PRECAST CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALLS
“Every project we sit down and we analyze the cost of precast versus traditional foundation walls and then look at our timeline. There are just certain projects that having precast foundation walls and having everything coordinated by one contractor clearly stands out as the best option.”
Check out the Mid-States Field Installation Team as they install Precast Foundation Wall Panels for a new senior living project in Pewaukee, Wisc. Video shot and produced by Peer Canvas.
Interior view of Precast Concrete Foundation Walls (with precast beams, columns, and hollowcore)
Durable, versatile, secure, weather-tight, environmentally-resistant, thermally-efficient, low maintenance, sound control, and completely recyclable.
Precast concrete has proved time and time again that it can do just about anything. Precast is versatile, it is efficient, and it is resilient.
While many are familiar with our beam, column, and hollowcore system for underground parking and building podiums, our use of precast wall panels as foundation walls are an enhancement of our total precast system. Oftentimes, precast foundation walls installed 10- to 12-feet into the ground can replace cast-in-place or block foundation systems.
With a precast system of foundation walls, beams, columns, and hollowcore, you get a complete structural system to support even the heaviest of loads. Foundation wall panels hold back the earth creating a hole in the ground for usable space, whether it be living space or a parking garage.
Why do Customers turn to precast foundation walls? The two biggest reasons are speed and schedule. Our foundation walls are manufactured at our plant in South Beloit on a steel bed with side rails to create the edges. They are manufactured with steel reinforcing. Once finished, they are stored in our yard, ready for shipping to the job site and can be installed in all weather conditions. Trucks bring the pieces to the site where they are installed with a crane. There is a welded connection from the base of the panels to the concrete footings and the panels are connected together with a welded connection. Once the panels are installed, the interior and exterior joints are caulked.
Additionally, precast concrete makes it possible to complete construction projects during even the extreme weather that comes in cold winter months, as we’re able to both manufacture precast concrete components, as well as install them year-round. Unlike other methods, precast concrete does not need to set up tenting or heating to install.
Many of the projects for which we have provided foundation walls have been assisted living and multi-family buildings with single-story underground parking. Any project that includes underground parking could be a good fit for foundation walls. Contractors are pleasantly surprised by the speed at which we can install foundation walls and how seamlessly they mesh with our beams, columns, and hollowcore as a complete system. This is also a huge benefit to contractors, as it keeps more of the work within the responsibility of a single sub-contractor.
Interested in learning more about foundation walls? Contact us at sales@msprecast.com.