Professional Plastering & Rendering
Cardiff & South Wales

Skimming is applying a thin layer of plaster to existing walls for a smooth finish. Dry lining involves installing plasterboard sheets on walls or ceilings before finishing. Both create smooth, flat surfaces ready for decoration.

Typically 2-3 weeks for full curing, though you can paint after 7-10 days. We advise allowing proper drying time for the best results.

Yes, we provide professional external rendering services including cement renders, thin coat systems, and decorative finishes to protect and enhance your property.

Usually yes. If the texture is shallow and sound we bond and skim straight over it, which is the quickest and cleanest option. Where the artex is heavily patterned or loose we overboard it instead. Artex applied before the mid-1980s can contain asbestos, so we never sand or scrape it — we either skim over it or arrange licensed removal first.

Fine hairline cracks are normally shrinkage and are cosmetic. Cracks that run in a line, or areas that sound hollow when tapped, mean the render has lost its bond with the wall — usually from water getting behind it, or a mix that was too strong for the substrate. That needs cutting out and re-rendering, not filling. We will tell you which one you have before quoting.

For one or two rooms, no. We sheet up, work room by room and clear away each day. For a full re-plaster of an occupied house it is worth being elsewhere for the messiest days, mainly because of the drying time and humidity rather than the work itself.