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April 2026 Product Focus: Drywall & Accessories

Essential Materials Driving Performance on Every Jobsite

April 29, 2026

From gypsum panels to finishing compounds and fasteners, drywall and its accessories continue to evolve. Explore the products, systems, and innovations helping contractors improve efficiency, durability, and overall wall performance.

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Canadian Taper Builds Career, Mentors Next Trades

Drywall finisher Kayla Beckett built a company, mentors students and promotes women in trades.

John Wyatt

March 6, 2026

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Drywall finisher Kayla Beckett built a company, mentors students and promotes women in trades.

Women Who Build

Pride in Craft, Strength in the Trades

Union drywall finisher Kelly Kertz sees innovation, sustainability and growing inclusivity shaping the future of the wall and ceiling industry.

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Tanja Kern

March 4, 2026

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Union drywall finisher Kelly Kertz sees innovation, sustainability and growing inclusivity shaping the future of the wall and ceiling industry.

How Robotics Are Reshaping the Drywall and Finishing Industry

Robotics are transforming the industry by improving efficiency, reducing physical strain, and ensuring higher quality results on walls and ceilings.

John Wyatt

Tanja Kern

October 8, 2025

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Robotics are transforming the industry by improving efficiency, reducing physical strain, and ensuring higher quality results on walls and ceilings.

A contractor places joint tape between a wall and the floor

STC Ratings or Fire Performance?

Which is more important? STC ratings or fire performance? Asking that question is like asking a parent … which is their favorite child? Impossible and unfair to do.

David Mistler

March 7, 2025

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Balancing Fire Safety & Sound Control: Ensuring Long-Term Building Performance

The Evolution of Flashings

Innovation in flashing technology has happened many times throughout the years.

Andrew Irvine

December 6, 2024

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Innovation in flashing technology has happened many times throughout the years.

ClarkDietrich Adds BlazeFrame Tape to Line of Firestopping Products

May 12, 2024

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ClarkDietrich is giving framing contractors greater flexibility in leveraging the firestopping power of its BlazeFrame family of products with the introduction of BlazeFrame Tape.

Product Focus on Drywall and Accessories

March 29, 2023

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What are the latest and greatest drywall products and accessories? We searched high and low to bring you this product focus so your drywallers can do their best work.

New TYPAR Construction Tape Added to List of Approved Products by CCMC

Canadian builders and contractors can now install the complete TYPAR Weather Protection System

November 30, 2022

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The Canadian Construction Materials Centre recently added the new TYPAR Construction Tape to its list of approved products, making the complete TYPAR Weather Protection System now available to the Canadian market. Builders throughout Canada can now rely on the company’s industry-leading limited lifetime warranty that covers both labor and materials when the complete TYPAR Weather Protection System—which consists of TYPAR BuildingWrap, Flashing and Construction Tape—is installed.

Strait-Flex Crack-Tape

September 7, 2022

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Strait-Flex Crack-Tape repairs difficult stress cracks on flat surfaces and corners. Tested to be two times stronger than paper or mesh tapes, Crack-Tape repairs stress cracks and cracks due to truss uplift. Crack-Tape resists blisters, tears, shrinkage, wrinkles and cuts easily with a scissors or utility knife.