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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any rigid sheet of material used for covering interior walls and ceilings. Wallboards are used as a substitute for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster plaster], as decoration and as quick or temporary support surfaces. Wallboard has been made from a variety of materials over the years. Originally, wallboards were a laminated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pasteboard pasteboard] made from wood pulp, waste paper, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bagasse bagasse], or rags. The paper panels were soaked in linseed oil, dried, then painted or lacquered. In 1926, the | + | Any rigid sheet of material used for covering interior walls and ceilings. Wallboards are used as a substitute for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster plaster], as decoration and as quick or temporary support surfaces. Wallboard has been made from a variety of materials over the years. Originally, wallboards were a laminated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pasteboard pasteboard] made from wood pulp, waste paper, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bagasse bagasse], or rags. The paper panels were soaked in linseed oil, dried, then painted or lacquered. In 1926, the Masonite® process for producing a thin, dense [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fiberboard fiberboard], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hardboard hardboard], was developed. A third type of wallboard made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gypsum gypsum] is called drywall or plasterboard. It is composed of a gypsum core sandwiched between two layers of paper. Gypsum board is fire resistance, dimensionally stable, and inexpensive. Examples of some types of wallboard are: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beaverboard beaverboard]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Upson%20board Upson board], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Masonite%C2%AE Masonite®]; Iso-board; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Medex Medex], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=particle%20board particle board], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Duron%C2%AE Duron®], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=waferboard waferboard], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=drywall drywall], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Sheetrock%C2%AE Sheetrock®]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 386 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * | + | * Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 24 July 2013
Description
Any rigid sheet of material used for covering interior walls and ceilings. Wallboards are used as a substitute for plaster, as decoration and as quick or temporary support surfaces. Wallboard has been made from a variety of materials over the years. Originally, wallboards were a laminated pasteboard made from wood pulp, waste paper, bagasse, or rags. The paper panels were soaked in linseed oil, dried, then painted or lacquered. In 1926, the Masonite® process for producing a thin, dense fiberboard, or hardboard, was developed. A third type of wallboard made from gypsum is called drywall or plasterboard. It is composed of a gypsum core sandwiched between two layers of paper. Gypsum board is fire resistance, dimensionally stable, and inexpensive. Examples of some types of wallboard are: beaverboard; Upson board, Masonite®; Iso-board; Medex, particle board, Duron®, waferboard, drywall, and Sheetrock®.
Synonyms and Related Terms
wall board; gypsum board; drywall; dry-wall; fiberboard
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 386
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000