It is a method of construction that is being used more frequently these days because concrete is extremely well suited as a finished material in modern design and by imprinting the wood grain on the.
Board formed concrete wall specification.
Today some people go out of their way to recreate the old fashioned look board formed concrete.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to proceed in terms of specifying.
So our walls were indeed cast in place something essential considering it required 6 or 8 trucks and well over 200 yards of concrete.
Board form concrete panels beautifully combine the movement depth and rawness of both wood and concrete into one product.
This unique finish is achieved when concrete is cast onto wood paneling or boards pre set into the mold.
A board formed concrete wall in a brewery.
Before plastic and metal wood was the forming material of choice for precast and cast in place vertical concrete.
After looking at formliners they ve decided they want to use actual board forms.
Board formed concrete is the name for a process of patterning concrete that leaves a wood grain image on the finished face of the concrete.
What made our project somewhat unique is that our walls were board formed meaning we used cedar boards instead of smooth plywood which lends a pretty distinct look and texture.