FINISHES

WALL, FLOOR AND CEILING SYSTEMS

 SHEATHING.
A stud wall comprises a frame of timber or
metal studs secured to the floor, ceiling
and walls, which is then covered with
plasterboard. When used as external walls,
sheathing is then attached to prevent the entry
of air and water. Sheathing therefore refers to
the boards or panels that line up the wall
Sheathing may also be used to resist racking in walls.
Materials commonly used for sheathing include
plywood, fiberboard, gypsum, urethanes, isocyanates,
and polystyrene foams. Available thicknesses range
from 1 ⁄2 to 2 1/2 in.
CURTAIN WALLS.
It’s an outer covering of a building in which the
outer walls are non-structural designed only to
keep the weather out and people in.
They are built with light weight materials like
aluminum framed walls containing in fills of glass,
metal panels or thin stone
FUNCTION REQUIREMENTS OF CURTAIN WALLS.
 Should of light weight
 Should of attractive appearance
 Should be fire resistance and of good insulating
properties
 Durable and of low maintenance
WOOD FACADES
Wood is used as a finish in form of siding,
shingles, half timbers, or plywood sheets.

 Siding
Type of wall cladding

1. Drop / Novelty siding; consists of

tongued-and-grooved individual
pieces that are driven tightly up
against each other

1. Lap siding or clapboard siding;

beveled boards, thinner along one
edge than the opposite edge