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Definition of drywall
: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard
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Have a water source handy and use a piece of drywall or Sheetrock to protect pavement or grass.
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Framing is complete and drywall hung for some of the 34 suites that range from $200,000 to more than $300,000 per year.
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The officer also found drywall dust inside the man's phone cover.
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In typical condominiums, the drywall and everything in the bearing walls is common area.
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Neil Nelson, president of Engineered Structures Inc. in Meridian, Gardner’s buildng contractor on its Downtown projects, says costs for materials such as concrete, steel and drywall increased more than 10 percent since 2012.
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Though construction is in high demand in Texas’ booming capital city, Oscar Martinez’s drywall company is suddenly struggling.
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Rauschenberger went through Elgin's tallest building Friday morning and noticed that workers were putting up some drywall.
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Before the building was fully sealed during construction, a June 2014 rainstorm damaged interior materials, including drywall and caused mold to grow.
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First Known Use of drywall
1950
DRYWALL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of drywall for English Language Learners
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: building material that is used for making walls and ceilings and that is made of large sheets of plaster covered with thick paper
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