Plasterboarding in Basildon & Essex

Dot and dab fixes board straight onto an existing brick or block wall with adhesive dabs, so you lose very little room space. A stud wall is a new timber or metal frame with board fixed to both sides, used where you are creating a wall rather than lining one.

Often yes, and it is usually cleaner and quicker than hacking everything off. Overboarding is common on old lath and plaster ceilings and on textured ceilings people want flattened. The existing surface needs to be sound enough to take the fixings, which we check on the visit.

Skimming gives a continuous smooth finish across the whole surface and is what most homeowners want. Tape and jointing fills just the joints and screw heads, which is faster and less messy — more common on commercial jobs or where the walls are going to be papered or boarded over later.

Usually straight after. Boarding and skimming are often run as one job across consecutive days, which saves you a second set of visits and a second lot of dust sheets.

Yes, in wet areas and anywhere behind a shower or bath. It costs a little more than standard board and saves a great deal of trouble later. Same for fire-rated board in garage and loft conversions, where building regulations require it.

Boarding is a lot less messy than hacking off old plaster. Floors and furniture are covered, offcuts are bagged as we go and we clear up at the end of each day. Our reviews mention the tidying up more than anything else, which tells you where we put the effort.

Yes. Insulated thermal boards line and insulate in one go, which suits cold external walls. If insulation is the main reason for the job, ask about cork spray render too — it may suit the wall better.

Yes. We regularly work across Billericay, Wickford, Benfleet, Rayleigh, Laindon, Pitsea, Brentwood, Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. If you are further out, call and ask.