Monday, 30 July 2012

"PLASTERBOARD" Lisa Obbeek

Plasterboard aka gib is a hard surface made of plaster and paper. Its used for ceiling planes and walls.
Plasterboard is a smooth surface that can be painted, wall papered, tiled and plastered. Its mainly used indoors for walls and ceilings.
Plasterboard is not good with water infact water will damge your Plasterboards as plaster dissolves in water. It is long lasting as long as people know what they can and cant hang on them, you will often find holes in gib as it can break easily. The Gyproc performance range of plasterboards have been developed to provide additional performance in the key areas of fire, acoustics, thermal, impact resistance and moisture resistance, for a wide range of demanding lining applications.
Costs between $20 -$40 a sheet and it can be easily replaced or fixed.
There are a variety of plasterboard brands such as Gypoc, Knauf, Promat, Glasroc and more.

Plasterboard comes in different thicknesses.

"TILES" Lisa Obbeek

Tiles are hard,cold, smooth or rough surfaces, there are different types of tile but a very popular kind is the ceramic tiles.
Tiles are used in Bathrooms, kitchens, outdoor areas, walls, floors, splash backs, stairways and public spaces. Tiles come in different color's, textures, sizes and thicknesses.
Tiles are long lasting, as long as the preparation surface is well organized before laying them, if there's any gaps between the tiles and the surface they are layered on, they can easily break and there is a weight limit to tiling a wall.
the price of tiles depend on what sort of tiles they are and how big or small they are.

Trial

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