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Service 05 · Tape, Joint & Plastering

Tape and joint, plastering and rendering, UK wide

Tape and joint finishing, skim plastering, float and set and rendering, delivered as the finishing stage of the drylining package or as a standalone trade. RWS started in plastering in 2010 and the drylining and ceilings grew around it, so the finish is where the business shows its hand.

Finished plastered interior with shadow gap detail, RWS Interiors
Finished plastered interior with shadow gap detail

Every plastering package, covered

05.1

Tape and joint

Board joints taped, filled and sanded to the specified finish level, so the decorator gets a wall that needs paint and nothing else.

05.2

Skim and float and set

Skim coats over board and traditional float and set to masonry, applied flat and true and left ready for decoration.

05.3

High spec finishes

Shadow gaps, feature bulkheads, curved work and the higher finish levels used where critical lighting will rake across the wall, agreed at tender so the price and the finish match.

05.4

Rendering

Sand and cement and through coloured render systems to external and internal masonry, installed to the manufacturer's system where a proprietary render is specified.

Asked and answered

What finish levels do you work to?

Whatever the specification calls for, from a standard tape and joint finish to the higher levels used where critical lighting will rake across the wall. We agree the level at tender so everyone knows what they are paying for.

Do you do traditional plastering as well as tape and joint?

Yes. Skim over board, float and set to masonry and external rendering are all part of the package. The business started in plastering in 2010 before the drylining and ceilings grew around it.

Can you take on plastering as a standalone package?

Yes, where the size of the package suits it. It is more common for plastering to sit inside the drylining package, but standalone skim, float and set and rendering packages for main contractors are taken on across the UK.

How do you handle snagging on finishes?

By finishing it right the first time and walking it with the site manager before we leave. On a tight programme the finish is the last thing between the drylining and the decorator, so a short snagging list is what we work towards.

Do you make good after other trades?

Yes. Making good after M and E, after remedial fire stopping and after strip out is a normal part of the finishing stage, and the same company that opened it up puts it back.

Tape, Joint & Plastering across the UK

The yard and office are in Rotherham and South Yorkshire and the M1 corridor are the weekly patch, but the teams travel. The list below is where the packages come from most often, not a boundary.

The rest of the package

Metal stud partitions set out on site
01

Metal Stud Partitions & SFS

All metal stud, Metsec SFS, set out and boarded square.

Metal studMetsec SFSSet out square
Independent wall linings boarded out
02

Wall Linings & Rated Systems

Independent linings, sound-rated and fire-rated walls, built to the tested spec.

Sound-ratedFire-ratedTested systems
Suspended grid and tile ceiling
03

Ceiling Systems

Metal frame, suspended grid and tile, acoustic and fire-rated ceilings.

Metal frameGrid and tileAcoustic
Fire-rated ceiling and soffit installation
04

Passive Fire Protection

Fire stopping and fire-rated installations, certificated and signed off.

Fire stoppingRated installsCertificated
Stripped out retail unit ready for fit-out
06

Strip-Out & Enabling Works

Strip-out, light demolition and area prep ahead of fit-out.

Strip-outLight demolitionArea prep

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Free, no-obligation quotations on every package, anywhere in the UK.

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Send over the drawings, the spec or just a rough scope and a programme date. We will come back with a price and a start date, and there is no charge for the quotation.

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