MMJ Plastering Services is run by Martin, with family working alongside him. The man who prices the job is the man on the wall.
Ceilings, walls, damp proof courses and making good after other trades. Houses and commercial premises, from Sowerby Bridge out across the Calder Valley.
Family runDomestic and commercialCeilings replacedDamp proof coursesMaking good
The work
What we take on
A short list, and an honest one. If a job falls outside it, we will say so rather than have a go.
Plastering, domestic and commercial
Houses, flats, shops and units. The trade is identical; it is the timing that differs on a working premises.
Ceilings, repaired or replaced
Cracked, sagging, or pulling away from the joists. Saved where it can be, down and replaced where it cannot.
Wall finishing
One wall after a chimney breast comes out, or all four in a room. Flat and even, ready for paint or paper.
Damp proof course installation
Where a wall is pulling damp up out of the ground, the course goes in before any new plaster.
Plaster finishing and making good
Sockets chased in, pipework buried, the hole where a radiator used to sit. Filled and blended back in.
Renovation, room by room
A house done in stages, so there is always a room left to sit in.
The bit nobody advertises
Dust, mess and the room you cannot use
Nobody rings a plasterer excited about plaster. They ring worried about the mess, so here is the honest version.
The dust comes off, not on
Nearly all of it comes off the old work, an old ceiling worst of all. Putting plaster on is wet work and makes very little.
Covered before anything starts
Floors sheeted, furniture into the middle and covered, doorways sealed. Waste is bagged as it comes down.
Drying is the long part
Fresh plaster looks finished well before it is. It has to go pale right through, corners included, before paint.
You get a real answer on the day
How long the room is out of use turns on its size, the season and how much went on. Whoever is stood in it can tell you.
How we work
Four things we hold ourselves to
Plain expectations, written down so you can hold us to them.
We turn up when we said
On the day and time agreed. If something moves you get a phone call, not a morning spent waiting in.
We would rather beat the date than miss it
You get a finish date we believe in. If it runs quicker, you get the room back sooner.
We clean up behind us
Sheets folded inwards, waste in the van, floors hoovered. The room comes back liveable, even before it is ready for paint.
The price is the price
Quoted after a look, never down the phone. What you agree is what you pay, unless you ask for more.
The patch
Sowerby Bridge, and the valley either side of it
We are based in Sowerby Bridge and work across Calderdale and the Calder Valley. Up the valley, down towards Halifax, and the villages in between. If you are on the edge of that, ring and ask.
There is no shop to call in at, because the work is in your house. It starts with a phone call and a look at the room.
Get in touch
Tell us about the room
Ring Martin on 07123 456789, or send the details here and we will arrange a look. A photo of the ceiling saves a lot of describing.
Every quote comes from standing in the room: how big it is, how much is coming off, and whether we are working round furniture. The figure is agreed before anything starts.
Monday to Friday07:00 — 18:00
Saturday09:00 — 18:00
Sunday10:00 — 16:00
Those are the usual hours. Ring first if you are planning your day round them.
