GIB stopping in Auckland
Joints taped, coated and sanded to the level of finish your paint and lighting need.
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Stopping is the part of the job you only notice when it is done badly. Low sun through a window or a row of downlights will pick out every joint that was rushed.
We tape, coat and sand to the finish level the room calls for, and we check our own work under a raking light before we call it ready for paint. For dark colours, gloss finishes or rooms with critical lighting we recommend a Level 5 skim over the whole surface.
What we do
- Level 4 finish for most homes
- Level 5 skim finish for critical lighting, dark or gloss paint
- Square-stopped and coved ceilings
- Crack, hole and joint repairs
The paint we finish with
When we paint the walls we have lined, stopped or plastered, it is with Resene or Dulux, so the finish is as good as the surface under it.
Resene, voted New Zealand's most trusted paint brand every year from 2012 to 2023
Recent work
Guides
GIB stopping cost in Auckland
The typical GIB stopping cost in Auckland is $25 to $70 per square metre for labour, depending on the level of finish. Here are typical ranges for a room and a whole house, what pushes a price up, and how to compare quotes.
What is GIB stopping?
What is GIB stopping? It is the finishing of plasterboard: joints taped, screws filled, coats built up and sanded until the board reads as one smooth surface, ready for paint. Here is how it is done, so you can judge a quote or a finished job.
GIB repairs in Auckland: holes, cracks and water damage
GIB repairs for Auckland homes, from a door handle through the wall to a ceiling stained by a leak. We look for the cause, repair the board, then stop and paint it so the repair disappears into the wall.
Ceiling GIB stopping, skimming and repairs in Auckland
Ceiling GIB stopping in Auckland homes, from new ceilings in a renovation to skimming an old popcorn ceiling flat and repairing cracks and leak stains. A ceiling shows faults a wall would hide, so it gets more care.
Other services
GIB lining
Plasterboard fixed straight and screwed to depth, so the stopping and paint that follow have a flat surface to sit on.
Plastering
Interior skim coats and plaster repairs that leave old and new surfaces reading as one wall.
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, doors and trim, prepared properly and painted with a tidy site at the end of each day.
Exterior painting
Weatherboard, plaster and brick homes, roofs, fences and decks, prepared and painted to last.
Get a free quote
Tell us about the job and we will call you back to arrange a time to come and see it. Every quote starts with a free wall health check, valued at $397: we look over the job, tell you what actually needs doing, and put the price in writing. The price we quote is the price you pay.