drywall
Interior wall sheets
Drywall is the standard interior wall material in modern construction, consisting of gypsum plite pressed between paper sheets.
It replaced plaster-and-lath construction because it's faster and cheaper to install—you screw or nail the panels to studs, tape the seams, and apply joint compound.
As a verb, to drywall means to install this material: We spent the weekend drywalling the basement.
Also called wallboard, gypsum board, or by the brand name Sheetrock.
Hydrated calcium sulfate
- sheetrockGypsum building panels
- wallboardPanel for interior surfaces
- boardFlat rigid panel
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
paper-faced · moisture-resistant · greenboard · paperless · core · thickness · 4x8 · sheet
Friction-smoothing a surface
- textureSurface tactile quality
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- paintingPigment on canvas
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
leveling · compound · mud · knockdown · popcorn · stipple · feathering · float
Execution by noose
- screwsThreaded metal fasteners
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- studsStructural wall timbers
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
taping · mudding · seams · joints · fasteners · lift · T-square · measuring
Repairing by covering
Thing that partitions
- officeProfessional work location
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- soundproofImpenetrable to audio
acoustic · separation · privacy · enclosure · modular · temporary · commercial · residential
gypsum
Hydrated calcium sulfate
panels · paper-faced · moisture-resistant · greenboard · paperless · core · thickness · 4x8 · sheet · stock
sanding
Friction-smoothing a surface
smoothing · leveling · compound · mud · knockdown · popcorn · stipple · feathering · float · trowel
hanging
Execution by noose
framing · taping · mudding · seams · joints · fasteners · lift · T-square · measuring · cutting
patching
Repairing by covering
divider
Thing that partitions
- officeProfessional work location
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
soundproof · acoustic · separation · privacy · enclosure · modular · temporary · commercial · residential
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- basementsbasement stairs, basement walls, basement door, basement bar, finished basement
- wallspartition walls, load-bearing walls, retaining walls, brick walls, concrete walls
- Construction Lingostud, studs, sheetrock, framing, joists
- building craftscarpentry, masonry, joinery, plastering, roofing
- compositescomposite, composite material, fiberglass, carbon fiber, plywood
drywallwet plaster
Moist wall-coating material
lath and plaster · plaster · stucco · masonry · brick
drywallload-bearing wall
Wall supporting overhead weight
foundation · support column · framing · structural steel · stud
- drywall mudGypsum-based joint compound