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An average sheet, 1/2" x 4' x 8' weighs about 52 pounds depending where it was made. ( there are hundreds of drywall plants all over the world). New 'light' drywall is now made in many plants and weighs about 32 pounds for same size sheet. This 'light' drywall has about half of the gyproc replaced by 'flue ash' .

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