Usually the gable walls in ordinary housing are finished with boarding or plaster and a small gable board or decorative metal plate is added however the gable walls in temple construction or castle construction feature decorative materials such as lattice work and plaster, or diagonal braces.
通常、一般住宅の妻壁部分には、板張や漆喰などで仕上げられ、母屋には小さな破風板や化粧板金が付けられるが、城郭建築や寺院建築の妻壁には、格子や漆喰、また「豕扠首（いのこさす）」などの化粧材を見せることもある。