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2. What's the Actual Difference Between Sheetrock and Drywall? - AOL

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   3/8-inch drywall: This drywall is also a good choice for curved walls. This thickness is most often used to repair existing drywall that needs patching. This thickness is most often used to repair ...

3. 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 1 ⁄ 2 and 5 ⁄ 8 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.

4. Lath and plaster - Wikipedia

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   Each wall frame is covered in lath, tacked at the studs. Wood lath is typically about one inch (2.5 cm) wide by four feet (1.2 m) long by 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm) thick. Each horizontal course of lath is spaced about 3 ⁄ 8 inch (9.5 mm) away from its neighboring courses. Metal lath is available in 27-inch (69 cm) by 8-foot (240 cm) sheets.

5. USG Corporation - Wikipedia

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   In 1909, Avery led the USG acquisition of the Sackett Plaster Board Company, [13] inventor of Sackett Board, which was a panel made of multiple layers of plaster and paper. Patented by USG in 1912, a new manufacturing process produced boards with a single layer of plaster and paper that could be joined flush along a wall with a relatively ...

6. Everything You Need to Know About Knockdown Drywall Texture - AOL

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   6-inch drywall knife. 2-gallon bucket. Power drill with paddle attachment. Scrap of drywall (for testing) 18-inch knockdown knife. Clean Rags. Step One: Prep the Space. Splattering is a messy process.

7. Plaster veneer - Wikipedia

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   Plaster veneer (American English) or plaster skim (British English) is a construction methodology for surfacing interior walls, by applying a thin layer of plaster over a substrate—typically over specially formulated gypsum board base, similar in nature to drywall.