Best plasterers in Joondalup & the Northern Suburbs (2026)
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These are the best-reviewed plasterers working Joondalup and Perth’s northern corridor: Joondalup itself with Edgewater, Heathridge, Craigie and Beldon, the coastal run through Mullaloo, Ocean Reef, Hillarys, Kinross, Currambine, Clarkson and Butler, and the Wanneroo side taking in Landsdale, Tapping and Banksia Grove. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Plastering is a denser trade up here than most — there are far more crews than there are bricklayers or tilers — but the search is also thick with multi-suburb brand listings that share one phone tree, and with renovation companies that mention plastering without being plasterers. We cut both. Below the list you’ll find what plastering actually costs in Perth in 2026, the licensing situation in WA that almost nobody explains correctly, the red flags worth walking away from, and answers to the questions we’d ask before hiring.
Featured plasterers
These spots are for plasterers working Joondalup, Wanneroo and the northern corridor who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the full review-ranked list is right below. That ranking is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a plasterer in the northern suburbs? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every operator’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps across Joondalup, Wanneroo, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef, Clarkson and the surrounding suburbs.
- Volume matters as much as the score. We weight each rating by its review count, so three perfect 5.0 scores don’t tie: the depth of the record behind each one decides the order. The top spot carries 17 reviews; the fourth carries 3. Read the entries as well as the order, because these four do genuinely different kinds of plastering.
- Verified locally, or cut. We open the Google Maps place page for every candidate, not just the search card, because the card’s trade category is often wrong. We check the pinned coordinates, the street address and the operator’s own website. Listings with no address, no website and a map point identical to the centre of our own search were cut: that is a service-area placeholder, not evidence of a local base.
- One brand, one entry — and only where it has a base. A single plastering franchise runs separate Google listings for Joondalup, Clarkson, Landsdale, Stirling, Floreat and North Beach off one website and one call centre. None of the northern listings carries a verifiable street address, so none of them made this page. That is not a judgement on their work; it is a judgement on what we can verify.
- Plasterers only. Remodellers, media-wall builders, custom home builders and plasterboard suppliers all surface on this search. They were excluded, however good their reviews, because they are not the trade you came here for.
- Paying never buys the queue. When a business pays for a “Featured” spot it’s marked as such. The review-based order below does not change to favour a payer. Right now, no spots are sold.
Elite Finishing
A perfect 5.0 across 17 reviews, and — unusually for this trade — almost all of them recent. Adam runs the business out of Mooring Crescent in Ocean Reef and the reviews read like a single consistent story: he quotes clearly, communicates at every step, finishes inside the agreed budget and timeframe, and the surface is ready for paint when he leaves. Several customers came to him for render repair on an existing house rather than new work, which is the harder job — matching an existing texture so the patch disappears takes more skill than coating a fresh wall. He replies to his reviews personally, which is a small thing that tends to correlate with the bigger ones. If your job is a repair or a finish you actually have to look at, this is the pick.
View listing & contact ▸Pulsar Ceilings and Walls
A clean 5.0 across 12 reviews from a Heathridge base, and the review keywords are unusually specific: ceiling repair, cornice, promptness, fair quote. Ciaran’s standout habit shows up repeatedly — he splits quotes into options so the customer can choose the scope, and he has talked at least one customer out of a full ceiling replacement when a repair would do. Reviewers mention badly damaged ceilings brought back rather than ripped out, alfresco ceilings repaired, and cornicing tidied up. If you have a sagging or water-damaged ceiling and you want to know honestly whether it needs replacing, start here.
View listing & contact ▸LT Plastering
The largest review record of any plasterer with a confirmed northern-suburbs address: 27 reviews at 4.7, run by Luke from Anemone Way in Mullaloo. The breadth is what earns the placement — whole-house work after window replacements, bathroom and kitchen renovations, loft work, and Venetian plaster splashbacks, which is a specialty finish most plastering crews here don’t offer at all. Being straight with you about the 4.7: there is one detailed negative review from 2019, from a job the owner states was carried out by another business they were assisting at the time, and he answered it publicly and in detail rather than ignoring it. Weigh that against 27 reviews and a decade of work. Note there is no website, so contact is by phone.
