What is " sheetrock" mean ? ( also "sheetrock ceiling"?)?
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During the 1940's Sheetrock replaced Plaster for Wall and Cieling covering- it comes in 3/8 -1/2 and 5/8 thickness, and 4x8- common Commercial, hung vertical, 4/12 hung Horizontal, in Residential, it also comes 4x14 but not in common use as much- Sheetrock is also called DryWall, that name comes from the absence of all the water in Plaster- Pro drywallers use the Longest sheet availible, less joints to fill and faster to apply- In commercial use 5/8 Firecode is used, its more heat resistant. used between units in a building.
Other answers:
sheet rock is normally a 4x8 sheet of wallboard that is applied to the interior of a houses walls. Its normally made out of gypsum. its properties include being an excellent fire barrier and a really good painting base.
sheet rock is normally a 4x8 sheet of wallboard that is applied to the interior of a houses walls. Its normally made out of gypsum. its properties include being an excellent fire barrier and a really good painting base.
1} A trademark used for plasterboard. This trademark often occurs in print in lowercase: “[It] is excellent for installing lights, installing ceiling tile, taping sheetrock... and other jobs” (Engineering News-Record). It also occurs as a verb: “We're going to sheetrock the ceiling” (New York Times).
2} a kind of plasterboard
sheetrock is a name brand gypsum wall board product. Used to cover walls and ceilings.
sheetrock is drywall is wallboard. I think I've heard one other term, but I don't recall. It's all the same stuff, generally.
Sheetrock is another name for drywall.
Sheetrock is a piece of building material that is usually 4' x 8' and is heavy. It has a chaulk like substance between layers of heavy white paper that is applied to walls or ceiling usually by a drill with screws or nails. You tape the seams to connect boards and apply a mastic or paste to smooth out the joints.