Category: Precast Blogs
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The Power of Coordination: Elevating Project Success with Steel & Precast Alignment
🚀 The Power of Coordination: Elevating Project Success with Steel & Precast Alignment 🌟 In complex construction projects, effective collaboration between steel and precast detailing teams is crucial. Proper coordination ensures smooth project workflows, minimizes delays, and reduces unnecessary costs, ultimately benefiting the client. During our recent team meeting, we explored specific challenges and solutions…
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Changes in Consultant drawings between Quotation stage to the Project stage? You must check: here’s why…
It is essential to cross-check the revised consultant drawings we receive against the original drawings from the Quotation stage before commencing the project because this may affect prices. For example, the panel break up, or the panel specs might have changed. If they have changed, this might have a material impact on price such…
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STAGGERED FERRULES PLACEMENT ON PRECAST PANEL
The design drawings for one of our Precast Project we were working on suggests ferrules must be placed staggered as noted below. The Problem: However, these casting components, such as ferrules cannot be placed on both sides of a precast panel with a thickness of less than 250mm. This mainly causes ferrules to clash along…
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Why Should the Component Length be considered concerning Precast Panel thickness
In one of our Projects, Audi Centre Myaree for the Client PARKD Ltd, the typical structural drawing detail represents the precast wall panel which connects to the Delta core slab with RBA20TI inserts. Two variations of Precast panel thickness have been used in this project: 150thk, and 200thk. What is the Problem? The Insert component…
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ALTA FILAMENT PD (Precast Shop Tickets)
TYPES OF PRECAST WALL SHOP TICKETS A. LITE WALL WITH DOOR OPENING : Sheet 1: Panel Profile, Components and their setout Placed in the Bottom In Face (BIF) of the Precast Panel. Sheet 2: Components and their setout Placed in the Top In Face (TIF) of the Precast Panel. Sheet 3: The Reinforcement Setout on…
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Standard Hooks and Cogs for Precast
D500 N BARdia d, (mm) Pin dia factor f,(Pin dia meter dp= fxda 180 deg hookb 135 deg hook 90 cogc 10 4 for fitments 100/105 120 140/155 12 4 for fitments 110/115 130/145 155/170 16 4 for fitments / 5 dia 80 120/130 150/165 185/205 20 4 for fitments / 5 dia 80 140/150…
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How to choose a good detailer / draftsperson?
You’ve got 2-3 quotes for a precast or steel detailer or draftsman / draftsperson. Different prices. Who do you pick? When comparing (prices), make sure you compare apples-to-apples: Consider the following when assessing candidates: Warning: Assess on Quality, not on Price Deliverables How long have they been in business? If they’ve managed to: (i) establish…
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Caulking Precast Panels: What, why and how?
Caulking: what, why and how? Once installed, precast panels need to be “caulked”. Why?• To prevent air and water from getting in between.• So what? If water gets in, it will cause damage: mould etc. – which is not pleasant for those occupying the building. What is caulking?• Basically putting a sealant in between the…
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Why builders and fabricators should care about the legitimacy of supplier services?
Dealing in Fenced Goods and Services It’s not uncommon for those receiving fabrication drawings to overlook the legitimacy of the products used by service providers. There seems to be a prevailing mindset of indifference, with the attitude being, “As long as the drawings are correct, I’m fine—I’m legally protected, and proving involvement with stolen goods…
