Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Feb 10, 2013 12:51 pm Hi Due to a burst water pipe in the wall cavity, in addition to a huge carpet stain, I have a huge area of wall missing. It's about 3.5m long and around knee height. I have a photo but don't know how to attach it At the moment I don't have money to pay the insurance excess (although they did come and dry out the carpet and remove the underfelt). I am looking for cheap ideas to cover this until I can afford the excess amount ($500). A friend has suggested hanging calico over it and attaching photos, or painting my own artwork. I love this funky idea however I have an indoor cat that would probably love it too - but in an entirely different way. I have had this situation for nine months now and have been putting up with it but am now tired of the gaping hole! Any clues? Edited to hopefully add pic http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/wallxm.jpg/ Re: Temporary Wall Fix Ideas Wanted 2Feb 10, 2013 1:12 pm You should be able to get enough plasterboard to cover this for less than $40. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Temporary Wall Fix Ideas Wanted 3Feb 10, 2013 1:44 pm bashworth You should be able to get enough plasterboard to cover this for less than $40. I agree. You would be able to get a tradie out of the local rag who does gyprock repairs to repair it for less than half your excess Sometimes its cheaper to skirt around insurance companies Arfur Hi all, Not sure if this is a good place for this question but I guess we'll find out! I'm a novice, building a modular room inside my garage/shed and need to create… 0 1861 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 8915 Hi JW I just read your post and I find this situation quite strange. When we build, we get a temp pole for construction which becomes the permanent pole for one of the… 1 3947 |