If you have a glaring hole or a huge crack in the wall that you are itching to get fixed, then you can always call in a professional gib fixer and get him to fix up the board. On the plus side, he should be able to affix the board to the wall and cover up the hole/crack just right. On the flip side, if you are planning to attempt fixing up the board on your own, then you would need to check out this post to avoid gib fixing disasters.
Avoiding the hump/crack: If you aim to get the perfect finish to affix the gib board onto the wall or the ceiling, you need to call professional GIB fixers in Auckland. With professional contractors, who would know how to fix a gib board onto the wall, you can count on the finish being ‘just perfect.’
On the other hand, if you immediately assume that fixing the gib board should be easy since it is plasterboard – that’s a disaster. Once you attempt to fix the board on your own, make sure that you have gotten the measurements and the duration for the board to set just right. But despite all the care, if your board develops cracks and bumps and marks the finish, it is time to call in the professionals. You need to remove the old board and the situation to the professional GIB fixers and get them to sort it out. Of course, you would have paid double for your mistake, but that cannot be avoided.
Not dry enough: One of the mistakes that you are bound to commit when trying to fix the boards on your own is affixing them when they are not dry enough. And using wet plasterboards and trying to affix it on the wall or the ceiling is like wading into a readymade disaster, one that’s all set to turn upside down any moment. So, it is never a good idea to use wet plasterboard to fix holes or cracks on the walls or ceiling.
Plasterboards become wet due to a variety of reasons, including flooding. And it tends to affect the integrity of these boards, and you can imagine the rest. It will cause the board to sag, crack or pop out and you would have to dry the wall and replace it with a new board, all over again.
The budget: One of the issues that most homeowners are concerned about regarding gib fixing is the additional cost. One of the common assumptions is that professional gib fixers tend to be expensive when in truth, they are not.
So let’s say you need to get the huge hole in the kitchen covered up, and the best option would be a gib board, right? You would be surprised to learn that professional gib fixing can cost anywhere from $6- $9 per square meter, and that’s it. So gib fixing is not a cost-prohibitive exercise, and what’s more, you should be able to afford the same quite easily.
Fixing the disaster: When it comes to a gib fixing disaster, the only option you would have is to remove the old gib board and call in a real professional. Of course, you would be required to be upfront with the professional and explain why you need them to fix a new board. Make sure you explain it briefly so that they understand your current requirements.
The quick draw of fixing a new board is that you would have to pay a professional contractor to cover your earlier mistake. You could have opted to get him on board right at the start (no pun intended). Granted that the term “plasterboard” is enough to get more than a few homeowners to attempt gib fixing, you may well want to learn all about gib fixing and gib stopping before attempting to fix the board up on the wall again.
And this is how you go about avoiding gib fixing disasters.
