Auckland Specialists
GIB Fixing, Stopping & Plastering
From bare board to a seamless, paint-ready wall. Fixing secures the board, stopping levels the joints, and plastering finishes the surface flat. Level 4 and level 5 finishes for new builds and renovations.
Contact UsWhat you get
Flat planes, invisible joints
Three trades make a perfect wall. GIB fixing secures the board to the framing, straight and solid, so nothing moves later. Stopping tapes and coats every joint and screw hole until they disappear. Plastering is the finishing layer, skimmed and sanded so the light never catches a flaw. We build our coats properly and sand to a true plane, so your walls read as one clean surface from any angle.
- GIB fixing: sheets fixed straight and secure
- Joint taping and multi-coat stopping
- Plaster skim coats and repairs
- Level 4 and level 5 finishes
- Sanding to a flat, true plane
- Ready-to-paint handover
How it works
From board to flat wall, step by step
- 01
GIB fixing
The GIB board is fixed straight and secure to the framing, with fasteners set correctly. Everything that follows depends on this base.
- 02
Taping and bedding
Every joint is taped and bedded so the surface stays flat and crack-free as the building moves.
- 03
Stopping and plaster coats
Multiple stopping coats build the joins and fastener heads out level with the board face. A full plaster skim comes in here for level 5 work.
- 04
Fine sand and finish
We sand the whole surface to one flat plane and hand over ready for paint, level 4 or 5.
Common questions
Fixing, stopping and plastering, answered
What is the difference between GIB fixing, stopping and plastering?
Fixing is securing the GIB board to the framing, straight and solid. Stopping is taping and coating the joints and screw holes so they disappear into the wall. Plastering is the finishing layer, skimmed and sanded flat so the whole surface reads as one plane. Each step depends on the one before it, which is why we handle all three.
What is the difference between level 4 and level 5?
Level 5 adds a full skim coat over the whole surface for the flattest possible finish, best under gloss paint or raking light. Level 4 suits most homes. We advise which your job needs.
Do you do repairs as well as new builds?
Yes. We patch cracked or damaged plasterboard, re-stop failed joints and blend repairs into the existing wall so they disappear under paint.
Can you paint once the stopping is done?
We can. Many clients have us stop and then paint in one run, so the walls are finished by one team and the handover is seamless.
Stopped walls are ready for our interior painting, and we can take the outside on with exterior painting too.
Walls ready to paint
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