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Learn to skim properly — no YouTube guesswork

👇 Free Homeowner's Guide to Skimming

18/10/2026

Coming soon: our one-week training course. Boarding and plastering, prep for skim, skimming, overskimming and surface application. Comment WEEK and we'll tell you first when dates go live. Our 2-Day Skimming Course is running now in Chatham, £295 with payment options available.

17/10/2026

Watched every YouTube video and it still didn't go right on the wall? Two days with a trowel in your hand is different. 2-day skimming course in Chatham, £75 to book.

How much does it cost to get a room skimmed? Checkatrade puts skim plastering at around £24 per square metre (June 2026)...
17/10/2026

How much does it cost to get a room skimmed? Checkatrade puts skim plastering at around £24 per square metre (June 2026). Learn to do it yourself once, and you can skim every room after that. 2-Day Skimming Course in Chatham, £295 with payment options available. Link in bio.

17/10/2026

Seventeen, and that's the first ceiling he has ever skimmed.

His face is covered because he is under eighteen.

If he can pick it up over two days, so can you.

£295, tools provided, small groups. Chatham, Kent.

17/10/2026

Putting PVA on new plasterboard? Don't worry, we've all been there. Old walls and old plaster get PVA, Blue Grit or SBR. Fresh, clean board only needs it if it's dusty or old. The full step-by-step is in our online skimming tutorial: £97 once, lifetime access. Link in bio.

17/10/2026

Nervous about having a go? Every student so far has been positive about the teaching. Six people at most, your own bay, and someone showing you why it went wrong and how to fix it on the next wall. 2-Day Skimming Course in Chatham, £295 with payment options available. Link in bio.

16/10/2026

Old walls and old plaster: PVA, Blue Grit or SBR. Fresh clean plasterboard: only if it's dusty or old. 2-day skimming course in Chatham, £75 to book.

Keen DIYer? Most jobs you can work out as you go. Getting a smooth, flat finish with skim plaster isn't one of them. Two...
16/10/2026

Keen DIYer? Most jobs you can work out as you go. Getting a smooth, flat finish with skim plaster isn't one of them. Two days in your own training bay, skimming fresh plasterboard with a trowel in your hand. 2-Day Skimming Course in Chatham, £295 with payment options available. Link in bio.

16/10/2026

Never picked up a trowel in his life.

Ceilings, walls, and cutting in at the bottom — the bit most people make a mess of.

You don't need any experience to start. That is rather the point of it.

£295, tools provided, small groups. Chatham, Kent.

16/10/2026

What does it cost to have a room skimmed? Checkatrade puts skim plastering at around £24 per square metre (June 2026). The tutorial is £97 once, and you can use it on every room after that. The full step-by-step is in our online skimming tutorial: £97 once, lifetime access. Link in bio.

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Unit 11, 105, Hopewell Business Centre, Hopewell Drive
Chatham
ME57DX

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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