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2. Lath and plaster - Wikipedia

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   Lath and plaster largely fell out of favour in the U.K. after the introduction of plasterboard in the 1930s. [2] In Canada and the United States, wood lath and plaster remained in use until the process was replaced by transitional methods followed by drywall (the North American term for plasterboard) in the mid-twentieth century. [citation needed]

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. Gypsum block - Wikipedia

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   A gypsum block is made of gypsum plaster and water. The manufacturing process [1] is automated at production plants where raw gypsum (CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O) is ground and dried, then heated to remove three-quarters of the bound water and thus transformed into calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CaSO 4 ·½H 2 O), also known as gypsum plaster, stucco, calcined gypsum or plaster of Paris.

5. How Much Does it Cost to Replace a Roof? - AOL

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   A fixed skylight costs around $150 per unit and an additional $500 or more for labor. Replacing a chimney costs $5,000 or more, while a partial rebuild typically goes for $1,000 to $3,000. Clean ...

6. Home repair - Wikipedia

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   Some things, such as broken windows, appliances or furniture can be carried to a repair shop, but there are many repairs that can be performed easily enough, such as patching holes in plaster and drywall, cleaning stains, repairing cracked windows and their screens, or replacing a broken electrical switch or outlet. Other repairs may have some ...

7. Will California homeowners relocate or rebuild? Both are costly

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   Between 2020 and 2022, insurance companies declined to renew 2.8 million homeowner policies in California, including 531,000 in Los Angeles County, according to data from the California Department ...