Instead, you can cover popcorn ceilings with drywall, wood planks, tiles, stretch fabric, or plaster. That way, you also minimize the risk of asbestos leaking from the crumbling popcorn material ...

Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural properties of gypsum hardened and formed a plaster-like casing, creating imprints of ...

Gypsum, a natural mineral made largely of calcium sulfate dihydrate, has a variety of uses dating back centuries, from lining walls to serve as a fire retardant for Mesopotamians to a plaster ...

If your home or apartment has plaster or brick walls, you'll need to do some extra research to install your mount properly. The next step is to figure out how much you want to spend and what type ...

Archaeologists in England have discovered a Roman-era cemetery with an unusual burial at its center — a stone coffin holding a deceased individual encased in liquid gypsum. This practice is ...

Given its ubiquity across U.S. dwellings, you'd think nothing can match up to drywall when finishing a wall. Made by compressing gypsum plaster between layers of paper pulp, drywall sheets are often ...

Light-filled interiors showcase platinum-grade Gypsum plaster walls and exquisite Italian lime-marbled dust plaster in the formal dining room. The estate's grounds span over four acres with ...

These messages, carved into cell walls, are one of the few tangible remnants of the lives lost or forever scarred within. They humanize the victims and preserve fragments of a history often ...

Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave filled with a curious substance, during a recent highway construction project in England. The announcement was made last week by ...

BUA Gypsum Plaster Ltd., a BUA Group company, has commenced production at its newly completed, state-ofthe-art Plaster of Paris (P.O.P) and plasterboard manufacturing facility located in Port Harcourt ...

Saint-Gobain has announced the results for the 16th edition of its international Multi Comfort Student Contest. This year, the challenge was to convert the post-industrial area of the Coignet ...

Gypsum is mined and used for many purpose including making concrete, drywall and several other building materials. In 1965, USG sold the land above the old mines to the Ohio Department of ...