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Glossary
Glossary of 7847 Property Development Terms
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Gabion - A cylinder or wide mesh or woven metal basket that is filled with earth, rubble or stone to form a wall or other solid feature.
Gable - A decorative finish to the upper part of a wall designed to obscure the roof.
Gable End - An end wall in a building that has a gable.
Gable End Wall - The triangular area of wall on the end of the property where there is a double pitched roof.
Gable Roof - An angled roof that is triangular in shape.
Gable Ventilation - A triangular or rectangular ventilation opening found in a gable wall.
Gable Wall - A triangular area of an exterior wall formed by two sloping roofs.
Gague Miter - A guide with an adjustable head that fits in a slot and slides across a power tool table to cut material at an angle.
Gain Water - The autogenous flow of mixing water within, or its emergence from newly placed concrete or mortar, caused by the settlement of the solid materials within the mass, also called Bleeding.
Gallon American - A measure of liquid volume, 231 cubic inches.
Galvanic Corrosion - A condition caused as a result of a conducting liquid making contact with two different metal which are not properly isolated physically and/or electrically.
Galvanize - To coat a metal with zinc by dipping it in molten zinc after cleaning.
Gambrel - A roof where each side has two slopes; a steeper lower slope and a flatter upper one; a "barn roof".
Gambrel Roof - A roof with two pitches, designed to provide more space on upper floors. The roof is steeper on its lower slope and flatter toward the ridge.
Gang Box - Electrical rough in box constructed of metal or hard plastic, to provide for two or more outlets or switches.
Gang Nail Plate - A steel plate attached to both sides at each joint of a truss. Sometimes called a fishplate or gusset.
Gap Air - - Drainage System - The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the outlet of a water pipe and the flood level rim of the receptacle into which it is discharging.
- Water Distribution System - The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other device and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
Garage Door Opener - An automated mechanism to open garage door by remote control or by electrical switch in a garage.
Garage Door Transmitter - The small, push button device that causes the garage door to open or close.
Garden Bond Flemish - A brick bond where bricks are laid so that each course has a header to every 3 or 4 stretchers.
Garden Flat - A flat that has direct access to a lawn or garden area.
Garden Wall Bond - A name that is given to any brick bond that is especially suitable for a wall two tiers thick, consisting of one header to three stretchers in every course.
Gargoyle - A grotesque human or animal figurine that projects from a roof or the parapet of a wall or tower. They can often be found on old churches and cathedrals.
Gas Concrete - - A lightweight product consisting of portland cement, cement pozzolan, cement sand, lime pozzolan or lime sand pastes, or pastes containing blends of these ingredients and having a homogenous void or cell structure, attained with gas forming chemicals or foaming agents.
- For cellular concretes containing binder ingredients other than or in addition to portland cement, autoclave curing is usually employed.
Gas Lateral - The underground trench and related services (electric, gas, telephone, sewer and water lines) that will be buried within the trench.
Gas Meter - An instrument for measuring gas consumption.
Gasket Compression - A gasket designed to function under compression.
Gaskets - Pre-formed shapes, such as strips, grommets, etc., of rubber or rubber-like composition, used to fill and seal a joint or opening either alone or in conjunction with a supplemental application of a sealant.
Gate Valve - A valve that lets you completely stop - but not modulate - the flow within a pipe.
Gauge - The thickness of sheet metal and wire, etc.
Gauge Board - Board used to carry grout needed to patch small jobs.
Gauge Dial - This measuring instrument has a circular graduated face and a pin which activates a rotating pointer to measure variation in movement in thousands of an inch.
Gauge Marking - Used to lay out wood joint lines-of-cut. Designed for marking with the wood grain, it scribes a very fine, precise line more accurate than a pencil line.
Gauge Water - An instrument to measure the depth of water, or to indicate the height of its surface, as in a steam boiler.
Gauged - Bricks that are specifically shaped to fit together closely.
Gault Brick - A light cream/yellow brick commonly made in an area of England called East Anglia.
Gazebo - A small building or structure which gives views from within to the outside from at least one side. Usually an outside and separate building to the main structure but can be connected as well.
Gazier Point - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Gazier Triangle - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Gazing Infills - Glazing set from the exterior of the building.
Gazumping - When the seller gives a verbal agreement to accept a buyer's offer, but then takes a higher offer before the exchange of contracts. In England and Wales Gazumping is not illegal.
