Best Plasterers in Auckland

We assessed 51 plasterers in Auckland and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 438 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 30 September 2026. How we rank

Top 5 Plasterers in Auckland

The top 5 plasterers in Auckland are #1 A5 Interior Linings, #2 Lau Services, #3 Surecoat, #4 Property Solutions NZ, and #5 PK Plastering & Interiors, ranked by Top5 Score.

  • 1

    A5 Interior Linings - GIB Stopping & GIB Fixing Auckland

    ★ 5.0 138 reviews +1 Score 165 +1
    Highest
    5★ 136 4★ 2

    A5 Interior Linings takes on GIB fixing, stopping, and ceiling repairs across jobs that range from a single wall to full-house re-lining.

    15 Tuck Nathan Drive, Glen Eden, Auckland

    Call 021 043 0518 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    Lau Services

    Verified
    ★ 5.0 60 reviews +4 Score 161 +5
    4.4 behind
    5★ 60

    Lau Services gets wall repairs, gib stopping, and hole patching to a paint-ready finish that reviewers describe as flawless and clean. Prep work is where Lau puts particular emphasis, and clients point to that groundwork as the reason the final surface holds up.

    26 Comet Crescent, Māngere, Auckland Mon 7am–9pm · Tue–Thu Closed · Fri 7am–9pm · Sat–Sun Closed

    Call 021 157 6759 Map
  • 3

    Surecoat Auckland

    ★ 5.0 47 reviews Score 150
    15.5 behind
    5★ 47

    Surecoat carries out exterior plaster repairs, rockcoating, re-cladding, crack repairs, and full house repaints on ageing plaster homes across Auckland.

    Call 0800 335 599 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Property Solutions NZ

    ★ 5.0 40 reviews Score 148
    17.4 behind
    5★ 40

    Property Solutions NZ coordinates plastering and painting across renovation jobs where several trades need to run in sequence, including ceiling re-plastering, wall plastering for kitchen renovations, and plaster-and-paint make-good work for commercial tenancies.

    100a Sartors Avenue, Browns Bay, Auckland

    Call 021 083 30626 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    PK Plastering & Interiors limited

    ↓ 2
    ★ 5.0 31 reviews Score 145
    20.7 behind
    5★ 31

    PK Plastering & Interiors covers exterior plaster, skimming, gib stopping, ceiling work, and repairs to walls damaged by leaks or poor previous jobs.

    Call 021 284 4122 Map Is this your business?

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Before you hire a plasterer in Auckland

Whether it is interior GIB stopping or exterior plaster, the quality of plastering shows up under paint and raking light, so a smooth finish is what you are paying for. External Plastering is its own Licensed Building Practitioner licence class, so ask an exterior plasterer for their LBP number. Ask what level of finish is quoted, whether the price includes sanding and clean-up, and how they handle dust control inside an occupied home, and get the scope in writing, since small jobs are often quoted verbally and then disputed.

The questions below are drawn from 194 customer reviews collected for this page.

What does plastering and GIB stopping typically cost in New Zealand?

Labour for stopping and finishing plasterboard runs between $15 and $35 per square metre, depending on finish level, location, and complexity. Sheet-based pricing is also common, with rates ranging from $25 to $60 per sheet for residential work.

Auckland pricing sits toward the upper end of both ranges due to higher demand and labour costs. Ceilings, repairs to existing plaster, and difficult access all push costs higher than straightforward new wall work.

What level of finish should I ask for, and what does it mean?

Level 4 is the standard for most residential interiors: it involves taping, two coats of stopping compound, and sanding, and it performs well under normal lighting with low-sheen paint. Level 5 adds a full skim coat over the entire surface, which is necessary where walls face strong raking light, large windows, or will be painted in semi-gloss or high-gloss paint.

Specifying Level 5 when you only need Level 4 adds cost for no visible benefit, but under-specifying on a feature wall with a gloss finish will expose every imperfection once the paint dries. GIB publishes technical guidelines on both levels, so ask your plasterer to reference those when quoting, and confirm the agreed finish level in writing before work begins.

How do I tell good plastering from a rushed job?

Run a single light source at a low angle across the finished wall before painting begins, because raking light will reveal any ridges, hollows, or visible joint lines that a flat overhead light hides completely. Screw heads, tape edges, and corner beads should all be invisible under that light test, and the surface should feel uniformly smooth to the touch with no gritty patches from incomplete sanding. Reviewers specifically praised plasterers who used torches or portable lights to check their own work after stopping, which is a reliable sign that a tradesperson is holding themselves to a proper standard before they leave the site.

What are the warning signs of a plasterer you shouldn't hire?
  • –Unwillingness to provide a written, itemised quote before starting work suggests scope disputes are likely once the job is done.
  • –Sanding dust spreading through an unprotected house during an occupied renovation points to poor site management and is a significant red flag.
  • –A very fast completion time on a large job is worth questioning, as adequate drying time between coats is not optional and skipping it causes shrinkage cracks.
  • –Reluctance to return and fix defects found after painting is a clear sign the plasterer does not stand behind their work.
  • –Quoting only per sheet or per day with no reference to finish level leaves you with no recourse if the surface quality falls short.
  • –Screw pops or visible joints appearing within months of painting indicate the stopping compound was not applied or allowed to cure correctly.
What should you ask before hiring a plasterer?
  • –Ask which finish level is included in the quote and request that Level 4 or Level 5 is written explicitly on the invoice.
  • –Confirm whether sanding, dust control measures, and site clean-up are included in the price or charged separately.
  • –Ask how they protect the rest of the home from plaster dust, particularly in occupied houses.
  • –Confirm the quote is fixed and in writing, covering both labour and materials, before any work begins.
  • –Ask how long after stopping completes before the surface is ready for painting, since rushing this stage causes visible defects.
  • –Ask directly whether they will return to address any defects that become visible after the first coat of paint is applied.
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About this ranking

What the 10 plasterers listed above hold, at the 30 September 2026 check.

138
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
31
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
5.0
lowest rating among the 10 listed
0%
of their 438 reviews are one-star

We first assessed plasterers in Auckland in June 2026 and have rechecked the ranking twice since. A5 Interior Linings has held first place at every check, and Lau Services and PK Plastering & Interiors have been in the top 5 alongside it throughout.

What has changed since June 2026?
Sep 2026

Surecoat entered the top 5 at #3. Property Solutions NZ entered the top 5 at #4. Elite Exteriors left the top 5, down to #9. PlasterPro Solution left the top 5, down to #10. Smart Plastering Services, Reza Plastering and Painting and Father & Son entered the list.

Aug 2026

Elite Exteriors entered the top 5, up from #7. PlasterPro Solution entered the top 5, up from #6.

Jun 2026

First check. A5 Interior Linings #1.

We updated the scoring method in August and September 2026. See what changed.

How are the top plasterers in Auckland chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for plasterers in Auckland. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out. On specialist pages like this one, a business's reviews count in proportion to how many of them are about plasterers, so a business mostly reviewed for other work cannot win on review volume alone. See the words we look for.

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