Hamilton Gib Stopping & Plastering

Gib stopping comes up more often than people expect. It's the finishing step after any new wall goes up, after an electrician or plumber has cut into existing gib, or after a wardrobe, shelf, or old fixture comes off a wall and leaves holes behind. In older Hamilton homes, it's also common to see nail pops, hairline cracks along ceiling joins, and stopping that's degraded over the decades. Whatever the cause, the wall needs to be brought back to a flat, seamless surface before paint will sit properly on it — otherwise every flaw gets thrown into sharp relief the moment light hits the wall.

Plenty of Hamilton villas and older homes still have their original solid plaster, or gib that's had a few decades of settling and movement. Before we repaint, we go over walls and ceilings for nail pops, cracked corners, and holes from old fixtures, and patch each one properly rather than skimming over it with paint and filler. It's a small extra step that makes a real difference to how the finished paint job looks, especially in rooms with strong natural light where every imperfection tends to show.