2006-10-22 16:06:57 · 12 answers · asked by Jamie E 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Remove moulding top or bottom and check for an edge.
2006-10-22 16:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
now a days you get people who plaster drywall...i don't know why but i've seen it on HGTV(home/garden channel). The one true test is using a screw. If it is drywall you will be able to screw a screw no problem. if the wall is plaster you will find yourself making holes in the wall, the screw will just fall out. (no stability). If you do have plaster walls there are plastic pieces available to allow you to screw into the wall. You would simple drill the whole you want insert the plastic piece and then screw the screw into it. the plastic will expand behind the plaster and give you stability and strength to hang a shelf, photo or whatever. if you go to ace hardware/home depot you'll find what i'm talking about..good luck.
2006-10-22 23:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by rlrssmc7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, plaster and drywall are not the same thing. Drywall is a paper coated sheet that goes up over the frame of a house to give the rooms walls. They are fairly thin, and can be whacked with a door handle and leave a same-sized hole. It is applied with nails. It can be spackled over fairly easily to repair nicks and bumps, and repainted. Plaster on the other hand, is made much like cement and it is "mudded" over the chicken wire or mesh or wood frames inside the walls. It is much harder to damage, but if you put art work on the walls, it is also much harder to fix when you remove them. If it is textured, and you want it smooth, you will need to sand down the walls, or have them replastered to cover the texture.
Good luck with your project. (lady carpenter)
2006-10-22 23:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by H2Ocolors 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drywall is made of gypsum it will get saturated with water and dissolve in short while. Plaster is made of mortar and will not dissolve for a long time. All you need is to cut out small piece of wall, the best location to get is to lift molding at a door, or a window, or behind the electric switch, or outlet cover, and put into glass of water for one hour.
2006-10-22 23:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drywall will feel softer and sound quieter when you tap it. Also, if you can look at the edge under a piece of trim, you will see the drywall looks sort of like chalky concrete encased in paper. Plaster is sprayed on, usually over lathes (narrow strips of wood). If you scrape a small piece of paint off, you could see if there is paper, which would mean drywall.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-22 23:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by schweetums 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tap a thin nail into an inconspicuous location. If the wall cracks at all, it's plaster.
2006-10-22 23:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Jon M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well,next time you are really angry. Punch that damn wall so hard it will make you feel really good!!!
If it does break your hand, its most likely not dry wall..:-)
Its probably an older home if it is plaster.
2006-10-22 23:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by dewhatulike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
plaster is thicker and more harder to the touch drywall is more lightweight less solid
2006-10-22 23:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by Nuthouse 4456 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stick the point of a kife into the wall, if it goes in easily it's drywall
2006-10-22 23:09:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open an electrical outlet an look inside.
2006-10-22 23:09:48 · answer #10 · answered by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