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drywall
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drywall

Also called wallboard or gypsum board,it is a panel of gypsum covered on both sides with paper and used as the primary wall material in home construction. Commonly also called by a particular brand name, Sheetrock.



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For work that must be done quickly, a new type of gypsum board is now on the market, requiring no plastering, but finished ready for paint or paper.
Drywall, which has more pseudonyms than Puff Daddy (among them gypsum board, wallboard, plasterboard, Sheetrock, Gibraltar board, and if you're in a hurry, just "board"), is the most common source used for constructing interior walls and ceilings.
It will have capability to produce 50 million sq m of gypsum boards per year.
 
 
 
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