Before you call a trade, ask ERIN.

Send photos first. We’ll help you work out the sensible place to start.

1,000+ ERIN customers since 1985.

Customer's genuine words

“If you're looking for someone who doesn't just repair things but helps you understand the best way to approach a job from start to finish, I'd highly recommend Erin Solid Plasterers.”

Olivia — Google review
Factual ERIN context
ERIN involvement
Customer guidance on the best way to approach the job

Understand the house before comparing work.

You don’t need to diagnose the problem or know which trade you need before contacting ERIN. Start with photos.

  • WHY: the visible problem may not identify the first action.
  • HOW: send photos of the issue, room and home.
  • WHAT ERIN EXAMINES: water, older plaster, alterations and trade sequence.
  • PROOF: experience, genuine house evidence and customer outcomes.
A Melbourne tram streetscape lined with period homes and local shops
A lived-in older Melbourne weatherboard home with verandah and picket fence
A Melbourne period home with verandah, decorative timberwork and established garden

From photos to the sensible first move.

01

Send the issue, the room, and the front of the home

Send the close-up, the room, the front of the home and your suburb.

02

ERIN considers the house and your destination

We consider the home, the period details and what you are trying to do.

03

Decide what is worth doing first

Work out what matters now, what can wait and what to avoid spending on.

More than plastering know-how.

ERIN’s decades of plaster repair and restoration in older Melbourne homes inform what suits each house—its period, character, existing profiles and later alterations—not simply where to buy a product.

That knowledge includes where appropriate materials and components may be sourced, specialist suppliers to ask about stock, delivery and applicable trade pricing, and practical site access.

It also draws on working alongside tradespeople and seeing their workmanship, reliability, communication and care for the home. Together, these connections inform ERIN’s human judgement about suitable skills, the order of work and what may need to happen next.

AFTER ERIN RECEIVES YOUR ENQUIRY + PHOTOS

Meet Mack. FREE MACK ACCESS

Your interactive ERIN home guide.

Ask Mack about your actual home and the photos you’ve sent. Explore what may be happening, ask follow-up questions and understand what might need to happen next.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS YOU COULD ASK MACK

“What might these cracks mean?”
“Which trade should act first?”
“Who might help with this, or where could I find a matching part?”
Good question.
Let’s have a look…
Mack, ERIN’s fictional interactive home guide
Send photos first → then ask Mack

Access follows your ERIN enquiry. Questions stay connected to it. When a question needs human judgement, Mack will ask whether you’d like ERIN to respond.

Genuine ERIN evidence
Ivanhoe California Bungalow

The house that helped shape ERIN's house-first thinking.

This isn't a customer project. It is a home that became part of ERIN's own experience.

The Ivanhoe California Bungalow has been part of ERIN's story since 2009. Living with, restoring and adapting an older Melbourne home helped shape ERIN's house-first approach — understanding the original character, what has already changed, what is worth preserving and what the owner is trying to achieve before deciding what should happen next.

Understand the house first. Then decide the sensible next step.

Place
Ivanhoe, Melbourne
House
California Bungalow
ERIN connection
Since 2009

2009

01House before work | 2009
House before work: the Ivanhoe California Bungalow before restoration and adaptation
ERIN
02Rear of house before extension | 2009
Rear of the Ivanhoe California Bungalow before the extension, photographed in 2009
ERIN

2022

03House | 2022
Front exterior of the Ivanhoe California Bungalow in 2022
ERIN
04Modern rear extension | 2022
Modern rear extension of the Ivanhoe California Bungalow in 2022
ERIN
ERIN Reviews

Genuine words. Real ERIN customers.

Selected customer reviews reproduced with permission. Customer words are shown as written, with factual ERIN context kept separate.

Customer's genuine words

“Aiden is truely expert at his craft of plastering.
We are delighted with the work he completed installing plasterboard on top of our lath and plaster.
He straightened our non-plumb Federation walls and ceilings and provided excellence advice about appropriate cornices, roses, architraves and skirts. The finished job is outstanding.
Gregarious and a great problem solver, he was enjoyable to work with keeping us informed at every step.
Aiden takes great pride in his work and we could not be happier with our newly plastered hall and study.
We will not hesitation to use him again in other rooms of our home.”

Craig Tellefson — Google review
Factual ERIN context
Home
Federation home
Relationship
Repeat ERIN customer
Work
Plasterwork
Customer's genuine words

“Very happy with Aiden from Erin Solid Plasterers.
We needed some moulded vents replaced and he did a terrific job and was neat and tidy.
Can definitely recommend him”

Andrew — Google review · 5 March 2025
Factual ERIN context
Job
Moulded vent replacement
Context
Older-home plaster detail
Customer's genuine words

“We had a relatively small job, requiring the restoration of a wall following the removal of an old gas wall heater. Aiden gave a reasonable quote and sealed the deal by offering to complete the job next day. He arrived promptly the next day and completed the task professionally in about 4 hours. A good job and he's a nice bloke too. Recommended.”

Peter Gledhill — Google review · 3 November 2024
Factual ERIN context
Job
Wall restoration after removal of old gas wall heater
ERIN involvement
Plaster repair / restoration

More customer reviews are available on ERIN Solid Plasterers' Google Business Profile.

Give ERIN the context once.

Send photos, your Melbourne suburb and contact details. Add more context if it helps. ERIN will review what you’ve sent and explain the sensible next step.

Send photos, your Melbourne suburb and mobile number. Add a short note if it helps. ERIN will review what you’ve sent and explain the sensible next step.

Prefer to text your photos? TEXT PHOTOS: 0493 222 980

START YOUR ENQUIRY
PHOTOS

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

After ERIN receives your enquiry, your acknowledgement will include free Mack access so you can ask questions about your home and photos. If a question needs human judgement, Mack will ask whether you’d like someone from ERIN to respond.