Hemel Hempstead · Hertfordshire
Crown & Trowel is Ben and Martin, two brothers with over 40 years on the tools between them. Skimming, rendering, ceilings and polished finishes for homeowners, builders and developers across Herts.
Before & after
Real jobs, photographed on the day. Slide to see the wall we walked into and the one we handed back.
What we do
One call covers the lot. We tell you which system the wall actually needs, not the one that is quickest to sell.
A 2–3mm finish coat over sound plaster or new board. Glass-flat walls ready for paint in days.
Hack off blown or crumbling plaster back to brick, then float and set. Ideal for older and Victorian properties.
Artex covered, lath-and-plaster replaced, cracked ceilings overboarded and skimmed. Floating ceiling rafts too.
Sand and cement, through-colour monocouche and silicone renders. Beads, bellcasts and clean reveals.
Marmorino, metallic and tadelakt-style feature walls, burnished by hand for depth that paint cannot fake.
Seamless concrete-look finish for kitchens, bathrooms, floors and fireplaces. Sealed and wipe-clean.
Stud walls, dot-and-dab, insulated plasterboard, and complex shapes like stair soffits and box-ins.
Patch repairs after electricians and plumbers, coving fitted, and period cornice made good.
Reliable gang for developers and main contractors. Plots, extensions and fit-outs to programme.
Dust sheets down, floors protected, rubbish taken away. We turn up when we say and leave it cleaner than we found it.
For builders and developers who need plasterers that hit dates and pass snagging first time.
Recent jobs
How it works
Fill in the quote form below, snap a few photos of the walls, and hit send. It goes to both of us.
Small jobs we can often price from photos. Bigger ones get a free visit at a time that suits you.
We confirm a start date, protect floors and furniture, and agree what's being done in writing.
Walk round with us at the end. We tidy up and leave you drying-time and mist-coat advice.
Aftercare
The question we get asked most. New plaster goes from dark pink to an even pale colour when it's dry. Paint too early and it peels. Then start with a mist coat: roughly 70% emulsion to 30% water.
Areas covered
Roughly 20 miles from HP1–HP3. Further out for site work and bigger jobs, just ask.
Look out for us
Spot a Crown & Trowel Transit on your street? That's a job being done properly.
About us
We're brothers, we've plastered for over 40 years between us, and our name is on the van. Every wall gets done like it's going in our own house.
Ben & Martin · Crown & Trowel
You deal with us, start to finishNo salesmen. Ben or Martin quotes your job, runs it, and signs it off before we leave.
Clear written pricesFixed quotes that say exactly what's included, so there are no surprises on the last day.
Clean and protectedFloors sheeted, furniture covered, and all waste taken away with us.
Fully insuredPublic liability cover on every job, domestic and site.