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PANNEAU GIB [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction
  • Plywood
  • Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
DEF

A type of lining board with a cardboard surface and a gypsum core.

OBS

Drywall is a common building material used for the finish lining of interior walls and ceilings. Drywall is also commonly referred to as gib board or gib in New Zealand. (GIB is a registered trademark of Winstone Wallboards.) Gypsum board or plasterboard in the UK [United Kingdom] and Ireland, Rock lath or sheetrock in the United States, Gyprock in Australia and Canada (GYPROCK is a registered trademark of CSR Building products Australia) and referred to as Rigips in Eastern Europe and Germany. A drywall sheet is basically made by sandwiching gypsum plaster between two sheets of paper to form a liner.

OBS

Gib: An abbreviation for Gib Board, itself an abbreviation of Gibraltar Board, all Winston Wallboards' tradenames for drywall (plasterboard).

Key term(s)
  • GIB board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction
  • Contreplaqués
  • Bricolage
OBS

Gib : marque de commerce.

Key term(s)
  • panneau Gib

Spanish

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