Victorian ceiling cornice fallen away - How much to Fix?

[petesboy]

The ceiling part of my cornice has fallen away above my bay window - it has taken a small area of ceiling with it. It's Lath and Plaster and I've been quoted quite a large amount from a couple of plaster firms to fix. It requires about 3.5m of Victorian cornice run in 5 mitre's due to the 3 windows in the bay. One company did say they will remove the inserts (which are ok) and re-fit. What's the going rate for this specialized work?

Untitled

• petesboy
• 28 Sep 2010
• 1

Untitled

• petesboy
• 28 Sep 2010
• 1

Untitled

• petesboy
• 28 Sep 2010
• 1

Untitled

• petesboy
• 28 Sep 2010
• 1

 

[joe-90]

There isn't one. Getting quotes is the only way.

 

[roughcaster]

As Joe says, getting quotes is the only way, but it will not be cheap. You said it yourself, this is specialised work, carried out in situ.

 

[petesboy]

I've been quoted approx £1200 by two separate company's - Does this sound like the going rate?

 

[roughcaster]

I think that's very reasonable, especially when two seperate companies are quoting similar.

 

[joe-90]

You really need to see examples of their work.

 

[stevethespreader]

I've been quoted approx £1200 by two separate company's - Does this sound like the going rate?

ive got to say im well shocked by that price weather it be the going rate or not, a few years ago my parents house had to have a new section of cornice done on insurance, the fibrous plasterer took a profile went away and run it on a bench and returned a few weeks later to fit it, i got talking to him and i asked how much he was getting paid he said £150 or there abouts for about 3m length, in this case it dosent have to be run in situ it can be run on a bench, it will take a day to make the profile and run the mould, and another day to fit it, £1200 seems a hell of a lot