Plaster repair in Tipton before decorating — cracks, blown patches, ceiling repairs and full skims. Sorted first, so the paint lasts.
There is no point painting a wall that is coming apart. Plenty of Tipton property has blown plaster where damp got in years ago, and hairline cracking from decades of settlement. Both are fixable, and both are cheaper than painting the room twice.
Raked open, filled properly and feathered in, so they do not reopen through the paint.
Hollow sections taken back to sound material and made good, not filled over and hoped for.
Old lath and plaster patched or overboarded and skimmed, depending on what is left up there.
A full skim where the wall is past patching, left flat and ready for a proper finish.
Send a photo or a quick video of the room on WhatsApp, or get a free fixed quote — no obligation, and we’ll tell you straight what it needs.
On a hairline crack, yes. On anything that has opened up or sounds hollow, filling over buys months. We tap the wall and tell you which you have.
It sounds hollow and often looks slightly proud of the wall. Common in Tipton where damp has been through at some point, especially on the canal side.
Yes, and it is worth doing as one job. A skim needs to dry and take a mist coat before top coats, and we plan around that.