Re: query about old sheetrock

Jamed D. Anderson (janderso@asrr.arsusda.gov)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:22:09 -0500

Dr. Ronald Korcak, ARS, USDA at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,
Beltsville Maryland has carried out research on the use of wall board
(sheetrock) from house construction. He can be reached at
(rkorcak@asrr.arsusda.gov). I am sure he would be pleased to share his
findings with you.

Martha Wells wrote:

> We have an old house that needs to be torn down. We are going to salvage
> the wood from it for reuse, but it was built in 1956, has sheetrock
> ceilings and walls. 'Experts' say sheetrock is primarily gypsum and should
> break down. We wanted to chip the stuff up and use it to level the
> driveways, not around food production. Has anyone any experience dealing
> with old sheetrock, and if it can't be applied in this manner, how can it
> be gotten rid of?
> thanks for any thoughts
> martha
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