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Precast specification builder

Six steps. A three-part specification section comes back by email as a Word file for you to edit.

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Brick-faced precast office building with cast stone details

The project

Heads the section. Starred fields are required.

The project

The Word file and text are sent here and nowhere else.

Optional. Used only if a rep has a question about the draft.

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Precast panel faced with embedded thin brick

What the precast is

Sets the section number and which articles appear.

What the precast is
How it is cast
Unit types
Structural role
Insulated sandwich panels
PCI Architectural Certification category

Sets tolerances and which plants can bid. Choose "Pick one for me" and the draft selects a category and states why.

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Old Factory thin brick by King Klinker, a dark red blend

The finish

Pick every finish that applies, smooth included. Anything left open comes back bracketed.

The finish
Finishes on exposed faces
Cement in the face mixture

A name or code from the pattern library, or a description. Any Advanced pattern can be retooled deeper or to a different repeat.

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Eastern buff dry stack stone sample panel on a pallet

Samples, mockup, acceptance

Sets how the finish is approved and what production is judged against.

Samples, mockup, acceptance
Design reference samples
Mockup

Without a distance, "matches the sample" cannot be enforced.

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The Advanced Formliners plant in Sparta, Wisconsin, from the air

Loads and exposure

The section refers design loads to your structural drawings.

Loads and exposure
Design loads
Freeze-thaw exposure
Water repellent
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Mixed-use brick building cast as precast panels with embedded thin brick

Erection and coordination

Erector qualification, joint sealants, and related sections.

Erection and coordination
PCI-certified erector
Related sections to cross-reference

The draft is for the design professional of record to edit. It is not sealed and no licensed professional has reviewed it. Bracketed items are open decisions. Standards are cited by designation and no standards body's text is reproduced. Design loads refer to your structural drawings and your engineer.