Gazundering - When a buyer refuses to go ahead with the sale at the last minute unless the seller accepts a lower offer, before the exchange of contracts.
Gearing - The percentage that a company's borrowings represent against shareholders funds (less intangibles) at the end of the last and preceding financial periods.
Gears Bevel - Meshing gears on intersecting axes.
Gel Cement - The colloidal, glue like, material that makes up the major portion of the porous mass of which hydrated cement paste is composed.
Gel Cement - The colloidal, glue like, material that makes up the major portion of the porous mass of which hydrated cement paste is composed.
General Contractor - A lead or primary contractor that has been hired by an owner to oversee and take responsibility for construction work and will also bring in sub-contractors if required.
General Purpose Branch Circuit - A branch circuit that supplies a number of outlets for both lighting and appliances.
Generator - A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Georgian - Property built between approximately 1714 - 1800.
Geothermal Energy - Heat energy contained in large underground reservoirs of steam and hot water, produced by molten
material from the earth's interior
Getters - A column or cartridge containing an active metal which will be sacrificed to protect some other metal in the system against galvanic corrosion.
GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt) - A breaker or receptacle that detects excessive electrical current flow and stops electrical flow in the circuit. It is a required safety feature in many areas of the home where there is an increased risk of shock.
GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) - An ultra sensitive plug designed to shut off all electric current. Used in bathrooms, kitchens, exterior waterproof outlets, garage outlets, and wet areas. Has a small reset button on the plug.
GFI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) - An ultra sensitive plug designed to shut off all electric current. Used in bathrooms, kitchens, exterior waterproof outlets, garage outlets, and wet areas. Has a small reset button on the plug.
GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) - Material used in wall systems that resembles but generally does not perform as well as concrete. Usually a thin cementitious material laminated to plywood or other lightweight backing.
Girder - A large and main load bearing beam supporting very large supporting weights.
Girt - A large horizontal beam supporting the ends of upper storey floor joists between posts.
Girt Ribbon - Normally a 1 X 4 board let into the studs horizontally to support the ceiling or second-floor joists.
Glasing - The process of installing glass, which commonly is secured with glazier's points and glazing compound.
Glass - A hard, brittle substance, usually transparent, made by fusing silicates under high temperatures with soda, lime, etc.
Glass Annealed - Glass whose surface has been heated to melting and then cooled to provide a toughened surface; also called heat strengthened glass.
Glass Bent - Flat glass that has been shaped while hot into curved shapes.
Glass Block - A window type formed by a compilation of small translucent cubes of glass.
Glass Block - A hollow masonry unit made of glass.
Glass Bulletproof - A protective laminated glass sheet, heat and pressure bonded with resin sheets to resist the passage of bullets.
Glass Distortion - Alteration of viewed images caused by variations in glass flatness or inhomogeneous portions within the glass. An inherent characteristic of heat-treated glass.
Glass Double Strength - In float glass, approximately 1/8" (3 mm.) thick.
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) - Material used in wall systems that resembles but generally does not perform as well as concrete. Usually a thin cementitious material laminated to plywood or other lightweight backing.
Glass Flat - A general term that describes float glass, sheet, glass, plate glass, and rolled glass
Glass Float - Glass formed on a bath of molten tin. The surface in contact with the tin is known as the tin surface or tin side. The top surface is known as the atmosphere surface or air side.
Glass Fully Tempered - Flat or bent glass that has been heat-treated to a high surface and/or edge compression to meet the requirements of ASTM C 1048, kind FT. Fully tempered glass, if broken, will fracture into many small pieces (dice) which are more or less cubical. Fully tempered glass is approximately four times stronger than annealed glass of the same thickness when exposed to uniform static pressure loads
Glass Heat Stengthened - Flat or bent glass that has been heat-treated to a specific surface and/or edge compression range to meet the requirements of ASTM C 1048, kind HS. Heat-strengthened glass is approximately two times as strong as annealed glass of the same thickness when exposed to uniform static pressure loads. Heat-strengthened glass is not considered safety glass and will not completely dice as will fully tempered glass.
Glass Insulated - Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between, also known as Double Glass or Double Glazing.
Glass Laminated - Two or more lights of glass permanently bonded together with one or more inter-layers.
Glass Patterned - On type of rolled glass having a pattern impressed on one or both sides. Used extensively for light control, bath enclosures and decorative glazing. Sometimes call rolled, figured, or obscure glass.
Glass Polished Wire - Wired glass that has been ground and polished on both surfaces.
