TYPES OF WALL TREATMENT USED IN BULDINGS.HOW TO CHOOSE SUITABLE WALL TREATMENT BASED ON ITS TYPE.

1. WALL
TREATMENT
SHREYA GUPTA
AMITY UNIVERSITY,LUCKNOW

2. WALL TREATMENT
� Wall treatment is covering for the interior wall
and exterior wall.
� It should harmonize with the floor and ceiling.
� Reflect people that use the room

3. WALL COVERING
� Walls make up the largest surface area of a
room and protect against outdoors and
reduce the noise entering a room. They hide
pipe, wirings and insulation and also divide
spaces.
� Most commonly used wall coverings are:
paint, wallpaper, paneling, mirrors, fabrics
and carpeting

4. TYPES OF WALL FINISHES
�Paint
�Wallpaper
�Stone
�Brick
�Glass
�Vinyl wall covering
�Resin

5. OTHER DIFFERENT TYPE OF
WALL FINISHES
� Stained glass Finish
� Design mirror Finish
� Flake Finish
� Pebbles Finish
� Coral Finish
� Tile cladding
� Canfor Finish
� Wood panelling
� Sand texture Finish

6. PLASTER
� An old technique in
which plaster is
applied is applied over
the wall board or
concrete block using a
lath . Texture range
from smooth to stucco.
This technique is
almost a lost trade
and is not used in new
homes. It often chips
and cracks settles
over the year.

7. GYPSUM BASED MATERIAL
� This just like plaster
of Paris finish gypsum
material is used to
prepare mortar. It is
more durable and
finer as compared to
plaster of Paris finish.

8. PLASTER OF PARIS
� Plaster of Paris or
simply plaster is a
type of building
material based on
calcium sulphate
hemihydrates. This is
smooth finish
achieved by POP
generally applied on
internal wall.

9. GYPSUM WALLBOARD – DRY
WALL
� It is most commonly used
material to cover wall in
interior projects. It has
evolved into a versatile,
dependable dependable
material that is quick to
install and is easy to
repair it is made from
natural crystallized
mineral. It is natural fire
resistant and can also act
as sound barrier , Gypsum
board of 4” wide sheet 8”,
9”or 10” high attached
directly to stud wall.

10. TILE
� Can be installed one
time at a time or in
sheets held together
with a mess like
backing. Tile provides
easy maintenance ,
they are wter
impervious [required
in public restroom]
but can create noisy
interior .

11. WOOD
� Wood comes in form of
panelling , plank [
such as flooring and
veneer etc. It provides
warmth and good
insulator but it tends
to fade and
flammable. As a
designer, you must
verify code compliance
before installing it in
commercial
application.

12. STAINED GLASS FINISH
� It involves lot of
creative work. Glass is
decorated with
itching, frosting, glass
pasting and finally
colouring with
suitable colours
according to the
theme. The stained
glass panels are used
on walls and ceilings.

13. PEBBLES FINISH
� This is a very simple
and attractive finish
obtained pasting small
pebbles on walls with
cement mortar as an
adhesive
� It is usually preferred
for exterior façade. It is
commonly used to give
nice flowing effect to
waterfalls that are
created especially
designed for hotel
interior or as a part of
exterior landscaping.

14. FLAKES FINISH
� It is special material
used to enhance
elevation treatment of
the building. It is
majorly used for exterior
façade. It has also been
used for interior but to a
very small extent
because chipping off
flakes is trouble.
� Flakes are applied with
a trowel on wall over a
coat of adhesive.

15. DESIGNER MIRRORS
� These are obtained by
small pieces in wall to
create mirror like
design.

16. CORAL FINISH
� It is similar to Plaster
of Paris and Gypsum
plaster finish, coral is
a type of plastering
material that gives a
rough edgy finish.

17. CANFOR FINISH
� It is also known as
Faux finish. This
material is used for
interiors of residences
. It adds a unique
aesthetic appeal to the
place. It comes in
6mm thickness and in
different design .

18. TILE CLADDING
� Different tiles for Eg.
Granite, Marble,
Glazed are used for
tile cladding. Selection
of tiles depend on the
place where it is to be
applied i.e. interior
façade and exterior
façade.

19. WOOD PANELLING
� It is decorative done
with wooden panels
on wall on various
design. Plywood or
wood covered with
veneer or laminate
can be used.

20. FABRICS
� Fabrics like wool,
linen, cotton ,burlap
and grass cloth are
used. They require
back coating as a
barrier to prevent
adhesive from
bleeding through
fabrics face and to
improve dimensional
stability.

21. SAND TEXTURED FINISH
� It is used to give fine
textured to wall. This
wall finish is not very
commonly used
because of its grains
coming out.

22. CEMENT TEXTURED FINISH
� It is a decorative
finish and its mortar
is prepared in cement
based material. It is
applied with sand
faced plaster with a
trowel and after that
it is coloured with
paint.

23. CEMENT PLASTERED FINISH
� It is prepared in the
form of mortar with
cement, sand and
water in proper
proportions and
applied on masonry
manually to achieve a
smooth finish or sand
face finish.

24. MOSAIC FINISH
� Glass mosaic are
small 1”*1” on a cloth
to get a workable size
12”* 12” and tile
pasted with an
adhesive on wall
surfaces. It can also be
pasted on curved
surfaces.

25. MARBLE POWDER FINISH
� It is very smooth
finish, looks like
marble flooring. It is
obtained by mortar of
marble powder, white
cement and water ,it
is applied manually .

26. LAMINATE FINISH
� It comes in various
colors and designs and
in the form of sheet. It
is pasted with fevicol
on plywood.

27. WALLPAPERS
� Wallpapers have a
paper face and a
paper back. It is not
commonly used in
commercial design as
it is subject to soiling,
abrasion and fading .

28. VINYL WALL COVERING
� Designed for service
ability and durability .
It is flame resistant.
Easily cleaned and
resistant to fading
and abrasion.

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