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2. Roughcast - Wikipedia

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   Roughcast or pebbledash is a durable coarse plaster surface used on outside walls that consists of lime and sometimes cement mixed with sand, small gravel and often pebbles or shells. [1] The materials are mixed into a slurry and are then thrown at the working surface with a trowel or scoop.

3. Knockdown texture - Wikipedia

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   Knockdown texture is a drywall finishing style. It is a mottled texture, it has more changes in textures than a simple flat finish, but less changes than orange peel, or popcorn, texture. Heavy knockdown applied with a spray hopper. Knockdown texture is created by watering down joint compound to a soupy consistency.

4. Artex - Wikipedia

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   It was widely used in Britain in the 1970s, mainly with the familiar stippled and swirled patterns. Artex was also occasionally used on walls. [2] As of 2023 Artex is still sold, [3] but the textured ceiling finishes are much less popular. One issue with Artex ceilings is that matching the pattern seamlessly when repairing is impossible.

5. Shikkui - Wikipedia

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   Shikkui finishes allow a thin two-coat application, and their elasticity provides good stress-crack resistance. The color and texture of a finishing can be individually customized using a variety of diluted color pigments. The coatings are highly porous and naturally antiseptic, so indoor air quality is actively improved for healthier spaces.

6. Harling (wall finish) - Wikipedia

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   Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture. [1] Many castles and other buildings in Scotland and Ulster have walls finished with harling. It is also used on contemporary buildings, where it protects against the wet Scottish and Ulster climates and eliminates the need for paint.

7. Wallpaper - Wikipedia

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   Wallpaper is used in interior decoration to cover the interior walls of domestic and public buildings. It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste . Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" to help cover uneven surfaces and minor wall defects, "textured", plain with a regular repeating pattern design, or with ...

8. External wall insulation - Wikipedia

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   Types of External cromatic wall insulation systems (EWI Systems pictured above) External wall insulation systems generally comprise firstly an insulation layer (an element which helps to achieve the requisite thermal performance); and secondly,a protected weatherproof finish (usually a render, although brick slips, [3] tiles, and decorative boards can also be used).

9. If These Walls Could Talk 2 - Wikipedia

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   If These Walls Could Talk 2 is a 2000 American television film broadcast on HBO. It is a sequel to the 1996 HBO film If These Walls Could Talk and is likewise a female-centered anthology film , with three separate segments all set in the same house within three different decades of the 20th century.