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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    4 beds 2 bathrooms hall landing lounge dining room kitchen Some small ceilings, some bigger. I expect these quotes seem too low, but hardly unusual for us to hear as 3 quotes were around the same sort of figure. It was the quote of £500 that even we thought was too low. We wouldn't use...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    Every quote has come in under £1250 Sorry if that offends you, but that is the truth. I don't think there is any need to be rude, I say it as I am quoted it. One quote was £500. I agree that that price is ridiculous, but every quote has been far under £2000. We are up north if that...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    That does sound like a fabulous idea! I could put this to the person we liked most out of the four plasterers we have spoken to. A guy in Blackburn came to give us a quote this afternoon, and for some reason he came across as a person with integrity. It is so worrying for us because we don't...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    Thank you. Yes we are wary of these websites, as reviews could be fake, we don't have any personal recommendations unfortunately. We will ask to see their work, I guess if they can't show us previous work we will have to discount them.
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    Thank you. We would like to see work they have carried out first, we haven't asked to see a past job yet, but we will do before going ahead with a quote. My only concern is that they could show a friends house which has been plastered by someone else and show it as their own work. I suppose...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    That is a good idea, I think when we have chosen a plasterer, we'll ask him if he will do that for us. That way we will know he can do a good job, so the rest of his work should match up. It is so difficult because each person will be so different. One guy said "without using thistlebond-it...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    Thank you. Each plasterer said the ceilings aren't too bad, so plastering over shouldn't be a problem. I just wondered about the difference between thistlebond-it and PVA? Also the timescale between applying a bond and plastering etc? I know the plasterer who came up with the cheapest quote said...
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    How to spot a good plasterer?

    Hello all. We are planning on having our lovely artexed ceilings skimmed and have had several quotes. Most quotes come in at just over £1000 and this is for a small 4 bed home. One quote came in at £500 which seems very low, are we best to avoid such a low quote seeing as it is over half...
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