How Much Does Venetian Plaster Cost in the UAE?

Venetian plaster starts from AED 180 per square metre in the UAE, supplied and installed by RBS Group, the UAE’s No.1 decorative surfaces company. Marmorino and travertino start from AED 160 per square metre, and tadelakt — the burnished Moroccan lime for wet areas — from AED 350 per square metre. All figures cover supply and installation; an exact quote follows a site visit.

How much does Venetian plaster cost in the UAE?

Venetian plaster (stucco veneziano) costs from AED 180 per square metre in the UAE, supplied and installed. A typical 25 m² feature wall in polished stucco veneziano starts from around AED 4,500 in total. The final rate depends chiefly on sheen: a high-gloss burnished finish takes more coats and more hand work than a matte one, and is priced accordingly.

How much do marmorino and travertino cost?

Marmorino and travertino start from AED 160 per square metre, supplied and installed across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Marmorino reads as soft, cloudy stone with a matte-satin surface; travertino as open, textured stone. A 25 m² marmorino feature wall starts from around AED 4,000 in total — and RBS Group is the first company in the UAE to publish a marmorino price at all.

How much does a tadelakt bathroom cost in Dubai?

A tadelakt bathroom in Dubai starts from around AED 8,000 in total, with the plaster itself starting from AED 350 per square metre and every project priced individually. Tadelakt is the most labour-intensive plaster we make: wet-zone waterproofing beneath the lime, then hand-burnishing with a stone until the surface closes and repels water. No other UAE company publishes a tadelakt price; this is the first.

What moves the price

Five things decide where a quote lands above the starting rate:

• Sheen level — high-gloss burnished finishes cost more than matte; every extra degree of polish is trowel work.
• Number of coats — deeper, more layered finishes take more passes.
• Wall preparation — lime plaster shows whatever sits beneath it, so the skim must be right before the finish begins.
• Materials — imported Italian lime, not acrylic imitation.
• Protection — wax and protective topcoats, specified to the room.

Tadelakt adds two more: wet-zone waterproofing and stone-burnishing by hand. Bespoke work — pigmented finishes, curved walls, custom patterns — is priced on consultation, and every exact quote follows a site visit.

Is Venetian plaster worth it compared with paint or wallpaper?

Judged on budget alone, Venetian plaster is not worth it — quality paint costs a fraction of lime plaster and remains the right choice for rental properties, ceilings and rooms you expect to redecorate in a few years. Lime plaster sits in a different category: a permanent mineral surface that is breathable, naturally resistant to mould in coastal humidity, and ages rather than dates. Paint and wallpaper are finishes you replace; plaster is a wall you keep.

Which plaster suits which room?

Marmorino and travertino suit living rooms, bedrooms and majlis walls; polished stucco veneziano suits entrances and formal rooms where light should move across the wall; and tadelakt is the one plaster made for showers, bathrooms and hammams. In a villa bathroom, tadelakt replaces tiles entirely — genuinely waterproof lime with no grout lines to darken in the humidity. All four are mineral and breathable, so they stay stable through air-conditioned interiors and 45°C summers.