Sheetrock vs. Drywall

By Jaxson

  • Drywall

    Drywall (also known as plasterboard, wallboard, sheet rock, gyprock, gypsum board, or gypsum panel) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of facer and backer paper, used in the construction of interior walls and ceilings. The plaster is mixed with fiber (typically paper, fiberglass, asbestos, or a combination of these materials), plasticizer, foaming agent, and various additives that can reduce mildew, flammability, and water absorption.

    Drywall construction became prevalent in North America as a time and labor saving alternative to traditional lath and plaster.

Wikipedia
  • Sheetrock (noun)

    A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall

  • Sheetrock (verb)

    To install and finish sheetrock.

  • Drywall (noun)

    A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

  • Drywall (noun)

    A wall made of this.

  • Drywall (noun)

    A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.

  • Drywall (verb)

    To install and finish drywall.

Wiktionary
  • Sheetrock (noun)

    a plasterboard made of gypsum layered between sheets of heavy paper.

  • Drywall (noun)

    plasterboard

    “drywall partitions”

Oxford Dictionary

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