Walk into almost any house in Glenrothes, Dunfermline or Kirkcaldy built or decorated between the 1960s and the 1990s and you will find Artex somewhere, usually swirled or stippled across the ceilings.
Read more →Swirled and stippled Artex ceilings are common across Edinburgh, from ex-council flats and 1970s bungalows to tenements that were modernised decades ago.
Read more →Skimming a room is one of the most common plastering jobs we're asked to price, and the honest answer is that it depends on the room.
Read more →A large share of Fife's post-war housing, from Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy to the coastal villages of the East Neuk, is finished in pebble dash or dry dash.
Read more →Skimming is the thin finishing coat of plaster that turns a rough, patched or tired wall into a flat surface ready for paint.
Read more →Artex was applied to ceilings across Scotland from the 1960s right through to the 1990s, and plenty of homes in Edinburgh, Fife and the Borders still have it.
Read more →Skimming is the most common plastering job in Edinburgh homes: a thin finishing coat, usually 2 to 3mm, applied over existing plaster or fresh plasterboard to leave walls and ceilings smooth and ready for paint.
Read more →Skimming is the most common plastering job we quote for, and prices vary more than most homeowners expect.
Read more →Getting a straight answer on plastering costs is harder than it should be, partly because no two rooms are the same.
Read more →Freshly laid screed looks solid within a day or two, but looking dry and being dry are very different things.
Read more →Fresh plaster looks ready long before it actually is, and painting too soon is one of the most common ways a smart new finish gets ruined.
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