View listing & contact ▸CELTIC PLASTERERS
A 5.0 across 3 reviews from a confirmed Salmond Turn address in Wanneroo. This is a thin record and we are not going to dress it up: three reviews, the most recent of them four years old, and no website. It earns fourth place rather than exclusion because it clears our floor honestly — a real address, a real map pin that is nobody else’s, and reviews describing several tasks completed to a high standard. It is here mainly because it is the only qualifying operator based on the Wanneroo side of the corridor rather than the coastal strip. Get a written quote and ask for a recent reference before you book, as you should with any short-record operator.
View listing & contact ▸What plastering actually costs in Perth (2026)
Plastering is priced three different ways depending on the job — by the hour for repairs and small patches, by the square metre for sheeting and ceilings, and by the lineal metre for cornice — which is why quotes for the “same” job can look nothing like each other. The biggest single variable is whether you are working on a ceiling or a wall: ceiling sheets are heavier, need temporary propping and are far harder to finish without a visible mark, so expect roughly 20–30% more than the equivalent wall area. The second is who supplies the board. Some Perth plasterers include sheet in the price and some expect you to have it on site. These are indicative Perth-metro ranges from published 2026 pricing, a guide rather than a quote, so confirm inclusions and GST on the written quote.
| Job | Typical range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Plastering labour (hourly) | $52-$125/hr | Height and access, patch-matching an existing texture, awkward small jobs; Perth jobs average around $81/hr |
| New plasterboard, supplied and fixed per m² | $26-$68 | Sheet thickness and grade, cutting around services, ceiling vs wall |
| Ceiling replacement per m² | $37-$89 | Propping, insulation and wiring above, whether the old ceiling has to come out first |
| Cornice, installed per lineal metre | $16-$63 | Profile size, ornate or heritage profiles, number of mitres and returns |
| Plasterboard supply, if you buy it separately | +$8-$18/m² | Wet-area, fire-rated and acoustic board all cost more than standard sheet |
Two things worth asking on every quote. First, what surface finish level you are being quoted to, and whether it is ready for paint or whether the painter will need to do more preparation — that gap is where most disputes start. Second, who removes the offcuts and the dust. Plasterboard waste is bulky and sanding dust gets everywhere, and “rubbish removal” is a line item that quietly disappears from cheap quotes.
Do plasterers need a licence in WA? (the honest answer)
No — and this is the single most misunderstood thing about hiring a plasterer in Western Australia, so it is worth being precise. Building and Energy, the division of the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety that regulates licensed building work in WA, registers or licenses builders, building engineers, building surveyors, electricians, gasfitters, owner-builders, painters and plumbers. Plastering is not on that list. There is no plasterer’s registration in Western Australia to hold, to check or to lose.
The contrast with painting is the useful one. A painter carrying out paid painting work valued at $1,000 or more in the Building Services Board’s jurisdiction must be a registered painting contractor. A plasterer doing a whole-house re-sheet needs no equivalent registration at all. So if a plasterer tells you they are “fully licensed”, they are either talking about something else — a builder’s registration, a white card, an ABN — or they are misrepresenting. Ask which licence, and for the number, and look it up on Building and Energy’s online licence search.
That does not leave you unprotected; it just moves the protection from the licence to the contract. Your real safeguards are these, and they apply whether or not the tradesperson is a registered builder:
- The contract must be in writing. The Home Building Contracts Act 1991 covers fixed-price home building work between $7,500 and $500,000. The contract has to be in writing and signed by both parties, and before you sign, you must be given a copy of the “Notice for the homeowner” setting out your rights.
- The deposit is capped at 6.5%. For contracts in that $7,500–$500,000 band, 6.5% of the contract price is the statutory maximum a builder or tradesperson can ask for before starting. Anyone asking for a third up front is outside the law.
- Progress payments follow the work. You should only be paying for work actually done or materials actually delivered to site. Paying ahead can affect a later insurance claim.
- Home indemnity insurance over $20,000. Building work that requires a building permit and is valued over $20,000 must carry home indemnity insurance, covering loss of deposit up to $40,000 and incomplete or defective work up to $200,000 if the builder dies, disappears or becomes insolvent. Most standalone plastering jobs sit under this threshold, but a re-sheet inside a larger renovation may not.
- You have three years to complain. A home building work contract complaint can be lodged with the department within three years of the contract date. Building and Energy is on 1300 489 099.
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- “Cash job, no paperwork.” For anything over $7,500 a written signed contract is not a formality, it is the law — and it is the only thing that gives you a complaint pathway later.
