About DSB
A local trade that turns up and does the job properly
We're a small plastering and wall insulation firm working out of Bath. You deal with the person doing the work — no call centres, no sales visit and no patter.
Who we are
Two trades, one contractor
Most people ring us because a room is cold, a ceiling looks tired, or mould keeps coming back in the same corner every winter. Our first job is to work out what's actually causing it — plastering over a problem is easy, and it never lasts.
Because we do both plastering and internal wall insulation, nothing gets passed between trades and there's one person accountable for the finish. On older solid-wall homes we use breathable materials where they're the right choice, rather than sealing a wall up with something it can't cope with.
You get a fixed written price before we start, we cover up and keep the dust down, and the room is left swept and ready for the decorator.
What you can count on
How we work, every job
Free quotes, no sales visit
No pressure, no closing techniques and no discount that expires tonight. A price, in writing, that doesn't change halfway through.
Honest advice
Including when the answer isn't plastering. If you need a roofer, a plumber or a damp specialist first, we'll tell you.
We turn up when we say
Clear timings, and if something changes you hear it from us rather than finding out on the day.
Your house protected
Floors and furniture sheeted, doors kept closed, dust controlled and waste taken away with us.
Plain English
The work explained as we go, without jargon or performance figures that don't mean anything for your wall.
One person accountable
You deal directly with the person doing the work, from the first message to the finished room.
Older Bath properties
We know the housing stock round here
Bath stone terraces, Victorian and Edwardian homes, post-war semis and modern estates all behave differently. Solid-walled properties need breathable materials and a careful approach to insulation; a 1960s semi with a cold gable wall is a different problem again.
Whatever the property, we look at the wall in front of us rather than applying the same answer everywhere.
What we do
The work we take on
- Skimming walls and ceilings, plasterboarding and overboarding
- Artex ceiling covering and plaster repairs
- Renovation and whole-house plastering
- Lime and breathable plastering on older properties
- Internal wall insulation, including bay windows
- Thin cork insulation for cold solid walls
Monday to Friday, 8am – 6pm. Saturday by arrangement. We aim to reply to WhatsApp messages the same working day where we can.
Proof
Jobs we've written up
Real DSB work with our own photographs — not stock images or invented projects.
Cork insulation
BathAeroCork internal cork insulation in Bath
Cold walls with mould appearing in winter, insulated with AeroCork and plastered smooth ready for decorating.
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Older properties / Lime plastering
Victorian propertyBreathable lime plastering in a Victorian property
Two coats of Breathaplasta applied to the walls of a Victorian building, leaving a breathable plaster finish ready for the next stage of decoration.
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Reviews
What our customers say
Much of our work comes from recommendations. Our Google reviews are pulled live onto the reviews page, alongside video testimonials filmed after real jobs.
Areas we cover
Working across Bath and the surrounding towns
Bath is our main patch. We also work out into the nearby Somerset and Wiltshire towns and the villages between them.
- Bath
- Warminster
- Frome
- Trowbridge
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Keynsham
- Radstock
- Midsomer Norton
- Corsham
- Chippenham
- Devizes
- Melksham
- Wells
- Shepton Mallet
Request a quote
Need a plasterer, or help with a cold wall?
Tell us about the work and upload a few photos through the quote form — it takes a couple of minutes and gets you a proper answer.