I have some experience with tilt up 4'x8 panels. It is hard work and I
doubt I would do it again despite the good looking fence I got out of
the 60 panels that were made. The three problems with large tilt up
panels I found were:
1. Moisture (long dry times)
2. Weight (minimum 2 people to move and place 150lb panels.
3. Strength (we reinforced with salt cedar as rebar inside the panel
and framing studs on the outside.
On future walls I will be building double armatures or make use of
slip forms. Combined with a concrete pump or diaphragm pump I expect
the work to be a order of magnitude faster.
On Aug 13, 2007, at 4:39 AM, "mountainfair" <yahooposting@dreamthefuture.org
> wrote:
> Thanks for your replies, Spaceman and Mikey. I am getting a better
> picture of all that is involved. Sounds like spraying a
> thicker/larger dome is not a good idea, but having a sprayer to put
> the final coat/stucco on projects will be important.
>
> For larger projects, it sounds like casting on the ground would be
> easier.
>
> Any experience casting large panels (like 8' or 10' x 20') and tilt up
> construction? If one could cast an entire wall on the ground, with
> doors and windows framed in, this could save a lot of time and energy.
> Would need a loader/lift to pick it up, and some way of attaching the
> panels to the footer and perhaps a beam or something on top... Would
> love to hear if others have any experience with this.
>
>
> -Eli
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