Glass Reflective - Glass with a metallic coating to reduce solar heat gain.
Glass Tinted - Glass with colorants added to the basic glass batch that give the glass color as well as light and heat-reducing capabilities. The color extends throughout the thickness of the glass.
Glass Water - - 1. An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom, used for examining objects in or under water.
- 2. A Water Gauge.
- 3. A viscous, syrupy solution of sodium or potassium silicate that is used especially as a cement, as a protective coating and fireproofing agent, and in preserving eggs.
Glass Wool - A material used for insulating buildings, produced by sending a blast of steam through molten slag or rock, common types now in use include rock wool, glass wool and slag wool.
Glaubers Salt - Sodium sulfate a eutectic salt that melts at 90°F. and absorbs about 104 Btu per pound as it does so.
glaze Bridge - Colourless or coloured ceramic glaze having high gloss.
Glaze Bright - A high gloss coating with or without colour.
Glaze Coat - In roofing, a light, uniform mopping of bitumen on exposed felts to protect them from the weather, pending completion of the job.
Glazed Bullnose - A ceramic trim tile with a convex radius on one edge that has been given a glassy or glossy surface.
Glazed Exterior - Glazing infills set from the exterior of the building.
Glazed Interior - Glazing infills set from the interior of the building.
Glazier Point - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Glazier Triangle - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Glazing - - A generic term used to describe an infill material such as glass, panels, etc.
- The process of installing an infill material into a prepared opening in windows, door panels, partitions, etc.
Glazing Bead - In glazing, a strip surrounding the edge of the glass in a window or door which holds the glass in place.
Glazing Butt - The installation of glass products where the vertical glass edges are without structural supporting mullions.
Glazing Channel - The installation of glass products into U-shaped glazing channels. The channels may have fixed stops; however, at least one glazing stop on one edge must be removable.
Glazing Compression - Also called dry glazing, a term used to describe various means of sealing monolithic and insulating glass in the supporting framing system with synthetic rubber and other elastomeric gasket materials.
Glazing Dry - Also called compression glazing, a term used to describe various means of sealing monolithic and insulating glass in the supporting framing system with synthetic rubber and other elastomeric gasket materials.
Glazing Exterior - Glazing infills set from the exterior of the building.
Glazing Face - A system having a triangular bead of compound applied with a putty knife, after bedding, setting, and clipping the glazing infill in place on a rabetted sash.
Glazing Flush - The setting of a light of glass or panel into a four-sided sash or frame opening containing a recessed "U" shaped channel without removable stops on three sides of the sash or frame and one channel with a removable stop along the fourth side
Glazing Interior - Glazing infills set from the interior of the building.
Glazing Pocket - The setting of a light of glass or panel into a four-sided sash or frame opening containing a recessed "U" shaped channel without removable stops on three sides of the sash or frame and one channel with a removable stop along the fourth side
Glazing Point - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Glazing Sloped - Any installation of glass that is at a slope of 15 degrees or more from vertical.
Glazing Structural Silicone - The use of a silicone sealant for the structural transfer of loads from the glass to its perimeter support system and retention of the glass in the opening.
Glazing Triangle - A thin metal triangle with one point pounded into the frame to hold the glass, putty is then applied to seal the glass.
Globe Valve - A valve that lets you adjust the flow of water to any rate between fully on and fully off. Also see gate valve.
Gloss Enamel - A finishing paint material. Forms a hard coating with maximum smoothness of surface and dries to a sheen or lustre (gloss).
Gloss Paint - A finishing paint material. Forms a hard coating with maximum smoothness of surface and dries to a sheen or lustre.
Glue Casein - - An adhesive substance composed of casein (the curd of milk), lime, and sodium salt
- It comes as dry powder to which water is added.
Glue Epoxy - A two part glue that practically glues anything to anything, including metal to metal.
Glue Resorcinol - A glue that is high in both wet and dry strength and resistant to high temperatures. It is used for gluing lumber or assembly joints that must withstand severe service conditions.
Glued Laminated Beam (Glulam) - A structural beam composed of wood laminations or lams. The lams are pressure bonded with adhesives to attain a typical thickness of 1". (It looks like 5 or more 2 X 4's are glued together).
Good One Side - Plywood with one side patched solid and sanded, the other side will be rough and have open knot holes.
Gouging Back - The forming of a bevel or groove on the other side of a partially welded joint to assure complete penetration upon subsequent welding from that side.
