How much does plastering cost in Perth?
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Perth plasterers charge $52–$125 an hour, or $26–$68 a square metre to hang and set new Gyprock, with the sheets bought on top. Re-skimming the walls of one room comes to $630–$2,625, and replacing the ceiling of a single room, from strip-out to paint-ready, is $840–$3,150. Small fixes are priced as a visit: a patched hole is $160–$295 and a filled crack $84–$315. Homes here are large by national standards, so the cost of doing a whole house comes down to counting its rooms and ceilings rather than one flat price. All figures include GST.
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Detailed Pricing — Plastering Cost in Perth 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastering (hourly rate) | $52/hr | $81 | $125 |
| Plasterboard / Gyprock, labour (per sqm) | $26/sqm | $43 | $68 |
| Patch repair (small hole) | $160per job | $240 | $295 |
| Crack repair (per crack, filled and set ready for paint) | $84per job | $180 | $315 |
| Single room re-skim (walls) | $630total | $1,250 | $2,625 |
| Ceiling replacement (single room, 12–16 m²: strip-out, new plasterboard, set ready for paint) | $840total | $2,000 | $3,150 |
| Cornice installation (per linear metre) | $10/lm | $16 | $52 |
| Water damage repair | $315per job | $735 | $1,575 |
| Skim coat (per sqm) | $16/sqm | $29 | $52 |
| New stud wall (non-load-bearing, framed, plasterboard both sides, set ready for paint; per m² of wall face) | $63/sqm | $100 | $160 |
| Acoustic / soundproof plasterboard (per sqm) | $37/sqm | $58 | $89 |
| Full day plastering | $370per day | $580 | $890 |
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Cost to replace a Gyprock ceiling in Perth (2026): ceilings, walls and per m² rates
A plasterer in Perth charges $370–$890 a day, with $580 typical, and prices most jobs per square metre: $26–$68/m² to hang and set plasterboard (Gyprock) and $16–$52/m² for a skim coat over existing walls. As whole jobs, replastering the walls of a single room is $630–$2,625, replacing a room's ceiling $840–$3,150, patching a small hole $160–$295 and new cornice $10–$52 per metre. Painting is a separate trade and price.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasterboard / Gyprock (per m²) | $26/m² | $43 | $68 |
| Skim coat (per m²) | $16/m² | $29 | $52 |
| Full day plastering | $370/day | $580 | $890 |
| Single room re-skim (walls) | $630 | $1,250 | $2,625 |
| Ceiling replacement (single room, 12–16 m²: strip-out, new plasterboard, set ready for paint) | $840 | $2,000 | $3,150 |
| Patch repair (small hole) | $160 | $240 | $295 |
| Cornice installation (per m) | $10/m | $16 | $52 |
How plasterers in Perth charge: the day rate ($370–$890) is what sits behind the per-square-metre prices; a plasterer quotes the job from the area and the finish rather than the hours. Gyprocking a whole house is the per-m² rate ($26–$68/m²) across every wall and ceiling, plus cornice; a skim coat ($16–$52/m²) is the cheaper way to get old, sound walls smooth again.
What moves a plastering quote in Perth:
- Area and height: per-metre rates assume standard 2.4–2.7 m walls; high ceilings and stairwells need platforms.
- Finish level: a level 4 finish is the base for painting; level 5 for gloss paint or raking light costs more.
- New board or repair: hanging new plasterboard is faster per metre than patching and blending into old walls.
- Cornice and details: cornices, bulkheads and curved walls are priced per metre on top.
- Access and clearing: an empty room plasters faster than one the plasterer works around.
For a plastering quote in Perth that compares, give the square metres of wall and ceiling, the finish level and whether the old plaster has to come off.
What Affects Plastering Costs in Perth
Gyprocking a whole house
Four or more bedrooms is the layout of 45.7% of Perth dwellings, against 34.8% nationally (ABS 2021 Census), so a full re-sheet here tends to cover more rooms and more ceiling than a typical Australian home. Measure each wall and ceiling in square metres and multiply by the labour rate, typically $43, then add board, compound and cornice, or ask the plasterer for a room-by-room price instead.
