EFFECTIVE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF WOOD SAWDUST CEILING BOARD USED FOR UNDER ROOF COVERING

Abstract

The use of wood sawdust manually to replace asbestos ceiling board which is used as an overhead interior part in a room has in no small measure contributed to the actualization of industrialization in the construction Industry. More so, the use of locally occurring waste materials, like wood sawdust, sharp sand and water was studied in this work and also, the procedures for the production of ceiling board using wood sawdust were analyzed with the necessary laboratory procedures in accordance to Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and British Standard (BS).