Secondary
Partition Walls
Everyone wants to have his own living space. And even
the friendliest family members sometimes need for privacy. But it is not going
to fence off the bearing walls for each room separately. The best way out of
this situation − to install secondary the partition walls. They have mainly
light structures, but visually they create an illusion of separate rooms in the
apartment, as they increase the space, make it possible to isolate the working
area. Without affecting the main structures of the apartment, it is possible to
carry out any alteration to it.
Classification
Most often they are classified according to the
material used in the construction. Concrete, brick and glass, chipboard and
MDF, gypsum board, plastic, metal, wood − the main materials. It all depends on
the functions assigned to the secondary partition wall, finances and design
solutions. A construction material market offers more and more new solutions.
If take into account the maneuverability of constructions,
they can be divided into folding, fixed, pivoted and sliding. Fixed partition
walls usually
installed initially at the beginning of the house construction, because the
basic material for their construction − brick, concrete, wood. Pivoted partition
walls do not need much spot by definition, but they need a lot of space, because they
are installed in the spacious rooms. Sliding secondary glass partition walls
look very stylish. Partition walls, consisting of two parts, called "books”, of
three or more - "accordion”.
Wood Partitions
 And though tree is the widely used as a building
material, but it can not be called cheap. A lot of effort and money need to put
in bringing wood to the desired readiness. And moreover, if the construction is
made of red or ebony wood ... But tree − an environmentally friendly material.
It is easy to coat or varnish it, and the partition walls are obtained strong
and beautiful. Do not forget that wood is an excellent composition with metal,
glass, plastic, in other words, it is possible to combine with any of these
materials. What else we can say in favor of wood − not necessary to worry about
weight of cabinets and shelves in order to hang them. Among all materials for
partition walls, tree − the most reliable material in this respect. You can
also build in a few objects of furniture and interior in the partition wall,
for example, a computer or a home theater.
Partition Walls Made of Gypsum Plasterboard Gypsum-Fiber
 Gypsum plasterboard as of today − the most commonly used
material in the partition walls. Plaster sheets are confined into a special cardboard. In percentage terms, gypsum
takes more than 90%, share of cardboard − less 6%. Depending on conditions of practical application gypsum plasterboard
may be classified under fire resistant, moisture-resistant and conventional secondary
partition walls. If the partition wall has a green color, it is a waterproof
one. Further, the gypsum plasterboard is possible to cover with wallpapers,
to paint with or oil paints, it will be not worse to it. Partition walls are
obtained very light, as they are quickly and easily mounted on the framework. There
are many household electrical devices in the modern apartments, and the gypsum
plasterboard provides an excellent opportunity to hide all these computer’s,
telephone’s and electrical wires as well. The gypsum-fiber has a slightly
different composition. It is a mixture of gypsum with shredded paper. Just like
gypsum plasterboard,
the gypsum-fiber − very light material.
Incidentally, there is an alternative to the plasterboard. It is so called
− "tongue-and-groove” boards. They represent rectangular gypsum blocks, and on the
ends of two nearby sides of them are arranged the tongues and on the others two
− grooves.
The grooves are filling with putty or mounting adhesive, and even a
person, having a distant concept about construction, can assemble such kind of
partition. These partitions are easily cleaned, drilled, painted. They will
never rot and are environmentally friendly.
Partitions Made of Plywood, Chipboard and MDF
 Plywood is easy and cheap, but unreliable and afraid
of dampness very much. That is why in the spaces with normal amount of moisture,
partition walls can be made of standard usual plywood, the water resistant
plywood is already needed in the places with high moisture. In fact, the
plywood partitions have more strength under shock, than the plasterboard ones. Wood chipboard
− is pressed on the adhesive-based chips. To make this material more durable
and beautiful, it is covered with plastic or laminated. Still, MDF is better to
use. Though it is pressed out of a paper trash, MDF contains no adhesive and is
an environmentally friendly material. Of course, these materials are cheaper
substitutes for expensive whole timber.
Partitions Made of Glass
 Where they are just not applying yet: in the offices, in
industries, in apartments. They are beautiful and practical; they raise the
efficiency and self-control. Moreover, there are many ways of glass processing.
Glass can be transparent, frosted, colored and with a sandblasted pattern. The
only way it cannot be, because it is dirty or stained. This is not a flaw, it
is − advantage. The apparent fragility of glass makes the air baffle, but in
reality we know that some varieties of glass can withstand a bullet. Shops,
shopping malls, exhibition − the main customers of glass partitions, as there
are increased requirements for transparency and elegance. Now they are no
longer a rarity in the apartments and country houses.
Frame partitions have got viral. A frame is made of
aluminum, wood or PVC, and you can put even any filler into the frame. It all
depends on what goals are pursued during installation. Do you need sound
insulation − gypsum plasterboard is suitable,
is it necessary lightness of the construction − need for transparent glass. And
plastic panels, and wood, and aluminum siding, and much more − can serve as
aggregates.
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