GPM (Graduated Payment Mortgage) - A fixed-rate, fixed-schedule loan. It starts with lower payments than a level payment loan; payments rise annually, with the entire increase being used to reduce the outstanding balance. The increase in payments may enable the borrower to pay off a 30-year loan in 15 to 20 years, or less.
Grade - The contour of the land which affects drainage to a building.
Grade Above - The portion of a building that is above ground level.
Grade Beam - A foundation wall that is poured at a level with or just below the grade of the earth.
Grade Beam - An end supported horizontal load-bearing foundation member that supports an exterior wall or other building load.
Grade Below - The portion of a building that is below ground level.
Grade Finish - Any surface which has been cut to or built to the elevation indicated for that point. Surface elevation of lawn, driveway or other improved surfaces after completion of grading operations.
Grade Level - The surface around a foundation.
Grade Line - A pre-determined line indicating the proposed elevation of the ground surface around a building.
Grade MW Brick - Moderate Weather grade of brick for moderate resistance to freezing used, for example, in planters.
Grade NW Brick - No Weather brick intended for use as a back-up or interior masonry.
Grade Of Lumber - A classification of lumber depending upon its suitability for different uses.
Grade SW Brick - Severe Weather grade of brick intended for use where high resistance to freezing is desired.
Grader Blade - A grader.
Gradient - A percentage rate of increase or decrease in the levels of the land.
Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM) - A fixed-rate, fixed-schedule loan. It starts with lower payments than a level payment loan; payments rise annually, with the entire increase being used to reduce the outstanding balance. The increase in payments may enable the borrower to pay off a 30-year loan in 15 to 20 years, or less.
Graduated Straightedge - Indispensable for scribing perfectly straight lines and checking the flatness of a surface.
Grain - The direction, size, arrangement, appearance, or quality of the fibres in wood.
Grain Of Wood - The fibres found in pieces of wood or timber.
Grain Raised - The roughened condition of sanded wood when the hard latewood rises above the soft earlywood when moisture is applied.
Gram Calorie - Small calorie or gram calorie, used by medical science, the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius.
Granite - A common, coarse-grained, light-coloured, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica, used in monuments and for building.
Granite Bastard - A quarriers term for nearly any stone which may not be considered a true granite, particularly applied to gneiss.
Granite Block - A masonry unit consisting of a very hard natural igneous rock used for its firmness and endurance.
Granules - The mineral particles of a graded size which are embedded in the asphalt coating of shingles and roofing.
Gravel - Loose fragments of rock used for surfacing built-up roofs, in sizes varying from 1/8" to 1 3/4".
Gravel Bank - Gravel found in natural deposits, usually more or less intermixed with fine material, such as sand or clay, or combinations thereof; gravelly clay, gravelly sand, clayey gravel, and sand gravel indicate the varying proportions of the materials in the mixture.
Gravel Bank Run - Excavated material that is generally 1/4 inch minimum to 6 inches maximum.
Gravel Chips - Gravel or stone that has been crushed into smaller chips.
Gravity Centre - The point at which the weight of a body may be considered to act, center of mass.
Gravity Convection - The natural movement of heat that occurs when a warm fluid rises and a cool fluid sinks under the influence of gravity.
Grease Trap - A device designed and installed so as to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal wastes and permit normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the drainage system by gravity.
Great Calorie - - Used by engineering science.
- The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius.
- A kilocalorie equals 1,000 calories.
Green Board - A type drywall has a greater resistance to moisture than regular (white) plasterboard and is used in bathrooms and other wet areas.
Green Chains - Undeveloped open land that provides needed links between larger areas of open land for walking, cycling and/or wildlife corridors.
Green Lumber - Lumber which has been inadequately dried and which tends to warp or "bleed" resin.
Greenbelt - An area of land surrounding a city, protected by the government, on which new developments cannot be built.
Grid - The completed assembly of main and cross tees in a suspended ceiling system before the ceiling panels are installed. Also the decorative slats installed between glass panels.
Grid Aluminium Walkway - Walkway fabricated of aluminium grid placed over roof surface to protect roofing surface from damage from traffic.
Grille Ceiling - A grating, screen, or louvered panel that allows air into a ventilating duct.
Grille Wall - A wall grating used to cover an opening as protection or as an ornament.
Grinder Angle - A tool found mainly in metal and auto-body shops, it is useful to woodworkers and do-it-yourselfers, as well. Does well cleaning up pitted or rusted metal surfaces. Can smooth out welded seams and, when properly equipped, cut metal. Ideal at metal finishing.
