Post-war Artex ceilings in Great Shelford
Roughly 44% of the parish's homes date from 1945 to 1982. Many of their ceilings have been textured at some point, and skimming over the Artex gives a smooth surface ready for paint, without the mess of taking the ceiling down. Lewis, our plasterer, or the master plasterer we work with, does the skimming once the room is sheeted and fittings are down.
If you're not sure what your textured coating contains, get it tested before anyone scrapes or sands it. Our Artex skimming case study shows a finished ceiling.
Lath and plaster in the older village
Around 320 homes predate 1919. Their walls and ceilings may be lath and plaster, often patched over the years, and stripping old paper can show how tired it is. Sometimes a skim is right; sometimes lining paper and careful filling is enough. Graham decides which at the survey so you don't pay for more plastering than the room needs.
Plaster and decoration go into one quotation, and our interior decorating team picks the room up as soon as the plaster is dry.
Great Shelford at a glance
- 14 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 21 minutesOSRM routing
- 27%were built 1945 to 1964VOA Council Tax stock
- 17%were built 1965 to 1982VOA Council Tax stock
- 14%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 2,030householdsCensus 2021
- 14%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach plastering
We clear or sheet the room and take down light fittings and smoke alarms, then the ceiling or wall is skimmed. Once the plaster has dried fully, it's lightly sanded with Mirka dust-free sanders and given a mist coat of thinned emulsion. That shows up any dips, which are filled before two full coats of your colour. The full method, products and FAQs are on our plastering page.