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When selecting wall finishes for a room you must consider:
1. Function of room
2. Size and shape
3. Type of room
4. Condition of walls
5. Cost
6. Maintenance
|Type |Properties |
|Water-based |Easy to apply |
| |Quick drying |
| |No strong odour |
| |Inexpensive |
| |Range of colours - Variety of colours |
| |Durable |
| |Easy to clean |
|Oil-based |More difficult to apply |
| |Slow to dry |
| |Strong odour |
| |Durable |
| |Easy to clean |
| |Range of colours |
| |Water resistant |
| |Suitable for large range of surfaces |
| |May require undercoat |
| |Not good on blemished walls |
|Type |Properties |Uses |
|Emulsions |Easy to apply |Interior walls and ceilings |
|water based |Dries quickly |Matt: dull and can’t wash |
| |Variety of finishes |Silk: shiny, washable |
| |No unpleasant smell | |
|Non-drip emulsion |Thick and jelly like |Ceilings |
|water based |Easy to apply | |
| |Cannot mix colours | |
| |One coat required | |
|Exterior emulsion |Expensive |Outside walls |
|water based |Long lasting | |
|contain cement and plastic to make the |Waterproof | |
|finish waterproof | | |
|Gloss |Water resistant |Kitchens |
|oil based |Hardwearing |Bathrooms |
| |May require undercoat |Doors |
| | |Skirting |
| | |Metals |
|Strengthened |Durable |Furniture |
|oil based |Dry quickly |Skirting |
|plastic added |Difficult to apply |Doors |
|Radiator |Does not discolour with high temps |Radiators |
|oil based | | |
|Specialised | | |
|Textured |plastic fibres give textured finish |Walls with minor blemishes |
| | |Walls and ceilings I high risk areas|
|Flame resistant | |Interiors of caravans and boats |
| | |Walls where moisture levels are high|
|Anti-mould | | |
|Wall paper |Suitable in all rooms | |
| |Huge variety | |
| |Camouflages faults | |
| |Makes rooms cosier | |
|Lining paper |Thin paper |Walls with blemishes |
| |Improves surface before paint or paper | |
|General purpose |Design printed onto paper |Sitting rooms |
| |Varies in thickness |Dining rooms |
| | |Bedrooms |
|Embossed |Design is stamped into paper |Sitting rooms |
| |Can be painted after hanging |Dining rooms |
| | |Bedrooms |
| | |Walls with blemishes |
|Washable |Coated with a plastic layer |Sitting rooms |
| | |Dining rooms |
| | |Bedrooms |
|Vinyl |Withstand condensation |Kitchens |
|- Coated with layer of vinyl |Durable and strong |Bathrooms |
| |Washable | |
|Wood chip |Wood is pressed between two layers of paper |Halls |
| |Gives textured effect |Dining rooms |
| |Can be painted over |Sitting rooms |
|Decorative paint effects | | |
|Sponging |Sponge dipped in paint and applied over base | |
| |coat. Gives textured effect | |
| |Same as above using rag | |
|Rag rolling |Cut from cardboard, taped to wall and painted | |
|Stencilling |over. Stencil removed to leave pattern | |
| |Splattering paint onto wall | |
| | | |
|Splatter | | |
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