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GYPSUM BASEBOARD [2 records]

Record 1 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Interior Covering Materials
DEF

a gypsum plasterboard designed to receive gypsum plaster. For this purpose it has a suitable paper surface and, normally, square edges.

CONT

Gypsum plaster baseboard. These boards have a face suitable to receive gypsum plaster and may be perforated during primary manufacture.

OBS

gypsum plaster baseboard : Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Revêtements intérieurs
CONT

Plaque de plâtre à enduire. Ces plaques ont une face susceptible de recevoir un enduit en plâtre et peuvent être perforées lors des opérations primaires de fabrication.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Covering Materials
DEF

A gypsum baseboard or lath having equally spaced circular perforations.

CONT

Gypsum lath: a sheet generally 16 x 48 in. by 3/8 or 1/2 in. thick... Perforated gypsum lath is produced... Ceiling framing members supporting the lath should never be spaced more than 16 in. center to center with 1/2-in. lath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Revêtements intérieurs
CONT

Plaques de plâtre. Peuvent se clouer directement sur les solives. Présentées en carreaux, elles peuvent être montées en plafonds suspendus. Fig. 1 : Plafond plâtre sur plaques perforées.

Spanish

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