Plasterer in Engadine and the Sutherland Shire
Ceilings and walls fixed so you can’t tell where.
- Free quotes from photos
- Cleaned up every day
- Insurance work
What needs fixing?
Declan Furey, NSW contractor licence 555083C, dry and wet plastering
Recent jobs
Photographed in side light, because that’s where plastering shows.
Bedroom ceiling after a roof leak, Engadine. The roofer fixed the leak first. We cut out the wet board, hung new sheet, set three coats and ran new cove cornice on that side.
Cornice, JannaliReplaced around a living room, mitres cut to an out-of-square corner.
Ceiling and bulkhead, MenaiNew ceiling and bulkhead for a kitchen renovation, Level 5 finish.
Decorative cornice, ComoBefore: a cracked length of the original. We ran a new length to match and joined it in.
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How a job runs
A coat at a time. Most rooms take three or four short visits over a week.
Photos, then a fixed price
Send photos of the damage. Kate replies within one working day with a price, or a time for Declan to come and look. Quotes are free either way.
Covered up, cut out, hung
Floors and furniture under drop sheets, doorways taped. We take out what’s damaged and hang new board. You can use the house around us.
Three coats, sanded, swept
One coat a day so each one dries. We sand with dust-extracting sanders and vacuum before we leave each day. Paint it about a week later.
Who paints?You or your painter. We hand over a Level 4 finish, the usual for homes, or Level 5 where light rakes across a wall or the paint is dark or glossy.
Water damage, in the right order
A plasterer finishes a water job. Here’s where we come in.
- The leak is fixedA plumber or roofer stops the water first.
- The insurer has a lookIf you’re claiming, call them early and take photos.
- We replace the wet boardBoard that’s been soaked comes out and new goes in. Patching it doesn’t last. We send photos and an itemised quote for your insurer.
- Three coats, then the painterAbout a week after the last coat.
Water still coming through? Call a plumber or roofer. For storm damage, call NSW SES on 132 500.
What recent jobs cost
Every price is the total we charged, including GST. Yours depends on your photos, and the quote is free.
- Hole in a wall$320
Kirrawee, one visit plus two short ones
A fist-sized hole patched, three coats, sanded ready for paint.
- Water-damaged ceiling section$1,180
Engadine, about 4 square metres
Wet board cut out and replaced, new cove cornice along one wall, rubbish taken away.
- Whole bedroom ceiling$2,640
Heathcote, about 12 square metres
Old ceiling down and taken away, new board and cove cornice, three coats.
- Cornice around a living room$1,450
Jannali, about 18 metres
Old cornice off, new cove cornice up, cracks along the wall line filled.
Included every time: drop sheets, daily clean-up and taking the rubbish away.
Not included: painting, and scaffold for render, which we quote separately if it’s needed.
Bigger jobs get a written contract with our licence number on it, as NSW law requires, and any deposit stays within the legal limit.
Licensed, insured, and careful in older homes
Declan Furey
Owner and licensee. Plastering in the Shire for twenty years. Kate Furey answers the phone and does the quotes.
NSW contractor licence555083C
- Licensee
- Declan Furey
- Categories
- Dry plastering, wet plastering
- Qualifications
- Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining
- Insurance
- Public liability, certificate on request
- Homes built before 1980Before we quote, we check whether loose-fill asbestos insulation is present. If we find material that looks like asbestos, we stop and ask for it to be tested. We don’t remove asbestos.
- Sagging ceilingsKeep everyone out from under it and send us a photo. We’ll tell you whether it needs a visit today or this week.
- Your rightsHome building work in NSW carries statutory warranties, and ours is covered by them.
What customers say on Google
143 Google reviews
- 5 starsMichelle T.Engadine
Declan replaced the ceiling in our sons room after the roof leaked. The insurer wanted photos and an itemised quote and Kate had it to them next day. You honestly cant tell where the new bit starts.
- 5 starsRajesh P.Kirrawee
3 holes where the old wall heaters were plus a cracked cornice. Drop sheets everywhere and vacuumed up every arvo. Painted it on the weekend, looks perfect.
- 4 starsTrish O.Heathcote
Had to wait a couple of weeks to get started, busy time of year. Once they were here it was 4 visits like they said and the cornice matches the rest of the house.
Where we work
The Sutherland Shire, from our base in Engadine.
Most weeks
- Engadine
- Heathcote
- Yarrawarrah
- Loftus
- Sutherland
- Kirrawee
- Jannali
- Woronora
Happy to come
- Gymea
- Como
- Oyster Bay
- Menai
- Illawong
- Bangor
- Barden Ridge
- Miranda
- Caringbah
- Cronulla
Builders and renovators
Hang and set for extensions and renovations, square set, bulkheads and suspended ceilings. Call Declan on (02) 5550 0174 to talk plans and timing.
Questions
Can you fix a water stain without replacing the ceiling?
Sometimes. Once the leak is fixed, board that only got damp can dry, get checked and be stain-sealed. Board that was soaked, sagging or crumbling gets replaced. Send a photo and we’ll tell you which.
My ceiling is sagging. What should I do?
Keep people out from under it and send us a photo. We’ll tell you whether it needs a visit today or this week.
How much will it cost?
Repairs are quoted from photos as one fixed price. Whole ceilings and new walls are priced by the room. Quotes are free. Painting isn’t included.
How long does it take?
Most rooms take three or four short visits: one to hang, then a coat a day, then sanding. Leave it about a week before painting.
Will there be dust?
Some, which is why everything goes under drop sheets, doorways get taped and we sand with dust-extracting sanders. We vacuum before we leave every day.
Can you match my old cornice?
Most plain cove profiles, yes, from stock. For decorative cornice in older houses we run a new length to match. Send a close photo and we’ll tell you honestly how close we can get.
Do you do insurance work?
Yes. We send photos and an itemised quote your insurer can assess. Who pays and who chooses the trade depends on your policy, so check with them first.
Send a photo, get a price.
Kate replies within one working day. Texts after hours are answered next morning.
- Monday7am to 5pm
- Tuesday7am to 5pm
- Wednesday7am to 5pm
- Thursday7am to 5pm
- Friday7am to 5pm
- Saturday8am to 12pm, quotes only
- SundayClosed