I’ve been in the plastering industry for almost 50 years. I started out as a hod carrier, worked for 18 years as a journeyman plasterer, served as the Executive Director of the Sacramento Valley Bureau for Lath and Plaster, and served on the Northern California Apprenticeship Committee.
A round-up of new drywall products introduced to the market recently. These new products are designed to either cut labor time, improve productivity or help with custom drywall work.
In a polar vortex, an extended hard freeze, steady rainfall, extreme heat, or a global pandemic, construction often slows down or can come to a complete halt.
Gypsum wallboard is one of the largest waste components in residential construction. Out of the 15 million tons produced a year by the U.S., 12% of new construction drywall is wasted during installation. So, enter the Infinity Clip. The Infinity Clip, otherwise known as the I-Clip, is a system created to reduce the cost of labor and material wastes while revolutionizing drywall installation in hopes to eliminate material waste in landfills.
Residents and contractors in Southern California will now have a new option for fulfilling their interior building product needs with the opening of L&W Supply Palm Springs at 770 South Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, California.
Since 1976, Superior Wall Systems, Inc. has been a strong player in metal stud framing, drywall installation and finishing, lath and plaster, EIFS, fireproofing, prefabricated building components and more. The company specializes in high-rise residential towers, office-tenant improvements and prefab load-bearing light gauge steel wall panel construction.
Building information modeling is in many ways still a theory and not a reality. What do I mean by that? It’s still all about the data. It’s about data from the specialty contractors, which is the missing link to complete a true workflow of necessary inputs, whether it’s ISO 19650 requirements or working with software like Revit, MWF or LCP payroll tracker.
Drywall finishing, in many ways, is a fine art. The amount of finesse required to achieve a perfectly smooth interior finish takes time, resources, and skill—things that wall and ceiling contractors know all too well are not always in ample supply.
Drywall Control Joint: A predetermined separation (space) installed or created between adjacent surfaces in large walls and ceiling areas to relieve stress and minimize cracking caused by movement.