Paul's plastering blog

Choosing the optimum time to renovate your home will depend on your budget, availability of trades, weather, and personal situation. There are many factors to consider before starting a renovation project, especially the timing of when you begin and when you expect to...

When moving into, or vacating a property, it helps to have things crystal clear as to whose responsibility it is to fix or maintain damage on the property. There is inevitable wear and tear on all properties and appliances over time when a property is rented, it is a...

The million-dollar question is: What exactly is Gyprock? For the Australian construction scene, Gyprock has become synonymous with plasterboard—but ‘Gyprock’ is actually a brand that makes plasterboard and other building materials. Gyprock is to plaster and...

A room's interior can be transformed in the simplest way possible with just a few minor adjustments. Adding a partition wall to your home can serve many functions, from partitioning a room to divide a space, to hide clutter and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of a room...

Painting and decorating the walls of a home is not a new trend, feature walls have long held their stance as design elements that tie a room together. Adjacent to these celebrated walls is a design feature of a home that we often overlook: the ceiling. Your home's...

 Have you got a persistent draught coming from a gap between a door frame and the wall, or windows that don’t close properly? These annoying and consistent problems occur, often as a result of misalignment between the door or window frame and the wall. Not only are...

The popularity of partition walls has increased significantly in recent years. There was a big push for open plan everything in recent times, due to the trend to keep things open, light and appear larger. Some home owners have found that open plan spaces are not as...

Dropped ceilings are typically located beneath the main ceiling. Alternatively referred to as T-bar ceilings, fake ceilings, or suspended ceilings, they are a prominent style in modern architecture and design. When constructing dropped ceilings, your goal should be to...

If you notice that your ceiling is stained, discoloured, or bubbling, that’s a sure sign that your property has or at some point had a leak in the roof or in a water pipe above the ceiling. If you notice that the damage changing over time, then you know that the...