Dry Wall Covering Systems

Dry wall is a material that is used for construction purposes. This material is used in finishing the interiors of a building. When dry wall was not developed, the interior of the buildings was finished with the use of plaster. The plaster was put in the form of layers over the boards called laths. These laths were nailed directly by making use of studs. The plaster was put in between these laths to make them stay and was built in the form of several layers. This way of building actually required a lot of skill and experience; therefore it could not be considered an easy task. The builder could incorporate many different textures or designs by using this way of using the plaster. In the middle of 20th century the drywall was also called plasterboard, sheetrock or gypsum board. It got really popular after that and many people started making use of dry wall in their buildings. Now almost every building has the drywall walls. Drywall is better than the plaster in a number of ways.

The ease of installation is one main advantage of using the dry wall instead of the plaster. A person with a certain amount of skill can easily make use of the dry wall to refinish a room. A person does not need a lot of training or need to join a guild to learn how to use the dry wall for refinishing. There are other advantages of using dry wall. Dry wall is cost effective because it is less expensive than other wall covering systems. Dry wall material is a lot less in price and the installation is easier too. Therefore, the labor costs that are incurred by using dry wall are quite low too when they are compared to other wall covering systems. Dry wall repairs are not expensive either. They are quite less if they are compared to lath and plaster and several other wall coverings. Dry walls are considered to be quite impact resistant, actually much more than the plaster.

A dry wall covering is a lot more stable compared to the other wall covering materials. A dry wall covered wall may feel hollow if a person knocks the wall, but it is much more capable of resisting the impacts. It is because the builders push gypsum between the paper coverings of a sheet of a dry wall. Dry walls can be useful in buildings with vibrations. The dry walls are also considered safe. These dry walls are safe because they do not catch fire. Apart from this factor, the dry walls are safe because they are asbestos free. Although dry walls are usually fire resistant but there are some dry wall types that are even more fire resistant. These dry walls which are much more fire resistant can be used in areas that have a high risk of catching fire. So dry walls can be considered as a very useful material to prevent the spread of fire and damages.