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Solid Precast concrete residential house construction

Beasky · 2017-10-27 02:02:12

Hello, Just wondering if anyone has experience with using precast concrete panels to build a house with external insulation . More interested in cost versus timber frame and block on flat . We intend to use external insulation for block on flat or precast. I could offcourse get pricing off Precasters but still don’t have…

27-10-2017 2:02am

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Beasky

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Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has experience with using precast concrete panels to build a house with external insulation . More interested in cost versus timber frame and block on flat . We intend to use external insulation for block on flat or precast. I could offcourse get pricing off Precasters but still don’t have full set of drawings so just trying to get a feel to check whether it’s a viable option.

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#2 27-10-2017 5:20am

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The thing with precast is you need the units to be as standard as possible. Even modest variations could result in substantially higher costs.

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