Structure

Retaining walls are structures designed to hold back soil and prevent erosion or collapse on sloped land. They create level areas on uneven sites, support garden beds and allow for tiered landscaping. Whether you're building a new home or updating your outdoor space, retaining walls often play a crucial role in shaping and stabilising your block.

The walls on the outside of your home not only protect it against the elements, but also provide support, and help to control the...

Partition walls help to divide and partition a house into different rooms and spaces. These walls are more easily moved and positioned.   Most modern partition...

Whether you're knocking through a wall to create open-plan living or planning a second-storey extension, understanding which walls are load-bearing is essential. Removing or altering a load-bearing wall without proper assessment can put your home’s structural integrity, and safety, at risk.

Walls inside a home serve some different purposes to those on the outside of your home. Find out more about internal walls. The primary job...

Ceiling roses are ornate mouldings mounted to the ceiling, normally featuring a light suspended from their centre. What is a ceiling rose? A ceiling rose is...

Cornices are the mouldings that sit where walls meet ceilings. They are often ornate and decorative. What is a cornice? A cornice is a type of...

Mouldings offer many ways to decorate and finish walls and ceilings. Common types of mouldings include skirting boards, cornices, architraves and dado rails. Interior moulding...

There are a range of other decorative mouldings available, including mouldings to enhance fireplaces and similar fixtures.   Mouldings can be used to add ornate finishes...

Dado rails and chair rails run horizontally around the wall. In a modern context, dado rails are mostly a cosmetic type of moulding. What is...