Is a Level 5 Plaster Finish Worth the Extra Money?
A practical guide to whether the extra skim coat justifies its cost, room by room.
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Pricing
Real prices for real plastering and render work.
Offermomentumgrid publishes starting prices because homeowners deserve a rough idea before they call. Every figure below is confirmed after a free site measure, and nothing gets added afterwards without your written approval.
What Drives The Number
Four things that move a plastering quote
Any trade who gives you a price over the phone without seeing the wall is guessing. These are the variables we check on every site visit before we quote.
Surface area
Square metres of wall and ceiling, measured at the finished surface, not the floor plan.
Finish level
Level 4 or Level 5, and whether mesh or control joints are needed for the substrate.
Access and height
Scaffolding, working at height and any council permits for street or footpath access.
Substrate condition
Moisture, movement, coatings and any concealed damage found during the inspection.
Interior Plastering
Interior packages from $780
Three levels of involvement for the inside of the house, from a single problem wall to a whole floor programme. Read our full breakdown on the Interior Plastering and Wall Finishing page.
Patch and Repair
For one problem wall, a cracked ceiling or a doorway that was moved.
$780 per wall, from
- Single wall or ceiling area up to sixteen square metres
- Two-coat skim with feathered edges into existing plaster
- Spot priming and dust extraction included
- One working day on site in most cases
Room Re-Line
Full room stripped back to studs and rebuilt to a paint-ready surface.
$4,150 per standard room, from
- New plasterboard to walls and ceiling with staggered joints
- Level 5 skim coat across all new surfaces
- Corner beads, reveals and original cornice reinstated
- Primer sealed handover ready for your painter
Whole Floor Programme
Multiple rooms scheduled in one continuous run with a single site team.
$16,900 for a three bedroom floor, from
- Up to six rooms including hallways and wet area ceilings
- Dedicated site foreman available every day
- Ceiling rose and heritage profile work included
- Two year written workmanship guarantee
Exterior Rendering
Facade packages from $1,240
Render pricing depends on wall area, access and how much the substrate needs. Full detail sits on the Exterior Rendering and Facade Coating page.
Repair and Texture Refresh
Targeted patches and a new textured coat over sound existing render.
$1,240 per elevation, from
- Crack stitching and patch render to damaged areas
- Full surface primed before the top coat is applied
- Acrylic texture coat colour matched to existing
- Two to three days on site depending on access
Full House Re-Render
Existing render removed and a complete system rebuilt on all elevations.
$9,650 for a standard single storey, from
- Prepare, mesh and render every external wall surface
- Flexible top coat with UV and salt resistance built in
- Control joints set out to reduce movement cracking
- Scaffolding, masking and full site clean included
Heritage Facade Restoration
Careful rebuild of period features with compatible lime based materials.
$24,300 for listed shopfronts, from
- Lime render matched to original mortar composition
- Mouldings, bands and cornices recast and reinstated
- Breathable mineral coating sympathetic to old brick
- Heritage advice documentation supplied for council records
What Is Always Included
Every Offermomentumgrid quote covers the same base
Some trades list a low headline number and add the practical stuff later. We do not, because we have watched clients get stung by it before.
- All materials, mixing and disposal
- Full site protection with floor coverings and barriers
- Daily dust extraction and end of day clean down
- Final walk through under raking light
- Written two year workmanship guarantee
60 days
Every written quote stays valid for this long
3 days
Typical wait for a quote from first phone call
20%
Deposit required on jobs over five thousand dollars
$0
Cost of the site visit that produces your quote
Add Ons And Extras
Optional services clients ask for most often
None of these are mandatory. They are added to a quote only when you ask, and each one is priced clearly up front.
from $340
Priming and sealing
Full primer coat across prepared surfaces, so your painter walks in and starts rolling.
from $180 each
Cornice and ceiling roses
Heritage profiles matched from a sample, or modern cornice fitted to new work.
from $260
Furniture shifting
Heavy furniture moved to a safe area and returned once the work has dried, done by our own crew.
from $420
Stud straightening
Pack and shim out-of-square framing before boarding, so the finished wall reads plumb.
from $290
Rubbish removal
Skip hire and disposal of old plasterboard, packaging and site waste, sorted for recycling where possible.
by arrangement
Weekend and after hours
Available for commercial premises where daytime work would disrupt trading hours.
Budgeting Tips
How to get the most out of a plastering budget
A few honest techniques we suggest to clients who want to spend their money where it actually shows.
1
Do one floor at a time
Splitting a whole house into two programmes spreads the cost over two financial years and keeps the property liveable throughout.
2
Bundle interior and exterior
If scaffold is going up for render work, that is the right moment to fix any external plaster cues and cracks the same crew can access.
3
Do the messy work before you move in
Furniture out and rooms empty cuts hours off every stage. An empty room can be skimmed, dried and primed in half the time.
4
Pick the level of finish that matches the room
Level 5 wherever side light rakes across the wall, Level 4 in rooms with softer light. We tell you which is which, honestly.
5
Deal with moisture before render
Fixing the drainage and rising damp first costs a fraction of what a failed facade rebuild costs a few winters later.
6
Ask for the itemised quote
You can see exactly what each line costs, and decide what you actually want to keep. Nothing is hidden in a lump sum.
FAQ
Money questions we get asked a lot
If anything here is still unclear, ring the office or read more on the other pages of the site. There is no such thing as a silly question about how much a job costs.
Ask Us DirectlyThe numbers here are starting prices, not final quotes. On-site measure confirms the exact figure, and that becomes a fixed written price valid for sixty days. Very few jobs move outside the bands shown, and the ones that do are always labelled as such before any work starts.
Bank transfer, major cards and cash. Card payments carry a small surcharge to cover processing fees, which is always disclosed on the invoice. Commercial and builder accounts run on the payment schedule agreed in writing for their project.
No. The on-site measure and inspection is free within twenty five kilometres of the Melbourne CBD, and you are under no obligation to accept the quote. You still receive a written report of what we found, which many clients keep for their own records.
A fixed quote is a fixed quote. If our estimate of time was wrong, that is our problem, not yours, and the price does not move. The only exceptions are the ones listed in our Terms and Conditions, such as concealed damage or work added after the original scope.
Repeat clients get eight percent off the labour portion of any job. Larger contracts, particularly whole floor programmes and multi-elevation facades, are priced with volume in mind from the start. Mention it when you enquire and it will be factored in.
Full details sit in our Refund Policy, but the short version is: defects in our work get fixed at no cost under the two year workmanship guarantee, and if a job is cancelled part way through you only pay for work actually done and materials used.
Get a fixed price in writing
One site visit, one itemised quote, no obligation. Offermomentumgrid books measurements within three working days across greater Melbourne.
More Reading
Articles that help you plan a budget
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Get Your Price
Send us the details and we will book a measure
A short enquiry form starts the process. Tell us what the job looks like and Offermomentumgrid will book an on-site visit, usually within three working days.
- Free site visit and written report
- Itemised fixed price valid for sixty days
- No obligation to proceed once the quote lands
Direct contact
- +61 3 9468 2715
- offermomentumgrid@gmail.com
- 60 Cremorne Street, Cremorne VIC 3121, Australia
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