Grinder Bench - Critical for a complete workshop, a grinder can buff, clean, polish, sharpen and remove rust, among many uses.
Grips Vise - Holds objects in place while sawing or joining. Feature clamp pads that protect the surface and allow for gripping tapered pieces. Ideal for laminating or veneering.
Groove - A long narrow channel cut in wood usually in the general direction of the grain.
Groove And Tongue - A type of wooden siding with the edge of one board fitting into the groove of the next.
Gross - Before deduction of tax.
Gross Area - The total floor space of a building measured from the outside walls.
Gross Income - Total income before tax and expenditures.
Ground - Refers to electricity's habit of seeking the shortest route to earth. Neutral wires carry it there in all circuits. An additional grounding wire or the sheathing of the metal-clad cable or conduit�protects against shock if the neutral leg is interrupted.
Ground Burdens - Special costs that may have to be paid in order to protect legal rights to occupy a property.
Ground Bus - In the main electrical service panel, where the neutral service wire, generally white, attaches and is linked to the earth by the ground wire.
Ground Cover - A light covering of plastic film, roll roofing, or similar material used over the soil in crawl spaces of buildings to minimize moisture permeation of the area.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI Or GFI) - An ultra sensitive plug designed to shut off all electric current. Used in bathrooms, kitchens, exterior waterproof outlets, garage outlets, and wet areas. Has a small reset button on the plug.
Ground Fault Circuit Interupt (GFCI) - A breaker or receptacle that detects excessive electrical current flow and stops electrical flow in the circuit. It is a required safety feature in many areas of the home where there is an increased risk of shock.
Ground Heave - Usually upward movement in the foundations of a house caused by the absorption of moisture into sub-soil (usually clay).
Ground Iron - The plumbing drain and waste lines that are installed beneath the basement floor. Cast iron was once used, but black plastic pipe (ABS) is now widely used.
Ground Plan - A floor plan for the ground level of a building.
Ground Rent - Rent paid to the owner of freehold land by a person who has a lease.
Ground System - The connection of current-carrying neutral wire to the grounding terminal in the main switch which in turn is connected to a water pipe. The neutral wire is called the ground wire.
Ground Water - Water from an aquifer or subsurface water source.
Ground Wire - The wire that carries electrical energy to a receptacle or other device in contrast to a neutral, which carries electricity away again, normally the black wire.
Grounding Rod - Rod used to ground an electrical panel.
Groundplan - A floor plan for the ground level of a building.
Grounds - Guides used around openings and at the floorline to strike off plaster. They can consist of narrow strips of wood or of wide sub-jambs at interior doorways. They provide a level plaster line for installation of casing and other trim.
Groundwater - Water from an aquifer or subsurface water source.
Grout - A type of mortar used to fill in joints, cavities, holes and cracks. Grout is also the mortar of choice to use in laying floor, wall, kitchen and bathroom tiles.
Grout Acid Resistant - A grout that resists the effect of prolonged contact with acids.
Grout Bituminous - A mixture of bituminous material and fine sand that will flow into place without mechanical manipulation when heated.
Grout Block - Mortar mixes used in block walls to fill voids and joints.
Grout Bond - The adhesion to, and the interlocking of grout with the masonry units and the reinforcement.
Grout Cement - - A cementitious mixture of portland cement, sand or other ingredients, and water which produces a uniform paste used to fill joints and cavities between masonry units.
- A thin mortar used for pointing up and finishing joints between tile units.
Grouting - A cement mortar mixture made of such consistency (by adding water) that it will just flow into joints and cavities of masonry work to fill them solid.
Grouting Base - The injection of grout to fill voids in subfloor slabs, foundations or concrete slabs.
Grouting Chemical Injection - Leak repair technique usually used below grade in cracks and joints in concrete walls and floors that involves injection of sealant (usually urethane) that reacts with water to form a seal.
Growth Companies - Companies expected to have continual growth, year on year, in their earnings per share.
Guarantor - Someone who guarantees an obligation of another.
Guide Cabinet Drawer - A wood strip used to guide the drawer as it slides in and out of its opening.
Guide Price - The guide price is nothing more than an estimate of the eventual sale price at an auction.
Gully - A small opening under a drainpipe or waste pipe through which the water passes usually covered with a grate of some kind to prevent foreign object causing blockage.
