Is sheetrock and drywall the same product? Has there ever been a
difference?

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Is sheetrock and drywall the same product? Has there ever been a
difference?

By common usage, they are the same.

It's a regional thing. When I lived in Penna, it was sheetrock, I moved
a couple hundred miles west to Ohio and it was drywall. Fortunately
that prepared my for TX, as it is drywall here. Nothing, however
prepared me for the fact that here they pour "concreek" foundations.

It's a regional thing. When I lived in Penna, it was sheetrock, I moved
a couple hundred miles west to Ohio and it was drywall. Fortunately
that prepared my for TX, as it is drywall here. Nothing, however
prepared me for the fact that here they pour "concreek" foundations.

spake thus:

Is sheetrock and drywall the same product? Has there ever been a
difference?

I believe "Sheetrock" used to be a trade name for drywall (the generic
term for what's more properly called "gypsum wallboard"). "Sheetrock"
has now entered the language much like terms like "kleenex", "xerox",
"dumpster", etc.


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Is sheetrock and drywall the same product? Has there ever been a
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Sheetrock is drywall, but drywall is not always sheetrock.

Sheetrock is a brand name of drywall, or gypsum board made by US Gypsum
Corp. .

Gold Bond brand is made by National Gypsum

On 26 Oct 2006 14:52:02 -0700, wrote:

Is sheetrock and drywall the same product? Has there ever been a
difference?

Sheetrock is a trademark. Drywall isn't.