- A deposit over 6.5%. On a contract in the covered range this is a straightforward breach, and it is the most common early sign of an operator with cash-flow problems.
- Vague claims of being “licensed” or “certified”. There is no plastering licence in WA. Ask exactly what the claim refers to.
- A quote with no scope. “Plaster living room — $2,400” tells you nothing. It should name preparation, sheet type and thickness, whether it is set or skim, cornice profile and lineal metres, sanding, and rubbish removal.
- No answer on dust and protection. Sanding plaster is the messiest stage of any renovation. A crew that has not thought about drop sheets, taping off doorways and extraction has not done many occupied houses.
- Pressure to skip the painter’s check. If your painter will not warrant their finish over the plaster, that is a signal about the plaster, not the painter.
- A “local” business with no address, no website and a mobile number. Service-area listings are legitimate, but combined with no verifiable base they leave you nothing to chase if the job goes wrong. We cut several from this page for exactly that reason.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- Get it in writing, itemised. Preparation, sheet supply, set or skim, cornice, sanding, rubbish removal and GST as separate lines.
- Confirm who supplies the board. This one line moves the price by $8–$18 per square metre and is the most common cause of a quote comparison being meaningless.
- Agree the finish standard. Ask what level of finish you are getting and whether it is paint-ready as quoted.
- Check ABN, public liability and workers’ compensation. Ask for the certificate of currency, and ask about workers’ comp if a crew rather than one person is coming.
- References for the same kind of work. Ceiling repair, solid render, plasterboard sheeting and Venetian polished plaster are four different skills. Ask to see a recent job like yours.
- Ask about drying and painting times. New plaster needs to dry before it is painted, and rushing that stage is a common source of later cracking and patchy paint.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these plasterers?
By their live Google star rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps across Joondalup, Wanneroo, Mullaloo, Ocean Reef, Clarkson and the surrounding suburbs. Every listing was verified by opening its Maps place page — not just the search result card — and checking the pinned coordinates, the street address and the operator’s own website where one exists. Nobody paid to be on this list, and the order does not change for money.
Do I need a licensed plasterer in Western Australia?
There is no such thing. WA’s Building and Energy division registers builders, building engineers, building surveyors, electricians, gasfitters, owner-builders, painters and plumbers — plastering is not a registered trade here. Your protection comes from the contract instead: a written, signed contract is required for home building work between $7,500 and $500,000, the deposit is capped at 6.5%, and work over $20,000 that needs a building permit must carry home indemnity insurance.
What should plastering cost in Perth right now?
As a guide: roughly $52–$125 an hour for labour with the average around $81, $26–$68 per square metre for plasterboard supplied and fixed, $37–$89 per square metre for a ceiling replacement, and $16–$63 per lineal metre for cornice. Ceilings run 20–30% above walls. Always confirm whether sheet supply and rubbish removal are included.
What’s the difference between solid plastering and plasterboard?
Solid plastering is a wet trade — sand-cement render or texture applied to brick or block, inside or out. Plasterboard (often called drywall or by the brand name Gyprock) is sheet fixed to a frame and then set and sanded at the joins. Most Perth homes need both at some point: render or texture outside and on internal brick, sheet on ceilings and stud walls. Not every plasterer does both well, so say which one you need when you ask for a quote.
Can a plasterer fix a sagging or water-damaged ceiling, or does it need replacing?
Often it can be repaired, and a good plasterer will tell you which before quoting a replacement — two of the operators on this page have reviews specifically praising them for doing exactly that. It depends on how far the sheet has pulled away from the battens and whether the damage is localised. Fix the source of the water first, or you will pay for the ceiling twice.
Why only four names?
Because that’s how many passed every check: a Google rating of at least 4.3 with a genuine review history, a verifiable base in the northern corridor, and plastering as the actual trade. This search returns a multi-suburb franchise brand running six separate listings off one website with no address on any of them, renovation and media-wall companies that mention plastering in passing, plasterboard suppliers, and service-area listings sitting on the exact centre point of our own search. Rather than pad the page, we listed the four that qualify. As more northern-suburbs plasterers build a review history, the list grows.
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Get featured ▸ Claim your free listingRankings based on Google review data collected 26 August 2026. Ratings change, we re-check monthly. Blue Collar Business · Western Australia’s Trades & Home Services Directory.