How much does plastering cost in Hobart?
What a Hobart plasterer costs depends on whether you pay for time or for area. Labour runs $45–$110 an hour, and hanging and setting new plasterboard $22–$58 a square metre, with the sheets bought separately. A one-room wall re-skim costs $540–$2,250, and stripping out and replacing a single room's ceiling $720–$2,700. At the small end, a hole is patched for $135–$250. The three-bedroom house is the local standard: 47.9% of Hobart dwellings have three bedrooms, well above 39% nationally (ABS 2021 Census), and the cost to gyprock a three-bedroom home is one of the questions that brings readers to this page.
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Detailed Pricing — Plastering Cost in Hobart 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastering (hourly rate) | $45/hr | $69 | $110 |
| Plasterboard / Gyprock, labour (per sqm) | $22/sqm | $37 | $58 |
| Patch repair (small hole) | $135per job | $205 | $250 |
| Crack repair (per crack, filled and set ready for paint) | $72per job | $155 | $270 |
| Single room re-skim (walls) | $540total | $1,075 | $2,250 |
| Ceiling replacement (single room, 12–16 m²: strip-out, new plasterboard, set ready for paint) | $720total | $1,700 | $2,700 |
| Cornice installation (per linear metre) | $9/lm | $14 | $45 |
| Water damage repair | $270per job | $630 | $1,350 |
| Skim coat (per sqm) | $14/sqm | $25 | $45 |
| New stud wall (non-load-bearing, framed, plasterboard both sides, set ready for paint; per m² of wall face) | $54/sqm | $86 | $135 |
| Acoustic / soundproof plasterboard (per sqm) | $32/sqm | $50 | $76 |
| Full day plastering | $315per day | $495 | $765 |
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Hobart plastering: a room, cracks and water damage, new walls and soundproofing
Replastering a room in Hobart
Our Hobart table prices replastering the walls of a single room at $540–$2,250, $1,075 typical. Priced by area instead, plasterboard is $22–$58 a square metre, so 40 square metres of wall comes to $1,480 at the typical price.
Cracks, a skim coat and water damage in Hobart
Crack repair is $72–$270 per crack in our Hobart table, so two cracks come to $310 at the typical price. A skim coat is $14–$45 a square metre, and repairing water damage $270–$1,350 a job.
New walls and soundproofing in Hobart
A new stud wall, supplied and installed, is $54–$135 a square metre in our Hobart table. Acoustic or soundproof plasterboard is $32–$76 a square metre against $22–$58 for standard board, and cornices are $9–$45 a metre.
These answers use the prices in the table on this page.
What Affects Plastering Costs in Hobart
Adding up a three-bedroom house
Our table has no single whole-house price, so build one from its parts. Replacing the ceilings in six main rooms at the typical price comes to about $10,200, and a fresh skim on the walls of those six rooms about $6,450. A plasterer measuring sheet area instead will price new board at $22–$58 a square metre, before board and cornice.
Cold ceilings and condensation
The city falls in climate zone 7 of the NCC, the cool temperate band, and its July nights average 4.6 °C (BOM averages). Moist air from showers and cooking meets cold ceilings, which over time can show as mould spots, stains or a sagging sheet. A water damage repair is $270–$1,350; where the board has dropped, the whole ceiling is replaced. Fix ventilation or the leak first.
Winter drying times
Setting compound dries slowly when days top out near 12 °C, as they do in Hobart in June and July (BOM averages). A three-coat finish that moves along quickly in summer can need extra days between coats in winter. Ask how many visits the quote allows, and if the plasterer works on a day rate, at $315–$765, check that idle drying days are not charged as full days on site.
Cracks, holes and small fixes
Hairline cracks above doorways and along ceiling joins are a typical small job in older homes. Every crack, filled and left paint-ready, costs $72–$270, and patching a small hole $135–$250. Once there are four or more cracks to fill, a booked day at the typical rate costs less than paying for each one at its typical price.
Licensing and written contracts
For bigger renovation work, Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS) tells Tasmanian owners to check that the contractor is licensed as a builder in Tasmania before signing. Residential building work with a contract price of $20,000 or more comes under the state's building contracts law, and those contracts must be in writing, dated and signed by both parties. A whole-house re-sheet priced at the top of our bands can pass that line.
Cornice, skim coats and new walls
Cornice is charged by the metre at $9–$45, so check every quote includes it. A skim coat over sound old plaster is $14–$45 a square metre. Two-bedroom homes are 21.4% of Hobart dwellings (ABS 2021 Census), and a non-load-bearing stud wall, framed and sheeted both sides, at $54–$135, is one way to split a large room.
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Plastering Cost in Hobart by Room Size
Say a Hobart hallway and landing ceiling together measure 20 square metres. Priced by area at $22–$58 a square metre that is $440–$1,160, and for a plasterer who quotes by the day the full-day row of $315–$765 is the figure to set it against. The quote should say which method it uses, and whether the sheets are inside the figure.
What moves a room that size in Hobart: a cold ceiling that collects condensation and marks the new plaster, winter days when coats go on slowly and visits may stretch, and an older home with hairline cracks above doorways, each at $72–$270. Water damage at $270–$1,350 comes first where the board has dropped.
Plastering Cost in Hobart: What the Quote Should Include
Cold ceilings in Hobart can collect condensation from showers and cooking, so a plastering quote there should show how moisture, ventilation and idle days are handled. Ask for each line to be written out so it can be read against the rows on this page.
- The cause of any ceiling mould or stain, such as shower steam meeting a cold ceiling, noted before new board, with water damage repair at $270–$1,350 shown on its own.
- Ventilation fixed before the new sheet goes up, such as a bathroom fan, written on the quote as a step.
- Where the plasterer quotes a day rate of $315–$765 a day, whether days spent waiting on a coat in winter are billed as full days on the job.
- Sheeting at $22–$58 a square metre, with board, compound and cornice shown as in or out of that labour rate.
- Cracks above doorways and along ceiling joins counted one by one at $72–$270 in an older home, and holes at $135–$250.
- A ceiling replacement at $720–$2,700 for each room where the board has dropped, with the strip-out inside it noted.
- Cornice charged by the metre at $9–$45, with a skim coat over sound old plaster shown by area at $14–$45 a square metre.
- A new stud wall to split a large room, priced per square metre of face at $54–$135, and acoustic board at $32–$76 a square metre if soundproofing is wanted.
- A written contract with start and finish dates, payment stages, GST and the workmanship warranty, and the finish level named.
Frequently Asked Questions — Plastering Cost in Hobart
Our Methodology
These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →