Precast or tilt-up?

The right comparison uses the same wall requirements, drawings, site conditions, and schedule for both methods.

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Project reviewStart with the facts that shape this job

Drawings, scope, site conditions, and the questions your team needs to answer.

Where the panels are made

Precast panels are plant-cast and trucked in. Tilt-up panels are cast on site and stood up with a crane.

That basic difference changes the work that happens at the site and the work that happens before delivery.

PrecastPlant-cast panels are transported to the site for erection.
Tilt-upPanels are cast on or near the site and lifted into position after curing.

What each method asks of the site

Look at the slab, casting area, bracing, delivery route, access, crane path, and nearby work.

Use the actual site plan. A method that works in general may create a different set of constraints on this job.

Set the tilt-up scope

Name the design, panel details, submittals, casting or fabrication, delivery, and erection responsibilities.

The contract documents should make responsibility clear before work proceeds.

Lay out the differences

Use the site, drawings, wall requirements, and schedule to compare the two methods.

Bring the questions that matter to your job into the project review.

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