Plasterboard: Stiff "sandwich" of plaster between coarse paper. Now in widespread use for ceilings and walls.
Pointing: Smooth outer edge of mortar joint between bricks, stones etc.
Plasterboard Sandwich of plaster between paper. Commonly used for ceilings and partition walls.
Plinth The projecting base of a wall.
Plywood Board made from veneers of wood glued with the grain laid at right angles.
PLASTERBOARD - Chips and plaster sandwiched between 2 sheets of cardboard.
PLATE - Horizontal timber on wall to spread load of joists, rafters etc.
PLINTH - Widening at base of wall, often rendered.
Mesh metal, plasterboard, or thin wooden strips used as a foundation for plaster or stucco.
latin cross
A cross with three short arms and one long arm. Compare with Greek cross ...
Chipboard, hardboard and gypsum plasterboard
Building Centre - An organisation set up to provide information on building products and building technologies
Building Code - A document containing local building bylaws ...
Dry lined - An internal partition or cladding constructed usually with a timber frame and plasterboard.
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Ducting - A system of shafts or tubes designed to carry and protect cables or pipes.
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Gypsum collected in separate containers will be sent to reprocessors to be recycled into new plasterboard and coving.
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Clout nail - any nail with a large flat head used for securing roofing felt, plasterboard, slates or tiles etc.
Lossan nail - (Scottish) a heavy diamond headed nail mainly used as studding on doors.
Sprag - slang term for a nail.
 See also: Plaster, Beam, Timber, Ceiling, Floor
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