About
Lee Dolan has been plastering across East Lancashire from a base in Rossendale for years, with 6 of them independently recorded on Checkatrade.
10/10
From 69 Checkatrade reviews
Free
Quotes, with no call-out charge
2020
Checkatrade member since
Local
Rossendale based, Lancashire wide
LD Plastering is led by Lee Dolan, working out of the Rossendale valley with a team of plasterers who cover the towns they can reach and get back from in a day. Lee quotes every job personally and stays across it from start to finish, so the standard is the same whoever is on the tools that day. It is a deliberate way of working, because the fastest way to lose control of the standard is to stop being the person holding the trowel.
Lee has 25 years of trade experience, of which the independently verifiable part is the Checkatrade profile: a member since November 2020, which is 6 years of continuously recorded trading, and the profile currently carries 69 reviews at 10 out of 10. Checkatrade scores quality of work, reliability and communication separately, and all three sit at the top mark, which matters because plenty of tradesmen who do good work still get marked down on turning up when they said they would.
Reading through those reviews the same handful of phrases come round again and again: fair price, arrived bang on time, kept in touch, first class job, tidied up afterwards. Several mention being quoted within twenty four hours of getting in touch. That is a reasonable summary of what the business is actually trying to be, and it is a more honest description than anything that could be written here from scratch.
The work itself is plastering in the round: skimming and full reskims, flat ceilings and dry lining, patch repairs and making good after other trades, external rendering, coving and cornice, and painting where it makes sense to finish a room off rather than leaving you waiting three weeks for a decorator. Six of those are skills Checkatrade lists as verified on the profile.
The part that is harder to put on a badge is the willingness to talk you out of work. A wall that only needs a patch gets recommended a patch. A damp stain fed by a blocked gutter gets you told to sort the gutter, because plastering over live water is a job you pay for twice and Lee would rather not be the one who took your money for it. In a set of towns this size, where a fair amount of the work arrives because a neighbour saw the van on the street, that is not just principle. It is the only business model that survives.
6 yrs
Independently recorded trading
69
Verified Checkatrade reviews
17
East Lancashire towns covered
Verified reviews
In Customers' Own Words
Every review below is a verified Checkatrade review left by a real customer against a real job. The profile currently stands at 10 out of 10 from 69 reviews.
Lee gave me a fair price after looking at my photo of the job. He kept in touch and arrived bang on time 2 days later. Very respectful and did a first class job. He also let me know what the job entailed. Tidied up afterwards as well. I would definitely use this company again.
Lee did a great job from start to finish and would definitely recommend, Lee came and quoted within 24hrs of listing the job and by Thursday Lee had finished the job.
Excellent communication, competitive pricing and excellent work. Left the work area clean and tidy.
Common questions
About Lee And The Business
Who actually does the work?
Lee Dolan and his team of plasterers. Lee quotes every job personally and stays across it from start to finish, working alongside the team so the standard is the same whoever is on the tools.
Where is LD Plastering based?
Rossendale, Lancashire. Checkatrade lists the business there too. It is a genuinely local operation working its own valley and the towns around it, not a national brand with a regional phone number.
How experienced is Lee?
Lee has 25 years of trade experience. The independently verifiable part is the Checkatrade record: a member since November 2020, 6 years of recorded trading, 69 reviews and a 10 out of 10 rating across quality, reliability and communication.
Is LD Plastering insured?
Yes. LD Plastering carries public liability insurance up to £1,000,000, on top of the £1,000 of Checkatrade guarantee cover that comes with every job booked through the platform. Details can be confirmed before any work starts, so ask at quote stage if you would like to see them.
What do customers say most often?
Reading through the Checkatrade reviews the same words come up repeatedly: fair price, turned up on time, kept in touch, tidied up afterwards. Several mention being quoted within twenty four hours of getting in touch. That is a fair summary of what the business is trying to be.
Do you work alone or with a team?
With a team. LD Plastering is a team of plasterers led by Lee, who quotes and oversees every job personally so the standard stays consistent whoever is on site. It is not a one-man band, and it has not been for some time.
What is the working day like?
Generally a 7:30am to 6pm weekday, with Saturdays by arrangement. Start times get agreed with you rather than assumed, because plenty of customers would rather not have somebody arriving at half seven, and that is easily worked around.
How do you decide what to quote?
By what the job actually involves, which means looking at the background rather than measuring the area and multiplying. Two rooms of identical size can be very different jobs depending on what has been done to them over the last forty years.
What jobs do you turn down?
Large multi-plasterer site contracts, full decorating work such as papering and spraying, and anything on a listed building that really wants a conservation specialist. You get pointed somewhere sensible rather than sold a stretched yes.
Why should I use a local tradesman over a bigger firm?
Mostly because he can come back. Checking a room has dried properly before you decorate, or looking at something you are unsure about, is a short detour rather than half a day's lost work. Small jobs also stay economic, which they are not for a contractor travelling from Manchester.
Ready For Smooth Walls?
Tell Lee what needs doing and you will get an honest figure back, usually the same day. Free, no obligation, and no call-out charge.