Skimming & re-skimming
The finish that makes everything else look right. Flat walls, sharp arrises, no shadows down the wall when the sun comes through.
Skimming & Re-Skimming in Tameside & Greater Manchester
Re-skimming is the job people ring us about most. Tired walls, patchy repairs, a room that's been papered over for thirty years, or a new extension that needs pulling together with the rest of the house.
The difference between an average skim and a good one shows up at about four in the afternoon, when the light comes across the wall sideways. That's what we're working to.
Preparing the surface
Wallpaper comes off, not skimmed over. Old adhesive is washed down, blown patches are cut out and made good, and every surface gets the right primer — PVA on plaster, a grit primer on painted or non-porous surfaces so the new coat has something to grip.
The finish
Two coats, trowelled up in stages as it pulls in, then a final polish with a wet trowel. Corners and reveals are run with a rule so the angles are genuinely straight rather than eased in with filler afterwards.
Ready to decorate
We leave the room swept, edges cut in clean at the skirting, and tell you honestly how long to wait before painting. Rushing the mist coat is the single most common reason a good skim ends up looking patchy.
Skimming & Re-Skimming projects we've completed
Real jobs, local addresses and what the customer said afterwards.
Skimming & Re-Skimming — common questions
Tap the wall. If it sounds solid and only the surface is rough, a skim will do. If it sounds hollow over large areas the backing has failed and it wants taking off and reboarding. We check this at the quote.
Work that often goes with this
Need a price for skimming & re-skimming?
Free quotations across Tameside and Greater Manchester, usually within a couple of days of your call. Honest advice, fixed prices, no sales visits.
24 Heatherside Avenue, Mossley, OL5 9JR