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  2. Drywall anchor - Wikipedia

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    A drywall anchor, also known as a wall anchor, is an insert that, combined with the appropriate screw, can create a strong mount anywhere on a drywall panel or similar hollow wall. [1] A drywall anchor goes between the screw and the drywall, gripping the drywall much more effectively than a screw would. [ 2 ]

  3. Drywall - Wikipedia

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    Various sized cuts of 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) drywall with tools for maintenance and installation . Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of ...

  4. USG Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In 1890, New York Coal Tar Chemical Company employees Fred L. Kane and Augustine Sackett developed plaster board [9] by, first, strengthening the plaster with Plaster of Paris sandwiched between heavy paper, creating a viable competitor to traditional lime plaster. [10] Sackett patented the new drywall product as Sackett Board in 1894. [11]

  5. Chinese drywall - Wikipedia

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    Drywall, also known as plasterboard, is a building material typically consisting of gypsum-based plaster extruded between two thick sheets of paper and kiln-dried.. Drywall was imported by the United States during the construction boom between 2004 and 2007, spurred by a shortage of American-made drywall due to the rebuilding demand of nine hurricanes that hit Florida from 2004 to 2005, and ...

  6. Canada's Worst Handyman 2 - Wikipedia

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    The eco-drywall, made from 96% recycled materials, costs the same as regular drywall-- $132 per shed. Furthermore, it can also double as fertilizer and does not release hydrogen sulfide as it breaks down. The eco-friendly paint, free of all volatile organic compounds such as formaldehyde, cost three times as much as regular paint.