What type of wall on a house built on 1962?

What type of wall I'll get on a house built on 1962?


Is it drywall with wooden studs behind or still plaster?


North Carolina area.


ThanksWhat type of wall on a house built on 1962?
could be either...but most likely if it's plaster, the lathe would be gypsum. It's basically drywall with a skim coat of plaster over it. By the end of the second world war, they had started to use gysum rather than wood lathe as it was cheaper.


my house has plaster over gypsum and I actually prefer it to the wood lathe I grew up with, it's easier to fix holes.What type of wall on a house built on 1962?
Drywall with wood studs was the most popular thing at the time.
a house that age more than likely has plaster and lattice walls
drill a hole and find out.
My strong feeling is you have drywall, some plastering in more expensive home has been done but that is sort of rare.You may even in a modern plaster wall find a plaster backer that resembles drywall.
My house was built 1964, and it's plaster from top to bottom. That is likely what you have. However, the plaster will still have wooden studs behind it.





It's not too difficult to tell. Stand beside the wall, and take a look down it. See if you have a wave to the wall. Meaning it is not 100% straight. Drywall would be 100% straight, where as the plaster wouldn't be. You can tell by the way the light reflects off the wall.