History of Drywall

In 1916 United States Gypsum Company, an American company produced the first gypsum board, which basically treated gypsum panels squeezed between paper and called Sheetrock (sheet rock).

This new system allowed be assembled quickly on a frame and the seams between the plates could plaster to make a unified wall, eliminating the need for wood strip, the multiple layers of plaster, and days of drying (hence its name generic "drywall" or dry wall, for he had the advantage of working with dry plaster.

Led by World War II came an urgent need for military structures, from barracks to entire databases.
Facing a shortage of labor and material, there is a great need to find faster and more effective ways of building.

The solution to this was the system of gypsum "drywall" for its fast and flexible commissioning work, his uniform and smooth surface achieved, which only needed a thin layer of plaster to the joints.

During the postwar period there was a construction boom in the U.S. that meant the consolidation of this practical, fast and efficient construction system that was introduced in most American homes and buildings

This construction system began to expand with marked success in the world. Join to Chile in the 50s and late 70s in Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela.

In Colombia was first used during the eighties, then to the mid-nineties and took a relative importance in the last decade has become massive use becoming one of the most promising building systems and favorable for any type of building for its advantages comparisons, however, are just entering Colombia culture Drywall system, it is estimated that while in USA per capita consumption is 16m ² Drywall, arrived in the country just 0.33m ² in 2009.