Module 17-PART B

Wall Finishes
Prepared/Edited by:
Arch. Sylvester D. Seno,
uap, piep, page, icomos, pgbi aa+adp, march-ctm
Here are other types of Wall
finishes:
• Cement plastered Finish
• Cement Textured Finish
• Plaster of Paris Finish
• Gypsum Plaster Finish
• Designer Mirror Finish
• Laminate Finish
• Marble Powder Finish
 Here is the list of the Wall
Finishes for decorating the
Interiors and Exteriors:
• Pebbles Finish
• Flakes Finish
• Coral Finish
• Tile Cladding
• Wood Paneling
• Sand Textured Finish
 Cement plastered Finish
• It is prepared in the form of mortar with
cement, sand and water in proper
proportions and applied on masonry
manually to achieve a smooth finish or
sand faced finish.

See the picture

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 Cement Textured Finish
• This is a decorative finish and its mortar is
prepared in cement based material. It is
applied with sand faced plaster with a
trowel and after that it is either left bare or
colored with paint.

See the picture

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BETON BRUT –
bare concrete,
the wall finish
for brutalism –
brutalist
architectural
styles.

Employed by
the French
Architect
LE CORBUSIER
 Plaster of Paris Finish
• Plaster of Paris or simply plaster is a type
of building material based on calcium
sulphate hemihydrates. This is a smooth
finish achieved by plaster of Paris
generally applied on internal walls.

See the picture

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 Gypsum Plaster Finish
• This just like plaster of Paris finish but
gypsum based material is used to prepare
mortar. It is more durable and finer as
compared to Plaster of Paris Finish.

See the picture

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 Designer Mirror Finish
• Designer mirrors are obtained by small
pieces on walls to create mural like
design.

See the picture

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 Marble Powder Finish
• This is a very smooth finish. The finish
looks like Marble flooring. This finish is
obtained by mortar of marble powder,
white cement and water. It is applied
manually.

See the picture

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 Pebbles Finish
• This a very simple and attractive finish
obtained by pasting small pebbles on the
walls with cement mortar as an adhesive.
• Pebbles finish is usually preferred for
exterior facade. It is also commonly used
to give nice flowing effect to the waterfalls
that are created especially designed for
Hotel Interiors or as a part of Exterior
Landscaping.

See the picture

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 Flakes Finish
• It is a special material used to enhance the
elevation treatment of the building. It is
majorly used for the exterior facade. It has
also been used for the interiors but to a
very small extent. Application of flakes
finish is avoided in the interiors
because chipping off of flakes is a
trouble.
• The flakes are applied with a trovel on
walls over a coat of adhesive.
See the picture
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 Tile Cladding (a type of
veneer material)
• Different tiles, for example, granite,
marble, glazed tiles (ceramic) or
vitrified tiles are used for tile cladding.
Tiles are available in a variety of colors
and shapes. The selection of tiles depends
on the place where it is to be applied i.e.
interior facade or exterior facade.

See the picture

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 Wood Paneling
• It is a decorative treatment done with
wooden panels on the walls in various
designs. The material used can be either
plywood or wood
NOTE: PANELS are for WALLS,
while PLANKS are for floors!!!

( DO NOT BE CONFUSED.  )

See the picture

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 Wainscot Paneling
originally applied
to high quality
riven oak
boards.
• The original purpose of wainscoting was to
cover the lower part of walls, which, in
houses constructed with poor or non-
existent damp-proof courses, are often
affected by rising dampness. Its purpose is
now decorative.
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 Hence wainscot or
wainscoting became a
paneling style applied to the
lower 90 to 150 cm (3 to 5 ft)
of an interior wall, below
the dado rail or chair rail and
above the baseboard or
skirting board.
It is traditionally constructed
from tongue-and-
groove boards, though bead-
board or decorative panels,
such as a wooden door might
have, are also common.
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 Boiserie
(French pronunciation: ​[bwazʁi]; often used in the plural boiseries)

• is the term used to define ornate and intricately

carved wood paneling.
• Early examples of boiseries were unpainted, but
later the raised mouldings were often painted
or gilded
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 Sand Textured Finish
• Sand Textured finish is used to give fine
texture to the wall. This wall finish is not
very commonly used because of its grains
coming out.

See the picture

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