Plasterboard and dry lining
Fixing plasterboard to studs, joists or dabs and taping the joints, ready for a skim or left as a taped and filled finish. Plasterboard and dry lining is carried out by plasterers, with businesses concentrated in London, Birmingham and Royal Sutton Coldfield. The work is also known as dry lining, stud wall, plasterboarding and boarding a ceiling.
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Plasterers who do plasterboard and dry lining
Cheam Plastering
Cheam, London
Plasterer5.023 reviews
MK Plastering Services
Coulsdon Town, London
Plasterer5.045 reviews
Rees Plastering LTD
Hedge End South, Eastleigh
Plasterer4.627 reviews
Completely Plastered
Sutton Vesey, Royal Sutton Coldfield
Plasterer4.9117 reviews
PLASTERING SOLUTIONS
Pinner South, London
Plasterer4.949 reviews
RJE Plastering
Cholsey
Plasterer
Martyn Nelson Plastering
Billesley, Birmingham
Plasterer5.039 reviews
MJE Plasterer Birmingham
Sutton Mere Green, Royal Sutton Coldfield
Plasterer5.015 reviews
Brett Capewell Plastering Services
Acocks Green, Birmingham
Plasterer5.02 reviews
Martone Plastering Services
Addlestone South, Addlestone
Plasterer5.0106 reviews
JSB Plastering & Damp Proofing
Verwood
Plasterer5.022 reviews
Worth knowing
- The businesses are spread across 3 in London, 2 in Birmingham, 2 in Royal Sutton Coldfield, 1 in Addlestone and 1 in Cholsey, with 1 in Croydon, 1 in Harrow and 1 in Sutton among the London boroughs.
- All 11 businesses have their own website, and the most-reviewed business has 117 reviews. There are 445 reviews in total, with ratings running from 4.6 to 5.0 and a median rating of 5.0 across 10 rated businesses.
- Published prices range from £135 to £500 in Birmingham and from £200 to £730 in Croydon. These local figures sit alongside national medians for 3 variants of the work across 12 UK towns, researched August 2026.
- The work resolves sagging lath and plaster ceilings, along with cracks along plasterboard joints and nail pops.
- The businesses also offer skimming and re-skimming, rendering, artex removal and smoothing, coving and cornice, and wall and ceiling repairs, with 9 offering skimming and re-skimming and 8 offering rendering.
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Questions people ask
What other names is plasterboard and dry lining known by?
The work is also called dry lining, stud wall, plasterboarding and boarding a ceiling, and the businesses carrying it out are plasterers.
Where are these businesses concentrated?
The highest supplied counts are 3 in London, 2 in Birmingham and 2 in Royal Sutton Coldfield. The supplied London borough counts are 1 in Croydon, 1 in Harrow and 1 in Sutton.
What do published prices show for this work?
The national price band is £250 to £480, based on national medians for 3 variants across 12 UK towns, researched August 2026. Local published prices range from £135 to £500 in Birmingham and £200 to £730 in Croydon.
How are the businesses rated and reviewed?
Ratings run from 4.6 to 5.0, with a median rating of 5.0 across 10 rated businesses. The most-reviewed business has 117 reviews, while the total is 445 reviews.
What related work do these businesses offer?
Alongside plasterboard and dry lining, 9 also offer skimming and re-skimming and 8 also offer rendering. Other supplied services include artex removal and smoothing, coving and cornice, and wall and ceiling repairs.