Plastering & Repairs in Sydney's inner city, inner west & eastern suburbs
Paint only looks as good as what's under it. We repair cracked and damaged plaster, patch holes, re-set popped nails and skim uneven walls back to flat, then sand and prime so the surface is genuinely ready to paint. Small repairs alongside a paint job, or a standalone make-good.
What's included
Ideal for damaged or tired walls and pre-paint make-good.
- Crack repair, hole patching and nail-pop fixes
- Skim coats to flatten uneven or damaged walls
- Cornice and plaster detail repairs
- Full sand and prime so the surface is paint-ready
- Water-damage and pre-paint make-good
How we approach plastering and repairs
Work out why it failed
A crack that's still moving comes back through any repair, so we look at what caused the damage before filling it. Movement, moisture and a bad previous patch all need different answers.
Cut out the failure
Loose, drummy or blown material comes out back to something sound. Filling over a hollow patch just puts a new surface on the same problem.
Patch, fill and set
Holes patched, cracks raked out and filled, nail pops refixed beside the pop so the sheet is held again rather than simply capped.
Skim back to flat
Where damage is widespread, a skim across the whole wall gives a genuinely flat surface — twenty separate patches will each read under a topcoat no matter how well they're sanded.
Sand and prime
Sanded back level, dust removed, and every repair primed. Skipping the primer is what makes patches flash through the finished paint.
Hand over paint-ready
Checked in raking light, because that's the only way to see what a finished wall will show. Then it's either ready for our topcoats or ready for yours.
What changes the result
- A hairline crack that reopens every summer is movement, not a filling problem. Unless the repair allows for it, it will be back next year in the same place.
- Water damage has to be dry, and the leak has to be fixed, before anything is repaired. Repair a wet wall and the stain and the failure both come back.
- Repairs absorb differently to the wall around them, so an unprimed patch shows through the topcoat as a dull halo. Priming the repair is what makes it disappear.
- Nail pops are the sheet moving against the frame. Filling the dimple alone treats the symptom; refixing beside it is what stops it happening again.
- Cornice repairs live or die on the profile match. An off-the-shelf length run in beside an original is obvious from the doorway.
- Raking light is the honest test. A wall that looks flat under diffuse light can show every ripple once the afternoon sun runs along it.
Where we do this
We cover three parts of Sydney closely rather than the whole city thinly. Each area page covers the housing there and what it means for the work.
Inner city
Terraces, warehouse conversions and apartment blocks, on streets where access and heritage colour matter as much as the coating.
See the areaInner west
Federation semis, weatherboard cottages and bungalows — timber-heavy homes where the prep decides how long the finish lasts.
See the areaEastern & coastal
Rendered houses and deco apartment blocks facing the water, where salt and UV decide how long an exterior coating lasts.
See the areaQuestions about plastering and repairs
Can you just patch it, or does the whole wall need doing?
Depends how much of it there is. A few isolated holes or cracks patch and prime perfectly well and won't show. Once damage is spread across a wall, individual patches start to read as a constellation under the paint, and a skim coat across the whole surface gives a better result for not much more work. We'll tell you which situation yours is.
Why do my old repairs keep showing through the paint?
Almost always because they weren't primed. Filler is more absorbent than the surrounding wall, so the topcoat sinks into it and dries with a different sheen — you see the patch as a dull shape even though the surface is flat. The other common cause is a repair that was never sanded truly level, which shows as a shadow in raking light.
Do you fix what's causing the crack as well?
We fix what's ours to fix. Ordinary settlement and movement cracking gets prepared and repaired so it holds. If what we find looks structural, or points to a leaking pipe or a failed flashing, we'll say so plainly and tell you which trade you actually need — rather than fill it, paint it, and hand you the same crack back in six months.
How long before a repair can be painted?
Small patches are usually ready the same day or the next. Deeper repairs and full skim coats need real drying time, and that stretches in cold or humid weather — rushing it traps moisture and the paint pays for it later. When repairs are part of a full paint job we sequence them first so the drying happens while we're working elsewhere.
Other services
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trims and doors — clean cut-ins and a flawless roll, room by room.
Learn moreExterior Painting
Weatherboards, render, eaves and trims — prepped properly to hold up to Sydney weather.
Learn moreHeritage & Restoration
Period terraces and detailed joinery handled with the care older homes deserve.
Learn moreFeature Walls
One considered wall — deep colour, clean edges, and a finish that carries the room.
Learn moreCommercial & Shopfront
Shops, stores and offices — staged so you can keep trading while we work.
Learn moreThinking about plastering and repairs?
Send through the details and we'll arrange a time to look at it and price it properly.