What Is A Partition Wall?

Since office should not be only considered as a place to work, but also a place for humans to spend quality time and feel energetic, thus there should be some special and specific spaces for staffs. And that’s how partition wall functions!

A partition wall is non-load bearing vertical divider which is used to separate building spaces into suitably sized rooms and halls or some other areas by using different materials. Different partition wall materials can be designed in different forms to play different functions to bring comfort, privacy, noise isolation, etc. The load-bearing variety of partition walls are commonly referred to as internal wall.

Partition Wall Materials

Partition walls can be solid, framed, glazed and moveable depending on their purposes of design.

Brick Partition Wall

It’s one of the solid partition walls and also the economical and common one to be seen on the market. The brick partition walls conclude 3 types which respectively are plain brick, reinforced brick and brick nogging. They are strong and fire resistant and the reinforced brick is stronger than the plain one. As for brick nogging one, it consists of brickwork and wooden framework.

Clay Partition Wall

It is manufactured from clay or terracotta which can be constructed hollow or solid. They are cost-effective, fire-resistance, strong and good sound insulator.

Glass Partition Wall

It is flexible as it is one of the framed partition walls and super cheap and light and do well in sound and fire insulation.

Metal Lath Partition Wall

It’s thinner than other material partition wall but does not lack the feature of strength, durability and fire resistant.

Wood-wool Partition Wall

This type of partition wall consists of long tangled wood fibers, uncompacted, coated and bound together with cement or plaster that shows good characteristics of heat and sound insulation.

Plywood and Fibreboard Partition Wall

It’s typically placed vertically from the floor to the ceiling and it’s lightweight and easy to construct. The biggest advantage is that it’s cheaper than any other materials but also does less good in soundproof and fireproof.

When you finally decide to choose one of the partition wall materials, try to think comprehensively from the weight, cost, functions, flexibility and construction to select the one you prefer.