Best Plasterers in Wellington

We assessed 26 plasterers in Wellington and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 286 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 2 October 2026. How we rank

Top 5 Plasterers in Wellington

The top 5 plasterers in Wellington are #1 Better Plasterers, #2 Wellington Painting & Plastering, #3 Viet Duc, #4 Complete Homes Painting, and #5 Paradise Painting, ranked by Top5 Score.

  • 1

    Better Plasterers

    ★ 5.0 45 reviews Score 150
    Highest
    5★ 44 4★ 1

    Better Plasterers turns around bathroom, bedroom, and laundry replastering jobs quickly, often starting within a day or two of accepting a quote.

    5 Jupiter Grove, Trentham, Upper Hutt

    Call 027 824 7730 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    Wellington Painting & Plastering

    ★ 5.0 40 reviews +1 Score 149 +2
    0.3 behind
    5★ 40

    Wellington Painting & Plastering coordinates interior plastering, skim-coating over unused fittings, and pre-paint surface repairs as part of the same job, so clients avoid managing separate trades.

    16 Domett Street, Newlands, Wellington

    Call 022 328 2186 Map Is this your business?
  • 3

    Viet Duc Painting and Plastering Ltd

    ↑ 1
    ★ 5.0 38 reviews +2 Score 148 +2
    1.1 behind
    5★ 37 4★ 1

    Viet Duc takes on plastering work alongside full interior and exterior painting projects, with a reviewer noting the team plastered a wall after removing old kitchen tiles as part of a broader repaint.

    74 Oriel Avenue, Tawa, Wellington

    Call 027 440 0246 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Complete Homes Painting Ltd

    ↓ 1
    ★ 5.0 39 reviews +1 Score 145 -3
    4.9 behind
    5★ 39

    Complete Homes Painting takes on gib installation, stopping, and minor plastering repairs as part of broader interior and exterior renovation projects, so clients avoid bringing in separate trades.

    3 Winsley Terrace, Churton Park, Wellington

    Call 022 457 6674 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    Paradise Painting Services Ltd

    ★ 4.9 33 reviews Score 144
    5.5 behind
    5★ 32 1★ 1

    Paradise Painting gets bathroom plastering, ceiling replastering, and room repairs done as part of the same job as painting, removing the need to coordinate separate trades.

    52 Ludlam Street, Seatoun, Wellington

    Call 021 393 772 Map Is this your business?

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Before you hire a plasterer in Wellington

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 146 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 in most New Zealand cities. Wellington prices sit toward the upper end of that range due to local demand and labour costs.

Some plasterers price by the sheet instead, with rates from $25 to $60 per sheet depending on complexity and access. Ceilings, repairs to existing plaster, and fine Level 5 finishes all push costs higher than straightforward new-wall stopping.

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

Level 4 is the right call for most rooms: it involves taping, two coats of stopping compound, and a sand-back, and it holds up well under normal lighting with standard paint sheens. Level 5 adds a full skim coat over the entire surface and is worth the extra cost in rooms with large windows that throw raking light across the walls, or anywhere you plan to use high-gloss or semi-gloss paint.

The difference in labour and materials between the two can add 20 to 40 percent to your plastering bill, so only specify Level 5 where lighting conditions genuinely demand it. Put the finish level in writing before work starts, because reviewers who were happy with their results praised clear upfront communication, while problems with uneven surfaces and visible lines tend to surface after painting when it is expensive to fix.

How do I tell good plastering from a rushed job?

Run a straight edge or a raking light source along finished walls before painting: any ridges at joins, visible screw heads, or hollow spots will show up clearly at this stage and are far cheaper to fix now than after paint goes on. Reviewers who were satisfied specifically praised work that was smooth, clean, and required no touch-ups, while one critical review flagged wonky plaster lines and unfilled holes that the homeowner had to fix personally. Dust control and daily clean-up are also reliable quality signals: crews that vacuum tools, cover surfaces, and leave the site tidy each day are taking the same care with the finish as they are with your home.

What are the warning signs of a plasterer you shouldn't hire?
  • –A job that runs significantly over the quoted timeframe with no proactive communication about delays is a red flag, as one reviewer experienced a project blow out from three weeks to over two months.
  • –Visible uneven or wonky plaster lines after the work is done suggest the sand-back was rushed or skipped.
  • –Holes or imperfections left unfilled after the crew leaves means you are paying for incomplete work and will need to chase a fix.
  • –Ignoring messages about defects after payment is a pattern seen in reviews, including one case where a section of remedial plastering fell off within two weeks and the tradesperson refused to return.
  • –Failing to respond to initial enquiries or photo requests without explanation suggests poor communication habits that will only get worse once you are a paying client.
  • –Any sign of unprofessional conduct on site, such as alcohol consumption during working hours or taking tools and materials that belong to the homeowner, should end the relationship immediately.
What should you ask before hiring a plasterer?
  • –Ask which finish level is included in the quote, Level 4 or Level 5, and get the answer in writing so there is no dispute about what was agreed.
  • –Confirm whether sanding, priming, and clean-up are included or whether those are charged separately, as some quotes cover stopping only.
  • –Ask how they manage dust containment in an occupied home, including whether they seal off working areas and clean up at the end of each day.
  • –Get a fixed written quote rather than an open-ended estimate, and check whether variations require written approval before work proceeds.
  • –Ask how long you need to wait after plastering before painting begins, as insufficient drying time between coats is a common cause of finish failures.
  • –Confirm their process for defects found after painting starts, specifically whether they will return to stop and sand areas where screw pops or joint lines appear through the paint.
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About this ranking

What the 10 plasterers listed above hold, at the 2 October 2026 check.

45
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
33
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
4.8
lowest rating among the 10 listed
1.0%
of their 286 reviews are one-star

We first assessed plasterers in Wellington in June 2026 and have rechecked the ranking twice since. Better Plasterers has held first place at every check, and Wellington Painting & Plastering, Viet Duc and Paradise Painting have been in the top 5 alongside it throughout.

What has changed since June 2026?
Oct 2026

RE Decorators and Home Painter entered the list, at #7 and #9.

Aug 2026

Complete Homes Painting entered the top 5 at #3. All Black Fern left the top 5, down to #6.

Jun 2026

First check. Better Plasterers #1.

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

How are the top plasterers in Wellington chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for plasterers in Wellington. 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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