That is why it is called gypsum. But it must be filled with glue, etc.


"Father Haskell" wrote in message
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On Aug 17, 7:27 pm, "Percival P. Cassidy" wrote:
I took down a couple of pieces of beat-up sheetrock and found that many
of the cavities were almost completely full of pieces of sheetrock.

Any good reason why a builder (or remodeler, perhaps) would have done
this? The only thing I can think of is that it saved them the trouble of
carting the offcuts away and perhaps paying to dump them.

I suppose they haven't been doing any harm, but they are a pest if I
want to install an old-work outlet box in a section of wall where I do
not remove the sheetrock.

Perce

If they're unpainted, bust them up and feed them to the lawn.
They're a great source of magnesium. In fact, magnesium
supplements (i.e. "claybreaker") are usually made from
recycled drywall.