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Walls

Find out everything you need to know about internal walls, external walls and ceilings, and how they affect the look and comfort of your home.

How to clean interior walls

Crayon? Dead bugs? Blood? Don't worry - most interior wall surfaces are designed to be fairly easily cleaned.   You may need a ladder to clean...

How to clean exterior walls

It depends on what your walls are made from, but giving your exterior walls a clean can improve the look of your home. It’s often...
Wall maintenance

Wall maintenance

Big surfaces like walls inevitably get dirty, and inevitably get damaged from time to time. Here are some easy ways to keep your walls...

Party walls

If you’re renovating or building a townhouse, terrace or duplex, chances are your home shares at least one wall with the neighbouring property. These are called party walls, and they play a critical role in ensuring both homes are safe, private and structurally sound.

Building walls

Building walls are what we know best simply as the 'external walls' of a house. Find out more about what they are and how...

External walls

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

Types of walls and ceilings

There are countless many ways to build walls and ceilings - but obviously some are much better suited to certain environments and tastes than...
What's in a wall?

What’s in walls and ceilings?

Most of the time you see them, walls are flat, uninterrupted surfaces. But there's often quite a lot going on behind what you can...

Internal walls

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...

Load-bearing walls

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.