Frequently Asked Questions

The best fit for a small job is a plasterer who specialises in small jobs. Sydney Plastering Service is a family-owned, 2nd generation plastering business with 20+ years' experience whose main specialty is small plastering jobs and repairs — holes, cracks, ceiling and wall repairs, water damage, access hatches and small sections of new gyprock. We're rated 4.8 stars on Google, licensed and insured, and offer free quotes from photos.

We're based in Ryde NSW and service Sydney and surrounding suburbs across six areas: Ryde & surrounding suburbs, Pymble & surrounding suburbs, Castle Hill & surrounding suburbs, Blacktown & surrounding suburbs, Penrith & surrounding suburbs, and Chatswood & surrounding suburbs.

Yes. Sydney Plastering Service is licensed and insured.

Homeowners, landlords, property managers, strata managers and owners corporations, and small businesses who need small to medium plastering and plasterboard repair work.

No. We focus on small jobs and repairs. We're not set up for whole-house new builds or large commercial fit-outs — that's what lets us give small jobs the attention they deserve.

Yes. Small plastering and plasterboard repairs are one of our main specialties.

Yes. We specialise in small wall and plasterboard repairs — door-handle holes, impact damage, cut-outs and removed fixtures.

Yes. We repair cracks, holes, popped screws, water stains, sagging sections and cornice. Badly damaged sections are cut out and replaced with new plasterboard.

Setting compound has to dry before it can be sanded. We apply the base and top coats, wait for the top coat to dry, then come back the next day to sand it smooth with our vacuum (dust-free) sanding machine. We'll tell you how your job will run when we quote.

How our dust-free sanding works

We leave repairs set and sanded, ready for painting. Ask us if you also need painting.

Yes. We remove damaged plasterboard and replace it with new plasterboard where appropriate, then set and sand it ready for painting.

The leak is fixed first by a plumber or roofer. We check the area, cut out any soft, swollen, sagging or mould-affected board back to sound material, fit new plasterboard, tape and set the joints over several coats, then sand it ready for paint.

No. The leak needs to be fixed by a plumber or roofer first. Once it's fixed and dry, we repair the plasterboard.

Yes. We can provide a written quote, and photos of the damage and the completed repair for insurers, strata and property managers on request.

Yes. We supply and install access hatches and panels in ceilings and walls, in plaster-set or flanged styles, in many sizes.

Yes, where the job requires appropriate fire-rated plasterboard. We also repair existing fire-rated walls and ceilings using the correct board.

Yes. We supply and install fire-rated plasterboard and fire-rated access hatches for homes, units, strata common areas and small commercial spaces.

Yes. We can undertake smaller plastering repair and maintenance work for strata properties, including water-damaged ceilings in units, common-area repairs, fire-rated linings and access hatches.

Yes. We regularly repair rental properties between tenancies. Send photos of each repair and we'll quote it as one job.

Pricing depends on the size, condition and requirements of the job — the number of repairs, whether board needs replacing, access and how many visits the setting coats need. Contact us or send photos for an assessment. We don't guess prices before understanding the job.

It depends on the damage. A small patch in a wall is a very different job to replacing a water-damaged ceiling section. Send photos with your suburb and we'll give you a free quote. See our guide to what affects plaster repair costs for more detail.

Yes. You can upload photos through the quote form on any page, straight from your phone, so we can understand the job before contacting you.

Where possible, photos help us understand the job and quote it before we contact you. Some jobs still need an onsite assessment — we'll let you know if yours does.

Yes, quotes are free.

A wide photo showing the whole wall or ceiling, a close-up of the damage, and something for scale like a hand, a power point or a tape measure. Tell us your suburb and roughly how big the damaged area is.