What is precast concrete?
Precast beams and slabs products are being used in the construction of a 2000 sqm commercial building in Cole Bay, Sint-Maarten
Precast concrete – a construction method using prefabricated reinforced concrete elements – is gaining popularity worldwide and has proven itself one of the fastest, most profitable, sustainable, and cost-effective ways to build.
Fast, profitable, and high-quality production and construction
Precast means fast construction time, high profitability, and excellent quality. The industrialized way of producing precast concrete transfers a considerable amount of work from sites to factories.
High-quality precast concrete products are cast on beds or in adjustable molds of different shapes in a controlled environment at a precast concrete plant. Structural reinforcement is added into the molds or beds before the concrete is cast, vibrated, and cured. After complete finishing, the produced concrete elements are transported from the precast plant to the construction site for erection.
Precast is versatile in shape, size, and surface finish
Modern precast manufacturing technologies offer countless options for producing precast elements in various shapes, sizes, and finishes. The surface finishing techniques of wall panels vary from polishing and coloring to texturing, tiling, or even printing (graphic concrete).
What can you do with precast concrete?
Precast is suitable for any building anywhere
Precast products are applied in buildings, civil construction, and landscaping. Precast concrete suits any building types: residential, commercial, industrial, logistics, and public, to name a few. Beautiful and durable, low and high-rise precast buildings have risen in cold and hot climate areas and zones of high seismic risks.
A building can be a full precast or partial precast building depending on the local construction conditions, requirements, and resources. Precast can be the only building material or utilized as a composite structure combined with steel or wood.
Precast slabs loaded on trucks and ready to be delivered to the construction site
Texture on precast concrete wall in France
Residential building built with precast beams and precast slabs in Simpson Bay, Sint-Maarten