Generally speaking, Plasterboard is coated completely with plaster, usually
the plaster is about 1/4 inch thick over the entire wall, and when you try
to pound a nail into it to hang a picture it usually cracks and flakes, it
replaces the old lath and plaster system, while dry wall is just gypsum
board where you tape/mud the joints and mud the nails/screws, then paint.
Then there are some folks that use the two terms, plaster board and dry
wall, to mean gypsum wall board. Today there are many more kinds of wall
board, for many different applications.
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Subject: [DIY] Difference between plasterboard & drywall
How can I tell if I have plasterboard or drywall?
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