Walls

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...

There are countless many ways to build walls and ceilings - but obviously some are much better suited to certain environments and tastes than...

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...

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...

Architraves are the mouldings that go around doorways, windows and other openings in walls.   Architraves are the mouldings that appear around doors and windows. What...

Skirting boards, also known as kick boards and baseboards, are the mouldings that run along the bottom of walls. What is a skirting board? A...

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...