Gypsum board. Gyp board. 5/8ths board. Half board. Sheet rock. Dry wall. As I began my job in construction I heard these terms used with great frequency. Needless to say, I was confused and nervous that I was going to mess something up. The term that I was familiar with was “dry wall”, so I kept thinking, “What is so special about sheet rock, that it deserves its own name? Why refer to this one as gypsum board?” I quickly became annoyed as I learned that they were all the exact same thing (sometimes different sizes). I then began to think about the incredible amount of things in this world that we have multiple names for and how much that bothers me. Let’s pick one name and simplify everything.
Opinions are like armpits. Yours stink and mine smell like morning meadows … or sport