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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A precast block or tile made from calcined [ | + | A precast block or tile made from calcined [[gypsum]] ([[plaster of Paris]]). Gypsum blocks usually contained 3 to 5% filler, such as wood. Gypsum blocks were first made commercially in Germany in the 1890s. They were used for floors, partitions and roofs. Gypsum blocks became popular because they were lightweight, fireproof and absorbed sound. By the 1920s, gypsum blocks were replaced by gypsum wallboard as the preferred building material for interior walls. U.S. manufacturers stopped making gypsum blocks in the 1960s. |
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gypsum tile; Gypsite; Gypsteel; Pyrobar; Structolite; Unitrave | gypsum tile; Gypsite; Gypsteel; Pyrobar; Structolite; Unitrave | ||
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| − | Susan Escherich, "Gypsum Block and Tile", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995. | + | * Susan Escherich, "Gypsum Block and Tile", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995. |
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[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:24, 30 August 2022
Description
A precast block or tile made from calcined Gypsum (Plaster of Paris). Gypsum blocks usually contained 3 to 5% filler, such as wood. Gypsum blocks were first made commercially in Germany in the 1890s. They were used for floors, partitions and roofs. Gypsum blocks became popular because they were lightweight, fireproof and absorbed sound. By the 1920s, gypsum blocks were replaced by gypsum wallboard as the preferred building material for interior walls. U.S. manufacturers stopped making gypsum blocks in the 1960s.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gypsum tile; Gypsite; Gypsteel; Pyrobar; Structolite; Unitrave
Resources and Citations
- Susan Escherich, "Gypsum Block and Tile", in Twentieth-Century Building Materials, T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.