Hi, new here and would be grateful for some advice. Got a few quotes to overboard and skim or just skim some ceilings due to artex, tested all and are without asbestos.
Is overboarding a better option than skimming only? I managed to have quite detailed conversations with 2 plasterers and both said skimming could work but said it's polytex paint so the new plaster might not stick then we are back to overboarding. What are you opinions? Would overboarding be a better once and for all option? Would overboarding the whole of the first floor of a 3 bedroom property be too heavy for the joists? I have no idea if they hallway and the bathroom have been overboarded or not. It's a 1930s house and the loft is not used for storage or anything, just insulation.
Anyway, another question I have is the 2 plasterers gave me very different quotes, the job is for 4 rooms - 3 x 4mx3.5m and 1 x 2.5mx2m.
Plasterer A quoted £1640 for skim on exising ceilings and £2530 for overboarding and skim (He works with 1 other person, so expect this is to pay for 2 men day's rate)
Plasterer B quoted £1100 for skim exising ceilings and £1480 for overboarding and skim (He works by himself, but surely this would take longer hence more days to pay for?)
A seems to be a little on the high side but not over the top as I got a £6.5k quote and a £3.5k quote for skimming only, B seems to be very cheap for 2023, no? Both A and B have very good CheckATrade ratings. We are in the Midlands area not far from Birmingham.
Thanks
Is overboarding a better option than skimming only? I managed to have quite detailed conversations with 2 plasterers and both said skimming could work but said it's polytex paint so the new plaster might not stick then we are back to overboarding. What are you opinions? Would overboarding be a better once and for all option? Would overboarding the whole of the first floor of a 3 bedroom property be too heavy for the joists? I have no idea if they hallway and the bathroom have been overboarded or not. It's a 1930s house and the loft is not used for storage or anything, just insulation.
Anyway, another question I have is the 2 plasterers gave me very different quotes, the job is for 4 rooms - 3 x 4mx3.5m and 1 x 2.5mx2m.
Plasterer A quoted £1640 for skim on exising ceilings and £2530 for overboarding and skim (He works with 1 other person, so expect this is to pay for 2 men day's rate)
Plasterer B quoted £1100 for skim exising ceilings and £1480 for overboarding and skim (He works by himself, but surely this would take longer hence more days to pay for?)
A seems to be a little on the high side but not over the top as I got a £6.5k quote and a £3.5k quote for skimming only, B seems to be very cheap for 2023, no? Both A and B have very good CheckATrade ratings. We are in the Midlands area not far from Birmingham.
Thanks