Types of walls

Types of walls

Following are various types of walls used in building construction:

CURTAIN WALL

• Curtain wall is refers to a building façade that is not load bearing but provide decoration .

• A curtain wall is designed to air and water filtration

• As it is non structural it can be made of light material such as glass ,steel aluminum , stone veneers , Louvers , metal panels etc.

PARTITION WALL

• It is wall that separates room or divide the room

• It is a non-load bearing wall

• It may be construct of many material such as bricks, clay blocks steel panels ,terra cotta, concrete , glass sheet, wood etc.

CAVITY WALL

• Cavity wall consist of two skin separated by hollow space.

• The skins are commonly masonry such as brick or concrete.

• It is best used for thermal insulation and sound insulation .