Gyprock ? ? ?

Dont Ban Me

Does anyone know the full detail of what a gyprocker is??

For those who have never heard of it EVER before, it seems to be what I would call a plasterer!!

Im working on a building site in Australia installing air con ducts, and one day I was asked to get something from behind the "gyprock" to which I replied "WTF is a gyprock?" and he pointed at a sheet of plasterboard!!

So far I have seen these mystical people install the metal gridding for cielings, sheet it with the gyprock/plasterboard and then plaster it, both on walls and cielings!!

SexeeAussie

Yeh I know what gyprock is.......being an Aussie....it's the white stuff walls are made of....isn't it?????

Edited to add that Gyprock is a TM of CSR...and i guess it's a glorified plasterboard......

But hey, us Aussies can turn anything into an invention..........I have one in my back yard!

Dont Ban Me

Ya I've seen it wrote on those bags of stuff, but the people who put this on are referred to as gyprockers and do a lot more aswell!!

I wouldnt call a guy who puts nails in a wall a nailer just becuase it said nail on a box he was using!!

SexeeAussie

Dont Ban Me wrote:

Ya I've seen it wrote on those bags of stuff, but the people who put this on are referred to as gyprockers and do a lot more aswell!!

I wouldnt call a guy who puts nails in a wall a nailer just becuase it said nail on a box he was using!!

Gyprock is a plasterboard.....someone who does that would be called a plasterer...as far as I know....http://www.gyprock.com.au/

Borzoi

Gyproc is a trade name for plasterboard - it's common here and the UK

Try http://www.british-gypsum.com/immediacy-897

fintan

As others have said Gyproc is a brand name of a type of plasterboard.

Some one who puts up plasterboard is called a "partitioner"

The person who fills the joints between the plasterboard and patches up any holes in the wall is called a "Taper and Jointer"

The person who puts wet plaster on walls is a "Plasterer"

Sorry for the dodgey spelling!

Cheers

Fintan

Victor

They may be differentiating between a plasterer who does traditional sand & cement worka nd one who works with gypsum only.

Or they may just be ignorant.

Musashi

A Plasterer will work with Plaster (Bonding and Finishing, differing grain sizes and smoothness of finish) or Sand And Cement. Some will also do Decorative Mouldings and Centrepieces, make runs of moulding to be planted onto ceilings and Cornices, know how to advance or retard the drying rates of mixes etc.
The lads lashing up studded partitions, taping the joints and patching nail holes are fine, but may not be Certified Plasterers.

josephiny

I'm really sorry for this poor joke, but as some other aussie guy started telling aussie jokes I just couldn't resist.

Q What's the difference between yoghurt and australians?
A If you leave yoghurt in the sun long enough it'll grow some culture.

Why did I think of this?


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