| Feature walls are made of materials like masonry, | | | | In masonry feature wall construction, stone slates |
| brickwork, resin coatings, timber, concrete and | | | | are patterned as desired. Use a straight edge at |
| gypsum. This can be built up during construction | | | | the bottom to level the works. Spread cement |
| of the house mostly concrete, timber, brickwork | | | | grouting to the pieces and commence working |
| and masonry or cladded. For other types they | | | | from the bottom upwards. Lay the pieces block |
| are normally claddings on finished walls. This are | | | | wise to the end of hacked area. Remember to |
| found in niches, above chimney breasts, lobby, | | | | pound them to spread the cement behind to |
| lounge, bay window, dinning and family room walls. | | | | avoid hollow spaces. Use joint less bonding. Keep |
| The level of works determines the type of finish | | | | joints alternate on each row to the top and |
| to be used. | | | | complete marked area. Brush off cement. |
| When making feature walls, the location is very | | | | After the feature masonry wall is complete, rake |
| important. For niches coats have good aesthetic | | | | out the bonding horizontal joints. Use a rounded |
| as they are rich in color. When working in the | | | | bar of a quarter inch for horizontal key pointing. |
| rooms check the corresponding finish to give a | | | | Remove arising debris and make good floor joint |
| contrast to the wall. Commence the work by | | | | if the wall had commenced from the floor. When |
| hacking off the surfaces for finished walls to | | | | this is done give a week and to allow curing. Paint |
| receive the finish. Use chisel dressed fair face | | | | clear vanish in Matt or gloss as desired. For a |
| stones with a thickness of one inch. Cut the | | | | rustic finish don't varnish. The method can be |
| stones into slates of atleast one foot in length and | | | | repeated for brickwork, rustic tiles, rubble and |
| various widths. | | | | grano materials. |