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The wall that let humanity stop waiting three days for plaster to dry.
means A construction panel of gypsum pressed between two sheets of thick paper, used to build interior walls and ceilings without wet plaster.
from Gypsum board was developed in the late 1800s and refined through the early 1900s as a fireproof, fast alternative to lath-and-plaster walls. Builders called it 'dry' wall precisely because, unlike plaster, it needed no curing time — you nailed it up and moved on. Its rise tracked with suburban housing booms, when speed of construction mattered as much as sturdiness.
- real name
- gypsum board, not actually dry inside
- wwii boom
- solved America's postwar housing speed crisis
- fire use
- gypsum's water content slows flames naturally
- easy damage
- a doorknob punches through it in seconds