Plastering walls Rotterdam smooth, ready for painting or ready for wallpapering
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Plastering walls in Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam we plaster walls smooth to ready for painting or ready for wallpapering, tailored to the brick and what's currently on it. Tailored price after photos and measurements.
- Largest construction period in Rotterdam: before 1945 (29% of homes).
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Walls in Rotterdam
How a wall should be plastered depends on the brick and what's on it. In Rotterdam, 29% of homes were built before 1945, with walls of brick with lime plaster, often with old paint and wallpaper layers.
Rotterdam has around 96,000 pre-1945 homes, often with lime plaster on the walls. We don't simply apply a hard gypsum layer over that: we choose a suitable material or remove the old layer down to the brick.
If you rent (65% of homes in Rotterdam are rental), ask the landlord for permission beforehand for plastering work, especially if it concerns decorative plaster.
Schedule and accessibility in Rotterdam
We cover the entire municipality of Rotterdam, including the districts Hoogvliet Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland, Rozenburg, Pernis Rotterdam and Botlek Rotterdam.
According to CBS, Rotterdam is very highly urbanised. In busier streets, we arrange in advance how to bring plastering materials inside and where we can load and unload.
Approximately 43% of homes in Rotterdam are owned by a housing association. If there is damage to the walls in a housing-association property, report it to the association first: repairs after a leak often fall under their maintenance.
In 2024, 2,886 new-build homes were added in Rotterdam (CBS). Walls in new-build are usually ready for wallpapering at handover; finishing them more smoothly is easiest before the floor is laid.
Around Rotterdam we also work in Maassluis, Vlaardingen and Midden-Delfland.
Walls by construction period in Rotterdam
Distribution of the 330,620 homes in Rotterdam by year of construction (CBS, 1 January 2026), with what we typically find in those homes.
- 29% built before 1945 (approximately 96,000 homes) — usually brick with lime plaster, often with old paint and wallpaper layers.
- 26.2% built 1945–1975 (approximately 87,000 homes) — usually brick or sand-lime brick with a gypsum plaster, often wallpapered multiple times.
- In addition, 24.4% built 1975–1995 and 20.4% 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 Rotterdam
- Photos and measurements of the walls, and what's on them.
- Test adhesion: tapping, scratching, assessing old layers.
- Tailored price for the walls in Rotterdam.
- Covering, priming, plastering to ready for painting or ready for wallpapering.
What does wall plastering cost in Rotterdam?
A price per m² for plastering is not listed in our rates, because the substrate differs so much from property to property. You therefore receive a tailored quote: after photos and measurements, or after a short on-site assessment. You hear that price in advance.
For a wall in Rotterdam, we mainly look at:
- 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.
More plastering in and around Rotterdam
Questions about plastering walls in Rotterdam
Do you plaster walls throughout Rotterdam?
Yes, throughout the municipality of Rotterdam, including Hoogvliet Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland and Rozenburg. Send photos and you'll hear the price and schedule.
Does the wallpaper need to come off first?
Yes. Plastering over wallpaper goes wrong: the layer comes loose with it. You can remove it yourself or we'll do it.
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.
Can I paint straight after plastering?
No, first the wall must be completely dry: evenly light in colour. Then a diluted first coat of latex, then the finishing coats.
Do sockets and switches need to be removed?
The cover plates come off, so we can plaster neatly up to the mounting box. After drying, they go back on.
How do I request it?
Call, send a WhatsApp message with photos and measurements, or fill in the form on this page.