On Sat, 16 May 2020 15:18:20 +0100, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


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 ?.

Drywall is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick
sheets of paper. It is used to make interior walls and ceilings.

There's a the problem, it's not dryWALL if it's on the ceiling!

Drywall construction became prevalent as a speedier alternative to traditional
lath and plaster.

But nothing like as good as wood.