Currently, the modern construction market offers a huge selection of different finishing materials for indoor and outdoor use. Having various cost, quality and appearance, they are able to satisfy absolutely any needs of customers. Modern wall decoration materials should be not only beautiful, but also safe and durable.
Facade
The front of the building is visible to everyone around, and the beauty of the house is usually judged by it. This is, so to speak, the face of the house. Modern technologies for the decoration of facades have stepped far forward, so a large selection of options has appeared.
Finishing materials for exterior walls
Currently very popular are:
- Decorative plaster. This is practically the most versatile and inexpensive finishing material for walls for the refinement and insulation of facades. Plastering work is easy. You can create a textured surface, which in the future, if desired, can be painted. The main purpose of this material is to level the walls and protect them from destruction. For exterior decoration of the house, gypsum and cement plaster are used.
- Facing and decorative brick. This material is quite popular and time-tested. He is able not only to decorate the house, make it more attractive, but also to warm it. The brick can be with a smooth or corrugated surface, different colors and with any pattern.
- Siding . This inexpensive finishing material for the walls of the house is quite simple to install and resistant to various climatic changes. Due to the wide variety of colors and textures, he is able to realize even very unusual and bold ideas. Sold several of its types. The most widely used is vinyl (PVC) siding. Also popular is metal (steel, aluminum, copper).
- Fake diamond. It is also quite popular today with modern decoration material for walls. It differs from natural stone in that it is lighter and therefore can also be used for decorating houses with a weak foundation. On sale there is an artificial stone of different colors and textures, with a smooth and corrugated surface.
- Ceramic tiles and porcelain tiles. These are reliable and time-tested finishing materials for the walls of the house.
- Block house. This natural wood material, which is a kind of lining, is unique in its own way and quite often used. With it, you can perform decoration not only outside but also indoors. In appearance, the block house resembles an ordinary board, the front side of which is very similar to a round log.
Modern interior wall decoration
Repair is an important part of our lives. To date, the choice of materials for interior wall decoration is so huge that it is sometimes difficult to decide what to purchase in order to design a room. First of all, it is necessary to take into account the functions that this room will perform. So, the repair in the bedroom or children's room is significantly different from the repair in the kitchen, as their functions are different. It is in accordance with them that it is necessary to choose materials for the internal decoration of the walls in these rooms. For example, the best decoration material for the walls of the bathroom and kitchen is tile, and in the bedrooms it is customary to use wallpaper.
The most common methods of wall decoration are plastering with further painting, decorative plaster, wall panels, lining and plastic, wallpapering, ceramic tile laying. More unusual and rare types include wall decoration with stone, cloth, cork sheets and other materials that have a fairly high cost.
Facing panels
With the help of decorative panels for walls, you can change the interior of the room with minimal labor. Depending on the form and method of fastening, the panels are divided into type-setting and sheet-type.
Stacked or rack panels are made of wide and long rails. They are accompanied by all the necessary additional elements (skirting boards, layouts, fillets, corners) that have the same diverse color scheme as typeset panels. In addition, they are equipped with fasteners, such as clips, kleimers, self-tapping screws, etc.
Large-sized sheet panels, as a rule, resemble hardboard, which is glued with a film.
Depending on the panel material, there may be:
- on the basis of drywall;
- metal;
- cork;
- plastic based on PVC and polystyrene;
- fiberglass;
- from different species of wood;
- imitating natural stone.
Wallpaper
For many years, wallpaper stood in the forefront among the decoration materials for wall decoration. Today, the building materials market offers an even wider range of them. Due to the huge variety of types of wallpaper produced by manufacturers, you can design any interior in any style you like. In addition to various designs, colors, relief and patterns, there are many different types of wallpapers. They vary in material and manufacturing method. There are paper, photo wallpaper, vinyl on a non-woven basis, natural, textile, fiberglass, mineral-based structural, etc. Also, manufacturers have developed many collections that are designed for rooms that have a specific purpose: wallpaper for the kitchen, bedroom, nursery, living room etc.
Decorative plaster
There are a myriad of options for decorative plaster. It can be matte, smooth, shiny, embossed, with a shimmer, etc. The work is done gently or, conversely, roughly, with the effect of aging. The variety of textures, effects, methods and techniques of application, as well as a huge number of manufacturers make the process of choosing a coating quite difficult.
Decorative rock
This wall decoration material is made of sand, white cement, as well as special additives and colored pigments for reinforcement. The use of modern technology allows us to accurately simulate the complex structures of basalt, granite, and sandstone. In addition, it is possible to create colored stones that do not exist in nature.
Porcelain Tiles
This durable wall decoration material has a natural stone texture. Porcelain tile can be used for facing the basement and lower floors, where there is a constant inevitable mechanical impact on this finishing material.
Cork coverings
Pressed cork chips are used as the basis for cork sheets and slabs for wall decoration. This coating is very resistant to various bacteria and microorganisms, perfectly protects the room from electromagnetic radiation, has a sufficiently high heat and sound insulation properties.