Know-how
Reference articles on formliners, thin brick, and casting them in precast.
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What a formliner is
A textured liner in the form or bed gives the concrete face its pattern at the pour.
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Why liner seams show
What puts a line where two liner sheets meet, and how seamless liners remove it.
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Single-use or multi-use liners
Cost per panel and texture depth decide between one-pour and reusable liners.
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Starter and ender sheets
Sheets that close out a liner run so the pattern ends at the panel edge.
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How thin brick formliners work
Brick set in a liner, concrete cast over the back, and what causes a ledge.
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How to specify a formliner
Pattern, depth, draft, joint layout, finish, and samples in a formliner specification.
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The concrete matrix behind the brick, and how the joint changes the color
In a precast panel the concrete is the mortar. The matrix color, the joint width, the joint profile and the panel finish all change how the brick reads. What PCI RP 152-25 says, and what to approve.
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Thin brick basics
Face sizes, coursing, bond patterns, and why brick variation matters to the liner.
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Installing a liner in the bed
The eight steps from bed prep to liner storage.
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Lead times, shipping, and ordering
How an order moves from pattern to delivery, and how to order through your rep.
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Designing for the formliner
Relief depth, draft, edges, joints, and reveals that cast and strip clean.
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Samples and mockups on a job
Design reference samples, production approval samples, range samples, and mockups, in order.