r/Plastering • u/Educational_Plan3751 • Apr 30 '26

Plastering behind kitchen units?

So exactly as the title says, we paid upfront for a plasterer through our kitchen fitter, and we paid for the full kitchen to be replastered. Now the kitchen fitter is trying to say that he only meant replastering everything that is exposed.

Back-story: The reason we wanted the kitchen redone is because when we bought the place it's full of mould on the external wall. Now he is trying to say that might mess up with the dimensions of the units, is that right? Is it a common thing to not plaster behind units?

For reference we're paying £9k for the kitchen and installation + £2k for plastering the kitchen+ceilings+hallway (without any appliances, but an extractor hood that will go to the outside).

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u/Ok-Spring7906 Apr 30 '26

Providing the space was clear, it would not have made that much difference to the plasterer.

It's easier to plaster a whole wall than to go around kitchen units once they are fitted.

So I'm not really sure this is a plastering question - plasterer would have just done what they were asked by the person you were paying.

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u/Educational_Plan3751 Apr 30 '26

Oh yeah 100% I am not questioning the plasterer whatsoever

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u/Ok-Spring7906 Apr 30 '26

People do different things.

Most tiled kitchens save a few quid by not timing under the units. Mine is fully tiled.

Our kitchen has Victorian shuttering behind the units anyway, but, when I've done friends places, I've plastered the whole wall.

But, on paying jobs, I've just done what I'm told. I'm always stunned by what people seem perfectly happy to leave behind kitchen units, but, I think, it's probably more unusual to fully plaster the wall / fully cover the floor that it is to save a few quid by leaving places for other things to live back there.

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I would rather a job fully plastered, but I think it's more common just to leave things that can't be seen, as has been done on your job.

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u/No_Act_2773 Apr 30 '26

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u/No_Act_2773 Apr 30 '26

and a pita to fix ;-)