gib tag
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Gib Primer and Waterproofing HELP! - Our tiler seems to think it is not necessary to Prime or Waterproof before he puts on tiles using adhesive only - on aqua gib - this is in a bathroom!. Is this correct? I thought it would take 2 days between priming and waterproofing before |
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Installing skirting b4 or after gib stopping? Hi. a basic question sorry. I have removed an internal wall seat/storage unit and installed gib generally okay. I will be getting a plasterer in to do all the gib stopping soon. I have bought new skirting. Does that go on after the |
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New Gib & Gib stopping question I know this is a how long is a piece of string sort of question, but would love an estimate for one room - average size double bedroom for someone to put up new gib and gib stopping as I have no idea - we'd remove the old gib and put in new insulation. In... |
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How to remove anchor insert in gib board I've got a house where the previous owner has placed 10 anchor inserts in the gib board walls for holding heavy objects. I've screwed out the hook part of the anchor but its left a metal insert which has the hole in the middle for the anchor and a t |
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Ply vs Gib Be interested to hear comments of the relative merits of either. On the face of it 12mm ply ain't a lot dearer than 12mm gib but must surely be way stronger. Plus a lot easier to work with and can be as easily undercoated/sealed as gib. |
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Gib stopping Every now and then we are getting small bubbles appearing in our finishing coat. We ware using Plus 4. Can you tell me what causes them please? |
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Gib hanging options Hi. Im tearing old 3mm dark ply off walls in hall and down stair well with one landing before bottom. 11 risers in all. Lower stair drop where first landing is is about 2400 down by 1760 wide to what was skirting and then another 1220 to 1800 |
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Gib suppliers in Hamilton / Cambridge area? Just after a small bag of cornice adhesive and other bits and pieces for a bit of patching. Cambridge would be more convenient but I do get to Hamilton about once a week. Any recommendations would be appreciated thanks. |
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Electric drill for Gib (DIY) I don't really like junk but I don't need trades mans quality (I see tradesman?? |
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Help gib sealer paint the sealer we have painted over the gib is cracking and flaking in the corners. can anyone tell me why? we sanded it back to take it off and repainted and its done the same thing again. What do we need to do? tia. |
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Gib Repair Question Hi, I want to repair a hairline crack on a gib join using gib paper tape. My question is do I use Tradeset or plus 4? My thoughts were Tradeset under the tape and plus 4 over it. cheers. |
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DIY Gib lining have an existing room, walls are stuffed, so ripping out the old linings (60 years old and damaged everywhere). Going to reline all the walls with gib, but have a question regarding door frames, and lining around them. have had one |
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Questions on using a Gib lifter I want to gib high angled (35 degrees) ceilings with a hired gib lifter. Havn't used one before. One room the height is 3.8m to apex and the other is 5 m. The heights where the centres of the sheet would be are 3m and 4.2 respectively. Sheet sizes a |
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1/2 bathroom in Gib aqualine? We are re-gibbing a small toilet room that just has a toilet and a small hand basins in it. Does it need to have aqualine or is standard gib with some kind of splash back around the hand basin ok? |
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Gib stopping question. How do you get that godforsaken joint tape to stick on and not bubble? I was told a thin coat of plus4 then the tape then another thin coat straight over. It doesnt even try to stick. The wall seems to suck the moisture out of the plus4 before you get the... |
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"sizing" new gib board for painting Hi knowledgeable ones-Does one need to size or seal new gib for painting=different answers from different people so far. Confused-old gib is painted but flaky as. So best options please. |
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Resene QuickDry over new Gib Can I use an existing can of Resene Quckdry waterborn primer undercoat over new gib and plaster - or do I need to use a sealer first? This will be a bathroom and kitchen area |
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Gluing Gib to an internal painted block wall What is the best glue to use ? |
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Question on fixing gib ceiling battens Hi, I am fixing wood gib ceiling battens. If I need to butt join some do I make the join over a rafter or beween the rafters? cheers |
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GIB Aqualine vs BPB ProRoc Aquastop Is there any significant difference between GIB Aqualine and BPB ProRoc Aquastop! I have been trying to find comparisons between the two but have had no luck. Also, are they similarly priced! I would like to know as my builder has listed GIB on his quote ... |
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Painting of gib repairs So after touching up & filling some minor holes etc in gib walls what's the best way to get the touch up paint to blend nicely . Ie brush or small roller , only small area say a couple of sq cms , .thanks |
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Gib install/stopping advice for lights/sockets pls I have two concerns regarding putting up gib and stopping it around lights fittings and power points.Firstly in the ceiling there will be four recessed lights along the tapered edge join. What would be the best way of going about installing li |
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Gib stopping question. I am doing up an old house and there are places where the gib has a few bumps and waves etc, not too bad, but I would like to improve it if possible. Can I just sand the paint and skim with Plus 4 then sand and repaint . Is this what a pro would do! cheer... |
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Oily spot on Gib I'm repainting a house that's about 12 years old and there's a spot about the size of my palm where the original paint was sticky, so I tried sugar soap, a degreaser, more sugar soap, sandpaper, and then scraped the paint off. The spot is brown and smells... |
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Did anyone see the news item -recycling Gib board? I can't find the news item now. I saw it on the TV though. They were recycling building material and separating the gib board, and shredding it to use the gypsum. The article showed a fertiliser spreader truck spreading the white material, pre |
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Is there a tool for finding live wires behind Gib? im being told no such thing exists but i find that very hard to believe |
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Lining over an existing gib ceiling Current ceiling is fibre reinforced, but is sagging between 450mm joists and has cracked as not taped (1980). Screwed 20mm thk battens to existing joists and using 6m sheets (room is 8m x 6m) to reline. 10mm or 13mm gib? Any advice appreciated. |
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Stripping wallpaper- glue residue on gib? I'm just stripping some wallpaper of some gib ready to paint. I'm just wondering do i need to get any remaining glue residue off and if so how? Wallpaper has come off well and now the gib is dry it look clean but if i spray it with water there |
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Can taps be fixed onto gib walls without tiles? Planning on installing a freestanding bath. Is it necessary to have tiles behind the mixer and taps or can they be fixed straight onto aqua line gib? TIA. |
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Toilet/bathroom gib We need to replace a couple of pieces of gib in both areas. Does anyone know if we have to use aqua gib and replace all or can just do like for like? |
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Water damage on gib under wallpaper I have moved in to an old rental house and am doing it up for myself. I’m starting with the smallest room in the house (the loo) to see what I could be in for. One wall backs on to the laundry where they seem to have had a broken pipe at some stage... |
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Bathroom walls gib or villaboard We are about to start a renovation on a bathroom and builder says aqua line and tiler says villaboard. Thinking go with the tiler recommendation? . |
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Pigmented sealer and skim coat on old gib I have stripped some wall paper off. Is it best to pigment seal the old gib BEFORE skimming the walls to help stop stains and harden up damaged on the gib paper etc for sanding. I thought you did, but builder says no. |
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Gib fixers Queries, please - 1. Is there a minimum number of screws to affix a sheet of gib onto the studs? 2. Is it OK to use 2.4 sheets of Gib diagonally across a 2.4 wall.? We will need 2x1200 sheets & 300cm for a 2.7high wall. 3. If the g |
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