Plastering & skimming

Plastering and skimming

A skim coat is the surface everyone actually sees and touches. Getting it flat, free of catches and ready to decorate takes preparation, the right materials and an experienced hand on the trowel. Tonmark skims fresh plasterboard and re-skims tired or patched surfaces so a room is ready for paint, not for a fight with filler.

What’s included

• Full-room skimming over plasterboard
• Re-skimming tired, patched or artexed surfaces (where suitable)
• Skimming to walls and ceilings
• Making good around new openings and chases
• Float-and-set work where backing coats are needed

Where it suits

• Renovations and redecoration projects
• Extensions and new rooms once boarded
• Ceilings being brought back to a flat finish
• Rooms prepared by another trade that need finishing

How the work runs

1. 01

   Protect & prepare

   Floors and fixtures are protected, surfaces are checked and prepared, and the right backing or bonding agent is applied.

2. 02

   Skim & finish

   Coats are applied and worked to a flat, closed surface, with attention to corners, reveals and the line where wall meets ceiling.

3. 03

   Hand over to dry

   We leave the surface clean and explain the drying time before the room is decorated — fresh plaster must dry fully before paint.

Whether a surface can be re-skimmed or needs over-boarding first is confirmed on inspection — we will tell you honestly which is the better value.