Approximate cost of plastering/repairing a ceiling

[Eelementary]

Hey all.

I went to an open house for a quaint little townhouse - nice place, owner-occupiers living there currently, good location, good price and a nice block.

Upon inspecting the upstairs area (where all three bedrooms and the shared ensuite/bathroom is), we noticed that the door frame, skirting and door structure had shrunk away from the bathroom floor tiles, and the wood seemed to have rotted away.

The real estate agent got to talking to us and we forgot to check the rooms directly below the bathroom (a garage and laundry) to see if the ceiling there had water damage (which it might do).

In the event that water did go between the gap of the bathroom tiles and the door frames and trickled onto the ceiling of the ground floor, what sort of price would a plasterer quote to fix it up?

And what sort of costs would be involved in ripping up the tiles, replacing the door and re-tiling the bathroom?

I have been advised that it isn't cheap, but with the property market the way it is now for first home buyers, I need to get a rough idea so I might be able to go back to them and say I will take the house of they slash that bill off the price.

Thanks for your help.

 

[the beavers]

We were quoted 1300 to remove and replace gyprock ceiling and Cornice..for s 3.6x2.4 room
I did it myself for $300
I think I read allow $35 per metre for plasrerer s
If water leak is an issue need to consider 're waterproofing...ads $$$

Decent building inspector can estimate repair costs too

Hope that helps

 

[IFR33K]

Hey all.

I went to an open house for a quaint little townhouse - nice place, owner-occupiers living there currently, good location, good price and a nice block.

Upon inspecting the upstairs area (where all three bedrooms and the shared ensuite/bathroom is), we noticed that the door frame, skirting and door structure had shrunk away from the bathroom floor tiles, and the wood seemed to have rotted away.

The real estate agent got to talking to us and we forgot to check the rooms directly below the bathroom (a garage and laundry) to see if the ceiling there had water damage (which it might do).

In the event that water did go between the gap of the bathroom tiles and the door frames and trickled onto the ceiling of the ground floor, what sort of price would a plasterer quote to fix it up?

And what sort of costs would be involved in ripping up the tiles, replacing the door and re-tiling the bathroom?

I have been advised that it isn't cheap, but with the property market the way it is now for first home buyers, I need to get a rough idea so I might be able to go back to them and say I will take the house of they slash that bill off the price.

Thanks for your help.

Hi mate. Sounds like a waterproofing problem. Very common problem. If monies an issue let me know, I'll inspect for you free of charge, assuming it's local.

The cheapest way out is to seal the tiles without ripping anything out. Companies offer anything from 7-12 years warrenty. That however will not resolve the cosmetics of the door, jamb or skirting.

The other method would be to rip everything out and start fresh.

Also, there could be structural timbers in the floor that may of started to Rot.

 

[Twizzle]

The structure would be my concern and the only way to assess that is to strip it back and have a look which you cant do till you buy.

Tricky situation and even if you low ball them you may find the damage is worse when you strip the plaster and floor tiles off.

Also I wouldn't assume its a water proofing problem with out stripping it all back worse case scenario could be termites.

Hard to say from behind a key board.

 

[Eelementary]

Thanks for all your help, guys.

I think maybe I might be better off looking at other properties, rather than investing in a potential headache, by the sounds of things.

It's so frustrating - the place looked excellent...until we saw the door frame. Shame.

 

[IFR33K]

Ele, if u need help and are in sydney pm me.