Was on a new construction site today, and the drywall hung in the baths is purple.
Don’t know who the manufacturer is… anyone familiar with it?
Can you hang it on ceilings??? All the bath ceilings were covered along with what appears to be the excess sheets used in a 2 story family room, hung on 2′ oc trusses with blown in insulation.
Is this the product I have been looking for or is this another mis-installation?
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I am working with the purple drywall on a job we recently started. Refitting a commercial building for a daycare center.
The drywall is supposed to take more abuse than regular drywall. It is heavier than regular rock, and is definitely harder to cut (but can be scored and snapped).
The spec called for the greenboard in the bathrooms, and the high abuse stuff everywhere else. From this I would assume your application could be a 'mis-installation', but I don't know that as fact. We are only using it for walls, ceilings are 5/8" rock or drop ceiling.
I was told there is another level of drywall considered impact resistant that needs to be cut with a rotozip tool because it is so tough. I haven't had to use that stuff yet, but now I am curious what color that stuff is.
Everyone asks if the drywall is that color for the kids. Now we just need dye the joint compound the right shade of purple.
Purple rock is more mold resistant then green board. My distributor said green board is being phased out. I didn't think it was more durable or impact resistant just more mold resistant.
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There are a couple of different products here. One is the paperless, fiber-reenforced stuff that's supposed to be more moisture-resistant. The other is fiberGLASS reenforced stuff that's far more impact-resistant, and also more fire-resistant.
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Edited 12/26/2006 10:42 pm by DanH
I used the regular purple one today. Cuts just like regular 1/2". It's more mold resistant. Around here all fire rated is 5/8 which has the fiberglass in it. I hate that stuff. Hard to cut and a killer on my back.
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http://www.nationalgypsum.com/products/?query=cat:11&product=79
http://www.quittintime.com/
wow
How much is the brown high impact?
It's called "Blue Board", it's used for plaster.
are you colour blind?Blue board is not purple
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So what's it called? Purple board ???(-:Seems like purple would be hard to cover with paint and get it to hide well...
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Barney Board???
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Well, we used a good bit of it in our house (Imperial brand; one-coat veneer; thank you very much, my plasterin' fool DW), and if it sees sunlight too long, it gets kinda' lavender. You can really tell in a stack - exposed areas lighten. Sometimes in fluorescent light it also looks purple.
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Purple board is harder to say than blue board, its kind of "Barney"like". Any way I just could'nt take it anymore when the guys at the yard would laugh at me, when I asked for purpleboard, so now, I just ask for blue board. It has a special surface for better adhesion for the plaster. Or so I've been told.
Yeah, the blue board is made for plaster - better adhesion and denser/stronger, but still not the same thing as the new board for drywall that IS purple.Sorry I was short earlier, but they are differeent products.
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Havn't seen purple board down here yet, can't wait. appology not needed . too old and cranky to get worked up. But thanks for the heads up.
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How many colors you got man?
I work for a large drywall company and we use this stuff (usually 5/8") a lot in schools. It is not easy to work with and most hangers will groan when they see a stack. It also comes in high impact ( brown ) which is even more dense.
You don't want to be a macho man and try and slug a hole in a wall with this stuff,you will end up with a broken wrist.
I think Rez's link will answer most of your questions, if not ask a USG rep at that site.
They do make a 1/2" "C" board for ceilings that can be used on 24" centers, I believe, but it is not in regular distribution. Most just use 5/8"
Mike
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What's the price on the purple and the brown?
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http://www.quittintime.com/
It's just like old times, the brown is cheapest, the green is pricey and the purple, well you know how expensive the purple is.
Really I don't know drywall prices, we pay per thousand sq ft. usualy locked in at bid time. Being the brown is "higher impact" it probably runs more. Mike
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The purple drywall from National Gypsum has a fungicide added to the paper. The green drywall has a silicone compound added to the paper to make it water resistant.