How much does it cost to dry line a 3-bed terrace in Maidstone?

For a typical Maidstone three-bed Victorian or Edwardian terrace — about 80–120 m² of wall area and 60–80 m² of ceiling — full dry lining with dot-and-dab insulated plasterboard, tape-and-joint, and a decoration-ready finish, lands somewhere between £4,500 and £9,500 in September 2026 for a two-person CSCS team over 5–8 working days.

What the money goes on (typical Maidstone split):

• Materials: 12.5mm Type A plasterboard on the inside walls, 50–80mm insulated plasterboard on the external walls, 12.5mm plasterboard on the ceilings, fixings, jointing compound, scrim tape, corner beads. Roughly £1,300–£2,700 of the total
• Labour for boarding: two operatives, 5–8 working days. Roughly £2,600–£5,000
• Labour for jointing and any skim: a separate visit, usually 2–3 days for a terrace of this size. Roughly £900–£1,600
• Scaffold or tower hire: only if you have high stairwell ceilings (3m+) or are boarding over the staircase itself. Roughly £150–£400
• Skip and waste removal: one or two 6-yard skips, depending on whether old plaster is being hacked off. Roughly £250–£450
• Building Control notification fee (only if Part L thermal or Part B fire is involved): Maidstone Borough Council's published scale applies — see their current fee schedule

What pushes the price up:

• Walls out of true — a Bearsted or Loose terrace with 25–40mm of bow over a 2m straight edge means independent stud instead of dot-and-dab, adding roughly £1,000–£1,800
• Heavy paint or bitumen on the existing wall that needs mechanical removal before dabs will stick
• Level 5 full skim finish (the highest grade, for gloss paint or critical lighting) instead of Level 4 tape-and-joint
• Top-floor Maidstone town centre flat with no lift and a tight stair turn — slower, more cuts, more waste
• Occupied house — we work room-by-room rather than stripping the whole house at once

For an accurate written quote, we offer a free site survey anywhere across the Maidstone borough (ME14–ME20, TN12, TN27). Quotes come itemised so you can see labour, materials, plant, and waste as separate lines.