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19 Jun

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434350880543{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Grey Off Form [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Off-form concrete elements are most commonly produced using grey cement. The high quality of the moulds and the quality assured manufacturing techniques used by National Precast Members mean that the quality of finish is extremely high and generally requires...

19 Jun

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434350880543{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Stained [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Unlike paint that is a surface coating, stain is absorbed into the concrete surface. The colour palette is almost infinite, but is usually based around natural colours and is generally guaranteed for 25+ years on vertical surfaces. Colour matching is also...

19 Jun

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434350880543{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Painted [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Painting is the application of a coating (paint) that adheres to the surface of an element, creating an outer skin. The paint colour will be somewhat transparent unless a thick coating is applied to ensure the paint is opaque. The advantage...

19 Jun

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434350880543{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Coloured Off Form [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The colouring of concrete is achieved through the use of cements, coloured sands, coloured aggregates and pigments (oxides). The basic cements used are grey, off-white and white. The use of cement colour will depend on the final colour choice,...

19 Jun

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434349686459{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Hollowcore Prestressed Flooring [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]Hollowcore planks (hollowcore floor units are referred to as planks, panels or slabs) are made using an extrusion process. Hollowcore derives its name from the empty internal cores that run the...

19 Jun

Posted at 09:46h in by

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434349958983{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Sandwich Panel Walling [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Precast sandwich panels provide a superior energy-efficient solution for exterior walling, whilst also being durable and fire resistant. Precast sandwich panels are typically made of an external concrete layer (non-loadbearing), an insulation...

19 Jun

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434349958983{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Hollowcore Walling [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hollowcore wall panels are made via slip-forming (or sometimes extrusion). Hollowcore derives its name from the empty internal cores that run the entire panel length and thereby reduce the weight of the panels....

19 Jun

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434349958983{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Glass reinforced concrete (GRC) cladding panels are manufactured using glass reinforced concrete, a cement based composite material with alkali-resistant fibres that are randomly dispersed throughout the product. Because the fibres add...

19 Jun

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1434349958983{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Double Walling [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Double wall panels comprise of a pair of precast reinforced concrete shells, separated by a cavity with steel ties. The hollow cavity is filled with premixed concrete, forming a solid concrete wall. Double Wall has been developed to provide cost effective and...

18 Jun

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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_bottom="20" parallax_content_width="in_grid" angled_section="no" angled_section_position="both" angled_section_direction="from_left_to_right"][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Architects & Designers [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Precast may be hard but it's simple to use! Below is a range of precast related services, resources, tools and publications specially chosen for Architects and Designers. To find out how precast...