Materials For Interior Walls

WALLS AND WINDOW TREATMENTS 3(1+2)
Lesson 3 : Materials For Internal Walls

Materials For Interior Walls

A variety of materials are used to finish interior wall. Wall finishing in different colour, pattern and texturing is fun and the interior wall finish results can be quite astonishing. There are endless design patterns that can be created. In addition, color tinting, glazes, and objects to the compound to make your walls truly unique.

    1. Masonry
    2. Stone
    3. Brick and tile (Clay)
    4. Concrete
    5. Wood
    6. Glass

Mirrors

Mirrors are usually made from float glass 4-6mm thick, and silvered on one side. Mirror tile and sheet have a variety of different sizes and shapes of mirrors on them and also come in different colours. Mirrors are available for use without a surrounding frame, these usually are made from a type of safety glass. Using mirror in interiors is a way to reflect light , visually enlarge the space and fill a space that needs interest.

Gypsum Board Drywall is the term used for a common method of constructing interior walls and ceilings using panels made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper, then kiln dried. Drywall construction is used globally for the finish construction of interior walls and ceilings. For damp rooms such as Kitchen and baths, there is a water proof drywall designed to prevent moisture damage to the walls. These are available in different thickness for different applications.The sheets which are relatively inexpensive, are 4 feet wide , 1/4 to 5/8 inch thick and from 6 to 16 feet long. The standard size is 1/2 inch thick and 8 feet long.


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