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| − | [US Gypsum Co] A registered trademark for a series of gypsum based construction materials. The most widely known type of Sheetrock, a drywall gypsum board, was originally produced in 1937. It is used as a plaster substitute for interior walls. Other types of Sheetrock products include: joint compound, joint tape, cement, ceiling panels, liner panels, coreboard, foil-backed panels, water-resistant panels, acoustical sealant, floor patch compound and texture finish paint. The name Sheetrock is sometimes incorrectly used generically for any drywall [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name= | + | [US Gypsum Co] A registered trademark for a series of gypsum based construction materials. The most widely known type of Sheetrock, a drywall gypsum board, was originally produced in 1937. It is used as a plaster substitute for interior walls. Other types of Sheetrock products include: joint compound, joint tape, cement, ceiling panels, liner panels, coreboard, foil-backed panels, water-resistant panels, acoustical sealant, floor patch compound and texture finish paint. The name Sheetrock is sometimes incorrectly used generically for any drywall [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gypsum_board gypsum board]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
[US Gypsum Co] A registered trademark for a series of gypsum based construction materials. The most widely known type of Sheetrock, a drywall gypsum board, was originally produced in 1937. It is used as a plaster substitute for interior walls. Other types of Sheetrock products include: joint compound, joint tape, cement, ceiling panels, liner panels, coreboard, foil-backed panels, water-resistant panels, acoustical sealant, floor patch compound and texture finish paint. The name Sheetrock is sometimes incorrectly used generically for any drywall gypsum board.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gypsum board
Hazards and Safety
US Gypsum: MSDS page
Additional Information
US Gypsum: Product literature page
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995