Sheetrock, drywall or wallboard???

me

[fishtank]

Refering to coke, soda, pop (yuck, that just grates on me like a chalkboard fingernail).....

are there regional differences for "sheetrock" versus "drywall" or "wallboard"?

fishtank

[Minnesoootan]

Simply,rock...dudes I know in the trade hang rock.

[Tazman70]

I hear all 3 terms used, and it doesnt matter what part of the country you are in. Although, I think contractors use sheet rock more than any other term.

[fishtank]

My dad built a couple of facilities that processed gypsum, and he always calls it sheetrock.

"Drywall" sounds dorky.... like "pop".

[hispanarepublicana]

Around here, it's:

"Can I get you a coke? Yeah? What'll it be, Coke, Dr. Pepper, or Diet Coke?" (Usually, the response is "Dr. Pepper")

Also, it's sheetrock.

[oyez]

"Gypboard" is common too..

[COB1]

Sheetrock is gypsum wallboard.
The process of finishing the sheetrock in preparation for painting is called drywall.
Sometimes the whole process is called drywall because the men who hang the sheetrock also do the taping, floating and texuring to get it ready to paint.
As far as I know there is no difference in terminology all over the country.

[fishtank]

Native Texan bump.

[Jagdgewehr]

sheetrock here.

[fishtank]

I sent an e-mail to the university pollster.

Maybe they'll make a new poll for this crucial question vital to the future of our republic.

[egarvue]

When I was working summer construction in Wisconsin, we called it "sheetrock". But when I moved to central Illinois, around here I most often hear it called "drywall". Oh, and its "soda" in Illinois, although by my Kentucky roots I always refer to carbonated drinks as "coke".

[Jagdgewehr]

ditch or barrow pit?

[VadeRetro]

Refering to coke, soda, pop (yuck, that just grates on me like a chalkboard fingernail).....

You're really in the Appalachian sticks when you hear "tonic."

[Wright is right!]

"ditch or barrow pit?"

In OK, it's a BAR DITCH.

Michael

[mc5cents]

Well, at Home Depot its:

[fishtank]

Home Depot went PC liberal, didn't they?

[wiesemd]

It's "coke" here in Florida, although with more and more poeple moving down here from up north "coke" is seemingly being squeezed out of the picture and replaced by "pop". What is this world coming to....?

[Steve0113]

Not sure, but I think Sheetrock is a registered trademark for one particular manufacturer's product, like Q-tips or Kleenex.

[hispanarepublicana]

bar ditch ditto

[oyez]

Why do they call it a or barrow pit when the dirt is never returned?