Drywall

Drywall

Also called gypsum board or plasterboard. Refers to panels of plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper to make interior walls or ceilings.

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when marks from ink pen, markers, chalk, mold or stains that come threw the paint and you can see after the final coat of paint. Use kilz primer paint to cover most anything that bleeds threw your ...

bit

Construction; Drywall

The removable part of the screw gun that fits into the screw, #2 tip is what is standard for drywall screws.

beveled edge

Construction; Drywall

On every sheet of drywall has 2 beveled or tapered sides. when the 2 beveled edges of the board are together it makes an indentation in the joint and the indentation can be taped and filled with mud ...

bed coat

Construction; Drywall

The first coat of joint compound with the tape embedded into the tapered joints.

mastic

Construction; Drywall

Any of various pasty compound containing bituminous materials and used as an adhesive or seal.

bead

Construction; Drywall

The raised section of a stop bead or a corner bead that gives drywall sharp straight corner or edge.

adhesive

Construction; Drywall

Glue, liquid nail, drywall adhesive, for added strength to fasten drywall to studs. also spray glue to fasten beads like tear away stop bead where the drywall returns into the window.