Drywall
![Vertically hung drywall with joint compound.](/Images/godic/202501/16/Drywall0438.jpg")
![Drywall is delivered to a building site on a flatbed truck and unloaded with a forked material handler crane. The bulk drywall sheets are unloaded directly to upper floors via a window or exterior doorway.](/Images/godic/202501/16/Drywall_material_handler0438.jpg")
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![Electric screw gun used to drive drywall screws](/Images/godic/202501/16/Screwgun0438.jpg")
Drywall (also known as plasterboard, wallboard, gypsum board) is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper. It is used to make interior walls and ceilings. Drywall construction became prevalent as a speedier alternative to traditional lath and plaster.