On Sat, 16 May 2020 18:30:29 +0100, Andrew wrote:

On 16/05/2020 02:03, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2020 01:02:34 +0100, Rod Speed
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"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 May 2020 23:48:01 +0100, Rod Speed
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On Fri, 15 May 2020 22:20:07 +0100, Rod Speed

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On 15/05/2020 17:12, Rod Speed wrote:
Commander Kinsey wrote
I was astonished to find Americans actually call plasterboard
"drywall"
even if it's on a ceiling! So not a wall!

I'm not astonished or amazed that you are astonished at that, you
have
always been that mindlessly obsessive about words.
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.

Plastered walls are wet when you are doing the plastering, stupid.

Not usually in America, where they just tape and fill the joints.
Hence
"Drywall".

I was talking about lath and plaster, not joins in whatever you call
sheets
of drywall.

Wet plastering is still done in the UK, most obviously with skimming.

Far too skillfull a task for an American.

Wrong, they used to do it that way until they invented drywall.

You lot are too stupid to do it the better way.

I'd never use the Neanderthal stuff.

It is in fact much more recent than timber walls

Doesn't mean it's better, just cheap ****. Dyson bagless hoovers are
more recent, doesn't mean it's a good idea to have your dust float all
over the room when you try to empty it.

And if you want cheap, just buy chipboard. Easier and cleaner to cut,
put up, remove, and screw things into.

Absolutely no fire resistance, and is even worse than 'wood' in a fire
because the glue gives off seriously nasty toxic smoke.

Why are you so obsessed with fire safety? You're such a snowflake.

Also expands and contracts as the weather goes from cold/wet to
cold/dry and hot/humid. Even more cracking and movement.

Try heating your home.

Oh and go into your attic and look at what's under your roof tiles. WOOD! Has it buckled? No!