Sweet’s indexed catalogue of building construction for the year 1906 (1906)
New York : Chicago : Architectural Record · leaf 131
one-halfthe amount of water is used in constructing walls and ceilings with this BOARD than isrequired in plastering on wood or metal lath, resulting in a great Saving of Time, andreducing the warping and shrinking of timber to a minimum. It is impossible forwalls and ceilings constructed with… … Fig. I. SECTION OF A BUSINESS BUILDING SHOWING CONDITION OF BEAMS \V«ENPLASTER BOARDS WERE TORN DOWN BY FIREMEN AFTER A FIRE In insulation against heat and cold it is greatly superior to lath and plaster. Inthe latter construction a large portion of the surface is used for the clinches of…
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