It was promoted as being far better than traditional plaster which involved a painstaking labor intensive process of nailing up thousands of pieces of wood.
Goodwall sheet plaster.
Goodwall sheet plaster and sears homes.
Aside from these factors a plaster wall can create a texture and feel to your home that no other wall can match.
The installation of plaster walls requires special training and skills making it more of a labor intensive process than hanging or repairing drywall.
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Comprising between 70 to 90 percent of sheet drywall gypsum has long been the mainstay of drywall products.
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Goodwall sheet plaster was used with the kits and the name will be stamped on the back.
Fire rated type x drywall has fiberglass added to the gypsum.
Otherwise known as calcium sulfate gypsum is cheap to mine is fire proof and it provides superior sound deadening properties.
Each 4 by 4 sheet bore the stamp goodwall on the backside.
It said that the embers from a passing train or even the embers from your coal furnace could set your roof.
The sears goodwall sheet plaster was considered fire resistant not the cardboard stuff.
Check for square blocks inserted in joints at staircase landings.
Another clue suggesting that you may have a sears home is the presence of goodwall sheet plaster sheetrock.
It was promoted as being far better than traditional plaster which involved a painstaking labor intensive process of nailing up thousands of pieces of wood lath small thin wood.
Plaster is considered a high end wall finish.
The sheet edges are separated by the usual little plastic h section joining strips about 15mm wide.
This was an early quasi sheetrock product offered by sears and can be a clue that you have a kit home.
Last night someone wrote me an email asking if goodwall sheet plaster had asbestos i m not a lawyer nor do i play one on tv but i am married to one.
In the 1916 modern homes catalog sears offered a new product.
Goodwall sheet plaster and sears homes.
In an advertisement for fire chief asphalt roofing the 1914 sears building materials catalog talks about the hazards of a wooden shingled roof.
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Also one side of the crack is about 1 or 2mm higher than the other side.
In the 1916 modern homes catalog sears offered a new product.
Each sheet is about 2 5m x 1m.
The crack is along the centre of the sheet for over 1m.