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  2. Drywall - Wikipedia

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    Lengths up to 16 feet (4.9 m) are common; the most common is 8 feet (2.4 m). Common thicknesses are 12 and 58 inch (13 and 16 mm); thicknesses of 1⁄4, 3⁄8, 3⁄4, and 1 inch (6, 10, 19, and 25 mm) are used in specific applications. In many parts of Canada, drywall is commonly referred to as Gyproc.

  3. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    Stud. Sill plate / sole plate / bottom plate. Wall studs are framing components in timber or steel -framed walls, that run between the top and bottom plates. It is a fundamental element in frame building. The majority non- masonry buildings rely on wall studs, with wood being the most common and least-expensive material used for studs.

  4. Molly (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    Molly fastener. A molly or molly bolt (often misspelled moly[1]) is a type of screw fastener that fastens objects to plaster or gypsum board hollow walls by providing an anchor to be lodged inside a hole and expanded once in position. Larger sizes permit reasonably heavy objects, such as shelving, flatscreen-TV mounts or central-heating ...

  5. Lath and plaster - Wikipedia

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    In use as early as 1900, rock lath (also known as "button board," "plaster board" or "gypsum-board lath"), is a type of gypsum wall board (essentially an early form of drywall) with holes spaced regularly to provide a 'key' for wet plaster. [3] Rock lath was typically produced in sheets sized 2 by 4 feet (610 by 1,220 mm).

  6. Plasterwork - Wikipedia

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    When this coat is nearly dry, it is finished with a smooth-skimming, 1 ⁄ 12 to 18 inch (2.1 to 3.2 mm) thick, of Parian, selenitic or other fine cement or lime, only as much as can be finished in one day being laid on. Then by pouncing through the pricked cartoon, the design is transferred to the plastered surface.

  7. Talk:Drywall/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    The ceiling is figured the same way, except 5/8" material is used. 1/2" on a ceiling will sag over a short amount of time. There is a product called 1/2" No Sag but generally not for the weekend warrior. In the example above the ceiling has 180 sq feet, divided by 32 plus 10% I would order 7 sheets of 4 x 8 x 5/8".

  8. Plaster - Wikipedia

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    A plaster low-relief decorative frieze is above it. Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. [1] In English, "plaster" usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while "render" commonly refers to external applications. [2]

  9. Sound transmission class - Wikipedia

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    8-inch (200 mm) hollow CMU (concrete masonry unit) with 1 + 12-inch (38 mm) wood furring, 1 + 12-inch fiberglass insulation and 12-inch (13 mm) drywall on each side [35] 55 Double layer of 12-inch (13 mm) drywall on each side, on staggered wood stud wall, batt insulation in wall 59

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