On 16/5/20 8:30 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2020 22:46:07 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:



"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 May 2020 21:52:05 +0100, Scott Lurndal
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Andrew writes:
On 15/05/2020 18:24, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 15/05/2020 16:52, Commander Kinsey wrote:
I was astonished to find Americans actually call plasterboard
"drywall" even if it's on a ceiling!* So not a wall!

Daft in the first place to say "drywall", as all walls are dry,
unless
made of mud, which is still dry once it's set.

Lath and plaster with horse hair is a wet wall....


They say two by four as well ....

I always thought they called it SheetRock ?.

SheetRock is a brand name.

It's known regionally by different names, gypboard, drywall, sheetrock,
blueboard/greenboard (mold resistant), etc.

Whatever it's called, it's ****.* It's powder held together with paper.

Nope, the paper is just the surface.

Under the paper is just powder.* Ever tried removing some?

Use wood for crying out loud.

No thanks, much more expensive for a wall or ceiling

But a better finished product.

No crumbling, easier to remove,

Wrong, as always.

Wood does not crumble.* Wood panels attached with screws come off by

Chipboard does. You need to get out more.

simply undoing some screws.* You can even reuse the wood.* But

You cover up the screw heads. How are you going to get at them or get a
screwdriver into the (usually phillips head) recess? What about
corrosion of the screw shank?

Ah, you seem to be lacking in practical realities.

plasterboard ends up in a cloud of dust and mess.

easier to screw things into like a picture frame etc.


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Xeno


Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)