How much does a drywall sheet weigh: dimensions, area and weight

Drywall is one of the most popular materials used in the repair of apartments. It is used for leveling walls and ceilings, creating niches, fireplaces, arches and suspended structures. Builders are primarily interested in the qualitative characteristics of the material, but sometimes you need to know how much the sheet of drywall weighs. Let's find out what this value depends on.

Types of Drywall

By the nature of the environment in which it is intended to be used GKLdistinguish the following varieties of it:

• Common, abbreviated as "GCR". The most common and frequently used species. It is used to create structures that do not experience serious loads: walls, suspended ceilings, partitions.
• Moisture-resistant, having marking "GKLV". It is used for finishing work in rooms where there is excess moisture, usually a bathroom or kitchen.
• Fire resistant, designated "GKLO". It is used at high ambient temperatures, for example, in ventilation or ductwork, when covering fireplaces. In addition, it is used where it is necessary to provide increased fire protection. In the apartment they often sheathe a nursery.
• Moisture resistant. This is a rather exotic species, designated "GKLVO", used where high humidity is adjacent to high temperature, for example, when decorating baths or saunas.

Parameters of different types of drywall

There is GOST, which determines how much each type of drywall weighs per 1 m2:

• Moisture-resistant type of GCR, as usual, should not weigh more than 1 kg per 1 mm of thickness.
• The range for fire-resistant and moisture-resistant is somewhat wider and ranges from 0.8 to 1.06 kg per 1 m2.

The material may also have a different thickness: from 6.5 to 24 mm. Depending on this parameter, the following types are distinguished:

• Wall, used for wall cladding and creating partitions. The thickness of such sheets is usually 12.5 mm.
• Plasterboard sheets for the ceiling are thinner - 9.5 mm.

• The main thing that is required from the arched variety is the ability to easily bend and take the desired shape. This is the thinnest view - only 6.5 mm.

And of course, the weight of drywall depends on a parameter such as sheet area. In construction, I most often use standard sheets with dimensions of 1.2 × 2.5 m. Accordingly, their area will be 3 m2.

You can find GKL on sale, having other sizes:

• The length can be from two to four meters, the size step is 50 cm.
• Narrow sheets having a width of 600 mm. They are used to form slopes or cladding of loggias and balconies.

How much does drywall weigh?

It turns out that the approximate weight of the drywall sheet can be determined by knowing its type, area and thickness. We give approximate values.

Weight 1 sq. m drywall sheet will be approximately as follows:

• for arched gypsum plasterboard 6.5 mm thick - about 5 kg;
• for ceiling drywall with a thickness of 9.5 mm - about 7.5 kg;
• for wall gypsum board with a thickness of 12.5 mm - an average of 9.5 kg.

Sheets of the same area and thickness from different manufacturers may vary in weight. This is due to differences in technology or raw materials used.

Estimated weight values ​​for one drywall sheet will be as follows:

• ordinary ceiling drywall of standard size 1.2 × 2.5 m with a thickness of 9.5 mm –20.5–22 kg;
• wall GCR 1.2 × 2.5 m with a thickness of 12.5 mm - 27.4–29 kg;
• arched 6.5 mm - 14-15 kg.

Please note: the sheet weight may vary slightly from that specified by the manufacturer: the material is good absorbs moisture, so it can get a little heavier if the storage conditions are not fully observed and transportation.

Each manufacturer must report the mass of its product of a particular brand and size. Just look at any online store to see this.

Subtleties of moving and storage

Drywall is a rather fragile material and can easily be ruined. In order to avoid unnecessary costs, it is enough to follow a number of simple rules and recommendations:

• This material can only be stored horizontally on a completely level base. This rule also applies to transportation. Any pebble or bolt falling under a stack of drywall sheets will ruin at least one of them. The material will simply break or crumble under its own weight.

• GKL is transferred in an upright position together. If you carry it flat, then it will break, unable to withstand the vibration.
• As a rule, they transfer the sheet, grabbing it with one hand from the bottom, and hold it with the other and do not allow it to swing. But this is quite inconvenient, in addition, problems arise when passing through doorways. Therefore, professional movers use special devices in the form of a kind of hook. They seem to “lengthen” the hand, which makes carrying much more convenient.
• During transportation and storage, it is necessary to protect the material from moisture.