century old, and the plaster moves with the building. A skim that ignores what is going on underneath will craze and crack again within months, so we treat the background first: cutting out anything blown, reinforcing the worst cracks, beading damaged corners and keying the surface properly before we trowel up to a true line. The aim is a wall that still reads flat under low evening light, not just in passing.
Because we are a decorating firm first, plastering and painting come as one joined-up job rather than two separate trades blaming each other. Once the plaster has dried out we can move straight on to the interior painting, and if walls are coming back to bare plaster after older paper is stripped we will sort that alongside any wallpaper hanging you have planned. Quotes are free, prices are fixed, and we are fully insured.
Walls and full reskims
From a single filled patch to a full wall reskim, we leave the surface flat and even, true to a clean line, so a fresh coat of paint goes on and stays that way, rather than crazing back within a few months of being skimmed. The wall is left sound.
Ceilings and lath-and-plaster
In the area's older houses the original lath-and-plaster ceilings move, crack and blow as the building settles, and water-damaged and tired ceilings are part of what we cover. A recurring crack has a cause behind it. We treat that cause rather than just filling the surface, so the crack does not craze back along the same line within a season.
Settlement cracks and blown patches
Hairline settlement cracks at one end, whole blown sections that have lost their key and pulled away from the background at the other. We cover the full range. Housing stock well over a century old keeps moving underneath, and these are the defects a fresh skim has to account for if it is to hold rather than let go again.
Artex and tired coatings
Tired artex does not need scraping off. Once it is sealed we skim straight over the top to a smooth, flat modern finish, which is cleaner and quicker than removing it and leaves the older coatings sitting underneath undisturbed. If it is badly damaged or loose we flag that at the survey.
Why Camden landlords and letting agents choose our plastering
We turn a property around to a fixed date. That is why landlords and letting agents choose us. When an inspection flags cracked ceilings or patchy walls before a new tenancy, we make good and skim ready for paint quickly, so the property shows well in listing photographs and no recurring crack reappears a few weeks later.
Popular areas for plastering
A few of the Camden and North London neighbourhoods we cover most. Open one for local detail and a fixed price, or see every area.
How our plastering works in Camden
Every plastering job in Camden follows the same clear process. We start with a free site visit and a fixed written price, then work to a typical timeline of 1 to 2 days plus drying time, keeping you updated at each stage and clearing up before we hand back.
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Free survey and fixed quote
We come out, sound the walls and ceilings for blown plaster, check what is causing any cracks, and tell you honestly whether a patch will do or a full reskim is the sensible route. One fixed price, in writing.
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Strip back and protect
Sheeting goes down before anything else. Floors and fittings are covered and the dust is contained before any hacking off starts, and only then is the loose, blown or crumbling plaster cut out back to sound material.
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Make good and prepare the background
Settlement cracks are raked out and reinforced. Beading is fixed to damaged corners, water-stained or bare patches are treated, and then the right bonding agent or PVA goes on so the new plaster keys properly instead of letting go later.
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Skim to a flat finish
Walls and ceilings are skimmed in coats, then trowelled up to a smooth, true surface, and old artex can be skimmed straight over the top once it is sealed. Nothing needs scraping off.
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Dry, paint-ready hand-over
The plaster is left to dry out fully. We advise on a mist coat, clear our waste away and leave you a flat wall, ready for your repaint or for us to come back and paint it.
Common questions about Plastering in Camden
Can you skim over artex instead of removing it?
Yes. In most cases we seal the artex, apply a bonding agent and skim straight over the top to give you a flat modern finish. It is cleaner and quicker than scraping it off, it avoids disturbing older coatings, and if the artex is badly damaged or loose we will tell you at the survey.
Do I have to wait before painting new plaster?
New plaster has to dry out fully before it takes paint. Usually several days. It depends on the room, the ventilation and the time of year. Make the first coat a watered-down mist coat so the paint bonds rather than peels, and we will tell you when it is ready and can come back to paint it for you.
My ceiling has a crack that keeps coming back, what causes that?
Recurring cracks are rarely just tired paint. In Camden's older houses they are often the building settling, or movement in original lath-and-plaster. Filling the surface alone will not hold it, so we trace the cause, reinforce or reskim properly, and finish it so it does not craze back along the same line within a season.
How much does plastering cost in Camden?
Plastering is quoted as a fixed price after a survey. A small patch repair is a smaller job than a full wall or ceiling reskim, so the total depends on the size of the area and how much making good is needed. Water damage and blown plaster add prep time, and that affects the figure. You get the price in writing before we start.
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