Plastering walls Leiden smooth, ready for painting or ready for wallpapering
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Plastering walls in Leiden starts with the question of what's currently on the wall. This page covers that, together with the working method and price structure.
Short answer
In Leiden we plaster walls smooth to ready for painting or ready for wallpapering, tailored to the brick and the current finish. Custom price after photos and measurements.
- Largest construction period in Leiden: before 1945 (30.3% of homes).
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Plastering walls in Leiden
How a wall should be plastered depends on the brick type and what's on it. In Leiden, 30.3% of homes were built before 1945, with walls of brick with lime plaster, often with old layers of paint and wallpaper.
Leiden has around 20,000 homes from before 1945, often with lime plaster on the walls. We don't just put a hard gypsum layer over that: we choose a suitable material or remove the old layer down to the brick.
In Leiden, 59% of homes are rented. As a tenant, check with your landlord first before having walls plastered.
Planning and accessibility in Leiden
Districts where we work in Leiden: Roodenburgerdistrict, Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict, Binnenstad-Noord, Leiden-Noord and Merenwijkdistrict, and the rest of the municipality.
Leiden is classified as very highly urban by CBS. In busier streets we arrange in advance how the plastering materials will be brought in and where we can load and unload.
Approximately 32% of homes in Leiden belong to a housing association. If it concerns damage to walls in a housing association property, report it to the association first: repairs after a leak often fall under their maintenance.
In 2024, 1,052 new-build homes were added in Leiden (CBS). Walls in new-builds are usually delivered ready for wallpapering; finishing them smoothly is easiest before the floor is laid.
Around Leiden we also work in Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp and Voorschoten.
Walls by construction period in Leiden
Distribution of the 65,784 homes in Leiden by year of construction (CBS, 1 January 2026), with what we typically find in those homes.
- 30.3% built before 1945 (approximately 20,000 homes) — usually brick with lime plaster, often with old paint and wallpaper layers.
- 1975–1995: 25.2% of homes, around 17,000. Typical: sand-lime brick and interior walls of aerated concrete or gypsum blocks.
- Additionally, 22.6% 1945–1975 and 21.9% from 1995 onwards.
Source: CBS StatLine, Key figures neighbourhoods and districts 2024 and Housing stock by year of construction, 1 January 2026 (retrieved October 2026). Averages apply to all homes in the municipality, not to one home.
How we approach it in Leiden
- Photos of each wall of the room in Leiden.
- Substrate: sand-lime brick, aerated concrete, brick or old plaster.
- Priming matched to how absorbent the wall is.
- Plastering and smooth finishing, then drying and painting.
What does plastering walls cost in Leiden?
How much plastering costs depends on what is currently on the walls. We therefore work with a tailored price: send photos and the measurements, or we'll come and have a look. You know the price before anything happens.
What the price depends on:
- The number of m² of wall and how many reveals around windows and doors.
- Wallpaper or loose plaster that needs to be removed first.
- The finish: ready for wallpapering, ready for painting or extra smooth.
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Questions about plastering walls in Leiden
Do you plaster walls throughout Leiden?
Yes, throughout the municipality of Leiden, including Roodenburgerdistrict, Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict and Binnenstad-Noord. Send photos and you'll receive the price and schedule.
Can you plaster over wallpaper?
No, wallpaper must come off first, otherwise the new layer will come loose with it. You can do that yourself or leave it to us.
Ready for painting or ready for wallpapering?
Ready for painting if you want to paint, ready for wallpapering if wallpaper or lining paper is going on.
I rent. Am I allowed to have the walls plastered?
Discuss it in advance with your landlord. Smooth, ready-for-painting plastering is usually well received.
Can you also make the corners sharp?
Yes, corner beads make external corners and reveals straight and impact-resistant.
How do I request it?
Call, send a WhatsApp message with photos and measurements, or fill in the form on this page.