On Jul 6, 6:03*pm, "Graham." wrote:
"Adrian Simpson" wrote in message

... Hi all,

A quick question, when did plasterboard first come into common use ?

http://www.drywallhowto.com/drywall-history.shtml

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Graham.

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No idea when 'invented'!
I do seem to recall 'plasterboard' being used extensively in a lot of
'Prefab housing' shortly after WWII. Also there was a plasterboard
manufacturing plant on the Wirral side of the river Mersey which I
would walk past in the late 1940s.
In this part of Canada it is still often called 'Gyproc' (Maybe that
was once trade name, like Hoover, and came into generally usage?).
Elsewhere have heard it described as 'Gypsum Board' etc.
With wood frame cnstruction three eighths WAS the common thickness.
More recently half inch on two by six wood frame etc. is now
mandatory, apparently for greater fire resistance. Half inch is
heavier to handle especially doing it yourself!This now 38 year old,
considerably self built, house is finished with three eighths
thickness. Cheers.