WALL FINISHING - DEFINITION,TYPES,PURPOSE

1. MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
WALL FINISHING SYSTEMS

2. What is Wall Finish
&
What do wall finishes do?
Wall Finishing refers to ornamentation of an interior or exterior wall
structure, on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called Pargeting.
Before that , the process of creating plasterwork,
called plastering or rendering, has been used in building construction for
centuries.
< Need for Wall Finish >
1>Wall finishes are decorative. They are part of the look of the interior of the
home.
2>Most wall finishes also add rigidity to the structure.
3>Finishes also conceal and support insulation and air/vapor barriers.
Electrical and mechanical systems are also concealed behind wall finishes.

3. TYPES OF WALL FINISHING AND SYSTEMS
1 > WAHOO WALLS
•THEY ARE THE WALL PANELS WITH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE CORE.
•THEY COME AS A WHOLE FINISHING SYSTEM.
•WAHOO WALLS ARE MOSTLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BASEMENTS .
•AVAILABILITY IS IN SIZE – 4’ X 8’ WITH ¼” THICK LAYER OF MINERAL
BOARD ON BOTH THE SIDES.

4. FINISHING SYSTEM
WAHOO WALL

5. 2>WOOD WAINSCOT
•WOOD WAINSCOT IS WALL COVERING THAT EXTENDS FROM THE
FLOOR TO ROUGHLY THE MIDDLE OF THE WALLS.
• IT IS A WOOD BEADBOARD , USUALLY WHITE.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF WOOD WAINSCOT :
A> TONGUE- AND- GROOVE PLYWOOD
AVAILABILITY -4’ X 8’
B> MDF PANELS
AVAILABILITY – 32’ TO 48’

6. TONGUE-AND-GROOVE
PLYWOOD WAINSCOT
MDF PANELS

7. 3> OSB (ORIENTED STRAND BOARD)
USE- OSB ARE USED AS EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING OR AS FLOOR
UNDERLAYMENT.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF OSB :
A> PLAIN OSB ,ALSO KNOWN AS CLEARCOATED PLYWOOD.
B> PLASTER AND LATH
IN THIS WOODEN SLATS ARE USED WITH WET PLASTER.

8. PLASTER AND LATH
PLAIN OSB

9. 4> TEXTURED PAINTS

10. 5> TEXTURES WALLPAPERS

11. 6> REAL WOOD WALL PANELLING
DIFFERENT WOOD PANELS ARE DIRECTLY FIT TO THE EXTERIOR WALL
MATERIALS.
MOST COMMONLY USED ARE :
•WENGE
•EXOTIC MAHOGANY
•ZEBRAWOOD
•TEAK

12. WENGE EXOTIC MAHOGANY
TEAK ZEBRAWOOD

13. 7> VENEER PLASTER
IT IS A COMBINATION OF DRYWALL AND PLASTER.

14. 8> LEATHER OR FAUX LEATHER PANELS
TUFTED FAUX LEATHER PANELS FOR A PORTION OF WALL ARE USED.

15. 9> TILES WAINSCOTING
IT IS BASICALLY REFERS TO JOINING TILE TO TILE.
THERE ARE THREE TYPES –
A> FLOOR-TO-WALL WAINSCOT
IN THIS WAINSCOT, TILE ONLY CONTINUES TILL HALF OF THE
WALL.
B>FLOOR-TO-CEILING WAINSCOT
IN THIS WAINSCOT, TILE CONTINUES ALL THE WAY TO THE
CEILING.
C>METAL CEILING
METAL OR FAUX METAL CEIING TILES GLUED TO THE WALL.

16. FLOOR-TO-CEILING WAINSCOT FLOOR-TO-WALL WAINSCOT
MEATL CEILING TILES

17. 10> STONE VENEER CLADDING
STONES ARE USED WITH PLASTER STONES CAN BE GRANITE,RED
STONE ETC.

18. 11> MOSAIC TILING
IN THIS SMALL BURSTS OF TILES ARE USED TO CREATE A DECORATIVE STYLE.
HERE ARE TWO WAYS TO CRATE MOSAIC TILING :
A> BAMBOO MOSAIC TILING
B> CORK MOSAIC TILING

19. 12> STAINLESS STEEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
IT IS A STAINLESS STEEL WALL TO FLOOR SYSTEM.
MAINLY USED IN DRUGS FACTORY.
IT PROVIDES FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATIONS,RAPID DELIVERY AND CLEAN OPERATION
DUE TO SMOOTH SURFACE.

20. 13> LAMINATE SHEETS
THEY CAN BE OF FIBRE, METALS ETC.

21. SOME OTHER FINISHES ARE :
14> GYPSUM BOARD 15> SAND TEXTURED FINISH