Gib stopping in Christchurch

Gib fixers Christchurch

Joins, screw holes and corners. Start with the job and your suburb.

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A plasterer in oxblood overalls smooths a wall with a trowel in an empty room.

The work

Gib stopping in Christchurch.

Gib stopping fills and smooths the joins and screw holes in plasterboard. It goes on in coats, with drying time between. Then it is sanded smooth.

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island. Tell us your suburb and roughly how many rooms.

Gib fixers hang the board. Gib stoppers finish it. Say which one you need.

The job

How gib stopping usually runs.

Every job is different. This is the usual order.

  1. Tape the joins.

  2. Put a first coat over the joins and screws.

  3. Add more coats once each one is dry.

  4. Sand smooth, ready for paint.

Price

Get a price for your job.

A real price comes from someone who has seen the work. These are the things that move it.

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  • The finish level you want before paint.
  • Ceiling height and access.
  • When you need it done.
  • How many square metres of wall and ceiling.
  • New board or repairs to old board.

Start with the job

Tell us the job in Christchurch.

Plain questions, one at a time. Your budget is optional.

Thanks. We have your job.

Your job is saved. Where a business covers this work, we pass it on.

What needs doing?

Pick the job type.

For example: two new bedrooms, walls and ceilings, the board is already up.

Tell us a little about the job.

Where is the job?

We use this to know where the job is.

Tell us the suburb or town.

Your budget (optional)

This is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

Your details

Tell us your name.

Enter a phone number with 8 to 11 digits, or an email.

Give a phone number, an email or both.

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Tick the box so we can keep your details for this job.

We collect your details to pass your job to a business that can do it. For painting and plastering jobs in New Zealand that is Pour, the painting and plastering business. House Proud is published by Wallace and Henry House Limited, 19 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland. You must give a name and a phone number or an email, or we cannot pass the job on. You can ask to see and correct your details at any time.

How it works

Be the job they answer.

A tradie answers a referral, because their name is on it. Every job sent here is meant to work like a referral.

  1. Tell us the job.

    The work, the suburb and a few lines. Your budget if you like.

  2. One local gets it.

    Your job goes to one plasterer who works in your area. Not a list of names.

  3. The standard.

    A fast reply. A visit on time. A call after the job to check it is right.

Questions

Good questions.

What goes in the form for a job in Christchurch?

Tell us the job type, your suburb and a few lines about the work. Say how many walls or ceilings, new work or repairs, and when you want it done.

Why does gib stopping take more than one visit?

Each coat must dry before the next one goes on. So the work is spread over more than one day.

Do I need to know my budget?

No. The budget band is optional. It is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

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