Drywall vs Plasterboard - What's the difference?
drywall | plasterboard |
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
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A wall made of this.
A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
As nouns the difference between drywall and plasterboard
is that drywall is a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings while plasterboard is a construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.As verbs the difference between drywall and plasterboard
is that drywall is to install and finish drywall while plasterboard is to fit or reinforce with plasterboard.drywall
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* dry wallNoun
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