Gum Kauri - A fossil copal found in New Zealand.
Gum Pocket - An excessive local accumulation of resin or gum in the wood.
Gun Bleeder - A spray gun with no air valve; trigger controls fluid flow only.
Gun Caluking - Sealant applied by application through the nozzle of a hand heald tool operating like a gun.
Gun Caulking - A device, usually hand powered, which dispenses liquid caulking into joints and seams.
Gun Consistency - Sealant formulated in a degree of viscosity suitable for application through the nozzle of a caulking gun.
Gunite - A construction material composed of cement, sand or crushed slag and water mixed together and forced through a cement gun by pneumatic pressure, used in the construction of swimming pools.
Gusset - A flat wood, plywood, or similar type member used to provide a connection at the intersection of wood members. Most commonly used at joints of wood trusses. They are fastened by nails, screws, bolts, or adhesives.
Gutter - A trough fixed under or along the eaves for draining rainwater.
Gutter Strap - Metal bands used to support the gutter.
Gutter Trough - A shallow channel or conduit of metal, plastic or wood set below and along the eaves of a house to catch and carry off rainwater from the roof.
Gutter Valley - A horizontal or sloping gutter located at the internal low intersection between two sloping roofs.
Guttering - Series of vertical and horizontal half pipe-like draining system to drain rain water off the roofline.
Guttering Eaves - Guttering attached to the eaves of a building.
Guy Cable - A wire used to secure a tall exterior mast, antenna, or other structure in place.
Guy Wire - A strong steel wire or cable strung from an anchor on the roof to any tall slender projection for the purpose of support.
Gyp Board - Sheet Rock, Drywall, Wall Board, Gypboard Or Gypsum - A manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin cardboard. Usually 1/2" thick and 4' x 8' or 4' x 12' in size. The joint compound, Green board type drywall has a greater resistance to moisture than regular (white) plasterboard and is used in bathrooms and other wet areas.
Gypboard - Sheet Rock, Drywall, Wall Board, Gypboard Or Gypsum - A manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin cardboard. Usually 1/2" thick and 4' x 8' or 4' x 12' in size. The joint compound, Green board type drywall has a greater resistance to moisture than regular (white) plasterboard and is used in bathrooms and other wet areas.
Gyprock - A paper coated board made of gypsum used to finish interior walls, also known as Drywall, Gypsum Board or Plasterboard.
Gyprock Beam - A horizontal member constructed of plasterboard.
Gypsum - Sheet Rock, Drywall, Wall Board, Gypboard Or Gypsum -A manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin cardboard. Usually 1/2" thick and 4' x 8' or 4' x 12' in size. The joint compound. Green board type drywall has a greater resistance to moisture than regular (white) plasterboard and is used in bathrooms and other wet areas.
Gypsum Alpha - A class of specially processed calcined gypsum having properties of low consistency and high strength.
Gypsum Anhydrous Calcined - A cement composed of finely ground, anhydrous, calcined gypsum, the set of which is accelerated by the addition of other materials, used in areas subjected to moisture, a hard, strong finishing plaster that is made from gypsum and maintains a high polish, because of its density, it excels for use in bathrooms and kitchens and is also widely used for the finish coat in auditoriums, public buildings, and other places where walls may be subjected to unusually hard wear or abuse. Also Called Keenes Cement.
Gypsum Backing Board Water Resistent - A gypsumboard designed for use on walls as a base for the application of ceramic or plastic tile.
Gypsum Board - A paper coated board made of gypsum used to finish interior walls, also known as Drywall, Gyprock or Plasterboard.
Gypsum Calcined - Gypsum that has been partially dehydrated by heat.
Gypsum Calcium - A dry powder, primarily calcium sulfate hemihydrate, resulting from calcination of gypsum, cementitious base for production of most gypsum plasters, also called Plaster of Paris, sometimes called Stucco.
Gypsum Keene Cement - Material used to obtain a smooth finish coat of plaster, for use over gypsum plastic base coats only and in areas not subject to moisture. It is the hardest plaster
Gypsum Moulding Plaster - A fast setting gypsum plaster that is used to anchor marble to walls.
Gypsum Plaster - Gypsum formulated to be used with the addition of sand and water for base-coat plaster.
Gypsumboard Water Resistent - A gypsumboard designed for use in locations where it may be exposed to occasional dampness, plasterboard that has had a chemical treatment to make it resistant to moisture, but not necessarily waterproof.
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