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In the UK a non-structural wall is called a partition wall -- they're usually plasterboard (I think that is called sheetrock in USA) over wooden studs whilst or
by pbhjpbhj 1y ago
In the UK a non-structural wall is called a partition wall -- they're usually plasterboard (I think that is called sheetrock in USA) over wooden studs whilst ordinarily walls are plaster on brick/stone.
I wonder which partitions more VOCs/SOCs, partition or structural walls.
- PaulHoule 1y agoMore generally partition (as a verb) means "to divide into parts" which is used for numerous purposes such as -- to divide a country into parts (e.g. separate Pakistan and Bangladesh from India) -- to divide a physical space with walls -- to divide a population of molecules between molecules floating in the air and molecules stuck on walls
- lazide 1y agoAlso to divide digital storage into individually addressable segments (disk partitions).
- whatevertrevor 1y ago-- "Divide" an integer into two or more integers that sum to it too. :D
- JadeNB 1y agoThe trivial partition n = n also usually counts as a partition. This is useful if you want to be able to dualize partitions, and want n = 1 + 1 + ... + 1 to have a dual partition.
- tsimionescu 1y agoAlso to separate a computer network into two or more disconnected networks, the P in the CAP theorem stands for "partition tolerance" (i.e. that a system can keep working in case its components end up in a partitioned network).
- Polizeiposaune 1y agoA more generic term is drywall or gypsum board. It generally is covered by a skim coat of plaster and is then painted. "Sheetrock" is a particular brand of drywall. For instance, see https://www.lowes.com/pl/drywall/sheetrock-brand/4294864808-4294851233 https://www.lowes.com/pl/drywall/sheetrock-brand/4294864808-...
- ninalanyon 1y agoGypsum board is a considerably more specific, less generic, term than partition. My wooden house has some internal non-structural walls but none of them use gypsum boards (called plasterboard in British English). Neither are they skimmed with plaster. They are instead faced with a very dense and flat hardboard.
- quickthrowman 1y agoGypsum board is the term for a type of wall covering, which itself is part of a partition. A partition is an interior wall assembly typically consisting of framing, (optional) insulation, and a wall covering (like gypsum board, but this could be anything: wood, shiplap, masonry, lath and plaster, etc.)
- ChoGGi 1y agoYou only tape the joints, not the whole wall.
- quickthrowman 1y agoThere are multiple levels of drywall finishing. A level 5 (highest grade) finish involves skim coating the entire gypsum wallboard with joint compound. It’s not very common, but it is used in some commercial settings.
- hxorr 1y agoI think it would depend on what paint is used. Although I would strongly suspect exposed porous surfaces like plaster, masonry, drywall to have a large reservoir capacity due to their surface area at the microscopic level
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