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  2. 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 ...

  3. Gypsum block - Wikipedia

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    Gypsum is a mineral and non-combustible building material (a class A1 building material in accordance with the German DIN 4102, the European EN 13501 or the British BS 476 or the American ASTM E119) consisting of calcium sulphate dihydrate (CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O). Because of the stored water, gypsum is a good fire protection building material. In the ...

  4. Cement board - Wikipedia

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    It can be used on the exterior of buildings as a base for exterior plaster systems and sometimes as the finish system itself. Cement board adds impact resistance and strength to the wall surface as compared to water resistant gypsum boards. Cement board is also fabricated in thin sheets with polymer modified cements to allow bending for curved ...

  5. Fiberboard - Wikipedia

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    Fiberboard (American English) or fibreboard (British English) is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers. Types of fiberboard (in order of increasing density) include particle board or low-density fiberboard (LDF), medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and hardboard or high-density fiberboard (HDF).

  6. Plaster veneer - Wikipedia

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    Typically, drywall is surfaced using the "mud-and-tape" method, where non-adhesive paper or mesh tape and drywall joint compound ("mud") is used to fill joints, cover nail heads, and repair any flaws. Plaster veneer was developed as a way of taking advantage of the reduced labor of modern drywall, while providing a genuine plaster surface for a ...

  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 ...

  8. 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).

  9. Markets stumble as Wall Street sells off Big Tech - AOL

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    US stocks ended Friday in the red, closing out a lackluster week despite a year of historic highs.. The Dow was lower by 333 points, or 0.78%, after the closing bell.