After World War 2, starting in the 1950s, homes were in high demand so construction workers needed a faster way to construct these homes and drywall slowly took over as the industry standard. Instead of needing to plaster an entire wall, a worker could screw or nail in sheets of drywall and apply tape and coat of mud which reduced the time needed to build a home. As drywall continued to improve and people got more familiar with the product, using drywall in a project took less time than plastering. An upgrade to plaster may only add 1,200 to the overall cost of the job. A drywall job for an average house in the Midwest costs approximately 4,800. This material was first used in conjunction with plaster making it the base of most plaster constructions. Often, a one coat veneer systems only costs 25 percent more than a similar drywall job. In 1916, seven years after the acquisition, USG released Sheetrock, the precursor to what we will know as drywall. Sacketboard is a panel made from multiple layers of plaster and paper. In order to start applying plaster to a wall a wood, metal, or plasterboard lath is required. This company made a product named SacketBoard. Plaster is similar to drywall in which the main ingredient for plaster walls is gypsum. In 1909, USG then acquired a company named Sackett Plaster Board. In 1903, the United States Gypsum company (USG) was founded and made small fireproof tiles as their first product. Gypsum plaster walls are very durable and have a classic look that many. Before the 1900s, plaster was used for construction purposes for thousands of years. It is a mixture of gypsum, sand, and water applied in layers over a wire mesh or lath.
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