Dear Tim: My church group is restoring a house, and all of the walls and ceilings in the bathroom and laundry area have been stripped down to the wall studs. How much water-resistant drywall should we ...

Perhaps no other building product is as underappreciated as drywall. Bend it, shape it, paint it. Plaster or panel over it. The result is an inexpensive and dependable wall covering. Even the most ...

More than 95 percent of walls and ceilings in homes today are surfaced with drywall — basically crushed rock wrapped in paper. The product, a strong, fire-resistant, durable panel that is easy to ...

Designed to provide better moisture- and mold-resistance than traditional paper-faced wallboard panels, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum’s DensArmor Plus paperless interior drywall is GreenGuard Indoor Air ...

Are certain drywall materials used for specific applications? There are many home improvement projects which require the installation of drywall to cover the studs ...

Dear James: We are planning a substantial room addition to our dream home. We are not on a tight budget, and we want everything done right. Should we use plaster walls or standard drywall walls? — ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We're here to answer all of those questions and break down the makeup and use cases for the two materials ...