Gotelé Removal & Skimming in Estepona

Q: How much does it actually cost to remove gotelé?

It depends on whether your walls have been painted over the years. Unpainted gotelé is easy to remove. If it's been painted with washable paint, it goes rock hard and takes heavy sanding, which costs a bit more. We'll do a quick 'water test' when we visit to give you an exact, fixed price.

Q: Do I need to find a separate painter?

No, we can do the whole lot. Because we know exactly how well the walls have been prepped, we can guarantee a great painted finish. We'll include the painting in your quote if you want it.

How we keep the dust out of your home

Sanding walls creates dust—anyone who says otherwise isn't being honest. The difference is how we control it so your house doesn't suffer.

Zip-wall plastic sheets protecting rooms from dust during gotelé removal

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Proper Protection

Before we start, we cover the floors and seal the doors with zip-wall plastic sheets. We isolate the room so dust doesn't travel down your hallways or get onto your furniture.

CapaPro plasterer using dust-extraction sander to remove gotelé

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Extraction Sanders

Our wall sanders are hooked up straight to industrial vacuums. This means we catch the vast majority of the dust right at the wall before it even has a chance to drop to the floor.

Final cleanup after skimming walls by CapaPro

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A Tidy Finish

There is always a bit of fine dust left in the air. That's why, when the job is done, we vacuum and clean the area properly. We hand the room back to you ready to use.

How we get your walls perfectly flat

It takes more than just slapping on some plaster to get a truly modern, smooth finish. Here is how we do it properly:

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Sanding the texture

We sand back the original gotelé bumps to get a solid, flat base to work from.

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Skimming

We apply the necessary coats of specialized skimming compound to fill any dips and level the wall completely.

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Fine sanding & sealing

We give it a final light sand so it is completely smooth to the touch, and then apply a sealer so it's ready to paint.

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Painting (Optional)

You don't have to find a separate decorator. Because we prepped the walls ourselves, we can guarantee a top-quality painted finish if you'd like us to do both.

CapaPro specialist applying skimming compound to make the wall perfectly flat in Estepona

Common questions about gotelé

Straight answers about how we work and what to expect.

Do you just plaster over the bumps?

No. Old-school plasterers often put a thick coat of heavy plaster over it, which is a very wet and messy process. We use a modern approach: sanding it back first and applying a specialized skimming compound. It's cleaner, faster, and doesn't add unnecessary weight to your walls.

How much does it actually cost to remove gotelé?

The price depends on one key thing: whether your gotelé has been painted or not.

If you have the original builder's gotelé, it's fairly quick and inexpensive to scrape off. However, if previous owners have painted over it with washable paint, that paint seals it and goes rock hard. In that case, we have to use heavy sanding machinery and burn through a lot of sanding pads to get it off, which takes a bit more time and money.

Our water test: We don't guess prices over the phone. When we pop round, we'll dab a wet sponge on a corner of the wall. If it soaks in, it's the easy one. If it runs off, it's painted. This way, we give you an exact, fixed price with no nasty surprises later.

How long does a whole apartment take?

It depends on the size of the place and the current state of the walls. For an average apartment on the Costa del Sol, the scraping, skimming, drying, and sanding usually takes 1 to 2 weeks. When we visit, we'll give you a clear finish date, and we stick to it.

Do I need to find a separate painter?

We can do the whole lot. In fact, most of our clients ask us to paint it as well. Because we know exactly how well the walls have been prepped, we can guarantee a superb finish with our trade paints. We'll simply break down the painting cost separately in your quote so you can decide.

Clear quotes. No hidden extras.

The days of getting a price on a scrap of paper or a vague WhatsApp message are over. After we visit, we'll email you a proper PDF quote so you know exactly what the job costs.

Priced by room You'll see exactly what the living room costs compared to the bedrooms. You are in control of what gets done.
Materials & protection included The zip-wall sheeting, masking tape, and skimming compounds are all already included in the price.
Agreed deadlines We give you a realistic schedule. If we say we'll finish on a Friday, we finish on a Friday.

Say Goodbye to Gotelé

Let's sort out your walls

Send us a few photos of your rooms in Estepona or Marbella, and we'll let you know what it will take.

Smooth, Modern Walls