Brick walls, not just board
Perth has a strong double-brick building tradition, and in those homes the internal walls are plaster on masonry rather than sheets on a timber frame. Cracks in that solid plaster are filled and set at $84–$315 each, a skim over a tired wall is $16–$52 a square metre, and plasterboard turns up mainly on ceilings and on any new framed wall ($63–$160).
Ceilings after a wet winter
Most of Perth's rain falls in June, July and August, with July the wettest month at 147.0 mm (BOM averages), and a blocked gutter or cracked roof tile in those months is a common reason a ceiling ends up stained or sagging. Water damage repair is $315–$1,575; once the sheet has dropped, a new ceiling for one room is typically $2,000. Fix the roof first or the new board will fail the same way.
Heat, cold and drying time
Setting compound cures as it dries, and Perth weather pushes it both ways. February averages a top of 31.7 °C, hot enough to skin the surface before the coat underneath has firmed, while July nights fall to 8.1 °C on average (BOM averages) and stretch the wait between coats. A paint-ready finish takes several coats with sanding in between, so ask how many days are allowed rather than pushing for a fast sign-off.
Labour, supply and the day rate
Many searches here ask what Gyprock costs per square metre, and the answer depends on what is in the price: our $26–$68 band is labour only, with the board supplied by the plasterer or by you. For a scatter of odd jobs, a booked day at $370–$890 can beat paying separately for each one, and cornice is quoted by the metre at $10–$52.
Quieter shared walls
Semi-detached homes such as townhouses and villas are 14.2% of Perth dwellings, a little above the 12.6% national share (ABS 2021 Census). Where a bedroom backs onto next door, acoustic plasterboard at $37–$89 cuts more noise than standard sheet. It only works if the wall cavity is insulated and the gaps are sealed, so ask what the price includes beyond the board itself.
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Plastering Cost in Perth by Room Size
Say a double-brick bedroom in Perth has 26 square metres of wall to be skimmed and a 14 square metre ceiling to be sheeted. The skim at $16–$52 a square metre is $416–$1,352, and the ceiling at $26–$68 a square metre is $364–$952, a combined $780–$2,304. A single-room ceiling replacement row of $840–$3,150 also covers the strip-out.
What moves a room that size in Perth: crack movement in a double-brick wall, a wet winter that leaves a stained ceiling and a water damage repair of $315–$1,575, February heat that skins the compound surface, and a bedroom that backs onto next door and takes acoustic board at $37–$89 a square metre. Larger four-bedroom homes repeat the job room by room.
Plastering Cost in Perth: What the Quote Should Include
Double-brick houses are part of Perth's building tradition, so a plastering quote there should say whether the walls are plaster on masonry or sheets on a frame, and price each differently. Ask for every line to be written out so it can be read against the rows on this page.
- Whether each wall is plaster on masonry or board on a frame, since a skim over solid plaster is $16–$52 a square metre and new sheet is $26–$68.
- A recurring crack in a double-brick wall looked at for movement before it is filled, with each crack counted at $84–$315.
- Each wall and ceiling measured in square metres and multiplied out on the quote, or a room-by-room price given instead.
- Sheets, compound and cornice shown as supplied by the plasterer or by you, because the labour-only rate leaves the board out.
- A stained ceiling traced to a blocked gutter or cracked roof tile before the wet months, with water damage repair at $315–$1,575 listed apart from a new ceiling at $840–$3,150.
- How the plasterer stops compound drying too fast in February heat, and how a cold July stretches the wait between coats.
- For a bedroom that backs onto next door, acoustic board at $37–$89 a square metre, with the cavity insulation and sealed gaps named.
- A booked day at $370–$890 a day for a list of dents, holes and cracks, with the list written out and any new cornice at $10–$52 a metre.
- Start and finish dates, payment stages, GST and the workmanship warranty in writing, with the licence number and insurance details.
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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 →