Shape, style and orientation
If you live in a climate where the temperature fluctuates significantly between the seasons, positioning of your walls right may play a crucial role...
Feature walls
Feature walls are a great way to add colour and character to your rooms, giving you the chance to show off your creativity. Find...
Log homes
Log cabins and houses are a romantic choice, but typically need specialist installation and can be quite a complicated choice.
What is a log home?
A...
Stone walls
Stone walls have been around forever. When built properly and of the right stone, they are amazingly weatherproof and resilient.
What is a stone home?
A...
Cyclone code requirements for walls
Depending on where you live, there may be special requirements for fire or cyclone codes. See how these affect you.
Each year, Australian lives are...
Thermal mass and wall insulation
Walls can play a big part in how energy efficient a house is - particularly in terms of how much heat they absorb and...
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...
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,...
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...
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...