Tiles
Tiles feature in almost every home, and are particularly common in bathrooms and kitchens. Tiles are a strong design feature.
What are tiles?
Tiles are a...
Concrete sheeting
Although rarely exposed, concrete sheeting offers good insulation and is often used behind tiles and similar surfaces.
Concrete sheeting (or blue board) is a durable,...
Plaster
Plaster is often used as a filler, especially to repair damaged walls. It's also used for decorative mouldings, among other things.
What is plaster?
Plaster is...
Wood cladding and moulding
Wood has many uses on internal walls, but is perhaps most commonly used for decorative purposes like mouldings and frames.
What are wood-clad interiors and...
Mortar
Mortar is the material used to hold bricks together. There are a number of variations in mortar that are worth knowing about.
Mortar is used...
Bricks
Bricks serve a different purpose as internal walls than they do as external walls, and have good insulative properties.
What are bricks?
Bricks are rigid blocks,...
Plasterboard
Plasterboard is by far the most common interior wall surface in Australia, thanks to its tremendous versatility and low cost.
What is plasterboard?
Plasterboard is a...
Mud brick and adobe
Mud brick and adobe are two other types of wall materials that are making a resurgence as alternative building materials.
What is mud brick or...
Cob homes
Cob walls are typically quite roughly built, but do offer some advantages over many of the more sophisticated choices.
What is cob?
Like mud brick and...
Plastic cladding/vinyl cladding
Plastic or vinyl cladding is often made to imitate weatherboards, and is a relatively cheap and durable alternative.
What is vinyl cladding?
Vinyl (or plastic, or...