Ceiling Repairs
Ceilings crack, sag, get damaged by leaks, or just look tired after years of artex. We repair and refinish ceilings across Yorkshire — from a hairline crack to a full overboard and re-skim — so the room looks fresh again.
When you might need ceiling repairs
- Cracks keep coming back no matter how often they're filled.
- The ceiling has sagged or bulged in places.
- Old artex you want flattened out for a modern finish.
- Water damage from a leak that's been fixed.
How Parkinson Plastering helps
- Honest look at whether we can patch and skim, or whether overboarding makes more sense.
- Careful work to keep dust and disruption down in the rest of the house.
- Flat, paint-ready ceilings — no rough joints showing through.
- Practical advice on artex ceilings, including when to leave them sealed.
Free, honest quote for your ceiling repairs job
Call Carl on 07736 467406, send a WhatsApp, or drop us a message.
How much does ceiling repairs cost in Yorkshire?
Ceiling prices depend on whether we're patching, re-skimming or overboarding — and on how much of the room needs protecting from the mess. These are honest 2026 Yorkshire ranges for the ceiling jobs I quote most weeks.
| Job | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Small crack repair and touch-in | £120 – £220 | Usually a half-day job |
| Standard bedroom ceiling re-skim | £220 – £350 | Roughly 3m x 3m |
| Living room ceiling re-skim | £350 – £550 | Larger rooms, coving to work around |
| Overboard & skim (artex or lath-and-plaster) | £450 – £750 | Boards, screws, tape and finish |
| Full ceiling replacement after water damage | £500 – £900+ | Sagging or dropped ceilings |
Guide ranges only — every job is different. Quotes are always free and there's no pressure.
What affects the price
- Whether the existing ceiling is sound (patch-and-skim) or blown (needs overboarding or full replacement).
- Whether the ceiling is artex — we never sand or scrape it (asbestos risk in older homes); overboarding is the safe option.
- Ceiling height and access — anything above 2.7m or with awkward stairwells means towers and more setup time.
- Coving, downlights, ceiling roses and pendant fittings that need working around cleanly.
- Furniture and flooring — a fully carpeted bedroom takes longer to sheet up and protect than an empty room.
- Any linked water leak — we won't skim under an active leak, so a plumber or roofer sometimes needs to come first.
What's involved
- Free look up first — tap-test the ceiling to work out whether it's still solid or has come away from the joists.
- Room cleared or covered — heavy dust sheets on floors, plastic over beds and wardrobes, doorways sealed with tape.
- For a re-skim: rake out cracks, apply reinforcement tape or scrim, seal the surface with PVA where needed.
- For overboarding: fresh 9.5mm or 12.5mm boards screwed straight up to the joists, corner beads at any drops.
- Two coats of finish plaster, flattened off and trowelled up until the light runs across it cleanly.
- Sheets rolled, floors hoovered, and the room left tidy — most ceilings ready for paint in a few days.
How long does it take?
A bedroom ceiling is normally a day on site. A living room ceiling is a day to a day and a half. Overboarding adds roughly half a day for the boards themselves. Then it needs 3–5 days to dry before painting — a fresh ceiling always dries slower than walls because the moisture can't drop out of it as easily.
Ceiling repairs — your questions answered
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