Precast or tilt-up?

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

General planning education. Your project professionals determine the design and construction requirements for your job.

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 wall panels are usually cast at a supplier’s plant, then delivered. Tilt-up panels are cast near their final location and lifted upright.

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

PrecastPanels are usually cast at a supplier’s plant, then delivered to the site.

Tilt-upPanels are cast on or near the site and lifted into position after curing.

General method definitions: The Concrete Society. This comparison uses plant-cast precast; precasting can also happen on 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.

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

The contract documents should make responsibility clear before work proceeds.

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.