Tag: precast finish

  • TABLE PRECAST FINISHES

    Table precast finishes is the replication process. The surface of the manufacturing table affecting the precast surface. Sometimes the table is covered by form liners, bricks, signage letters & pattern to make the finishes.

    a) Normal table finish:

    Non-exposed surface of the precast is made by this type of table. Same table is used for multiple time for casting the precast. Surface of the table is drilled and nailed for component fixing. Components fixing damages not fixed at every time of repetition, which result poor surface finish.

    b) Good table finish:

    The damaged table surface is being fixed by welding and grinding before every time of casting. Which means each and every time the surface of the precast panel surface will be made well & good.

    c) Form Liner finish:

    custom façade design with architectural concrete, elastic form liners are used to form the finish by placing it on the table before pouring the concreate for the particular design of concrete facades.

    d) Retarder finish:

    It is a type of acid wash, spraying a retarding agent on the surface of the fresh concrete and leaved long time and washed to make aggregate exposed.

    e) Patterned finish:

    As per the Architecture or client requirement various shape of profile needs to make on precast surface by placing the readymade patterns on the table to form.

    f) Brick snap finish:

    Bricks are arranged on the table for required shape before pouring the concrete and demold the panel which has the bricks attached surface of the precast panel.

  • LIST OF PRECAST FINISHES

    Precast panels are ready made concrete element, which is the part of the building as structural as well as façade panels, which required the surface finish as per the customer or Architect requirements. Various type of finishes are used on the both side of panel and edges according to where the panels are positioned on the building.

    Due to the process of precast manufacturing, the finishes are made by replication of table on the one side, and the other side our traditional or conventional methods are preformed after pouring the concrete. As per concern of precast finishes, its classified as

    1. Non-Table finishes.
    • Float finish.
    • Trowel Finish
    • Polished Finish.
    • Broom Finish.
    • Sand blast finish. etc..

    2. Table Finishes.

    • Normal Table Finish.
    • Good Table Finish.
    • Form liner Finish.
    • Retarder Finish.
    • Patterned Finish.
    • Bricks Snap Finish. etc.