The grain knots and other unique characteristics of the wood are transferred to the concrete element creating this increasingly popular finish for exterior and interior wall surfaces.
Board formed concrete wall interior.
The board form finish is wood textured with natural variations in pigment.
Architects drool over it and clients love it but frankly board form concrete can be a little daunting for a concrete sub or a builder.
An in depth design and construction guide for architectural board formed concrete including detailed specifications for.
It has been around for a very long time but with the current design styles it s quickly becoming a very trendy look.
The concrete mix form construction.
Board form concrete walls mix well with glass and metal in modern house designs such as this project risinger built with alterstudio architecture of austin texas.
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.
With the detail of natural wood pattern directly formed in the concrete face board formed concrete offers a very unique design for any of your surfaces.
A board formed finish is achieved by casting thin concrete wall panels with the aesthetic of poured in place concrete.
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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.
To create the board formed concrete exterior and interior elements like the kitchen island a system of four by four foot concrete modules was created from a reusable formwork of 2 by 12 foot boards that could be easily moved around the site.
The detail of the wood naturally embeds a pattern in the concrete.
These elegant wall coverings are extremely durable and suitable for exterior and interior usage.
Architects love it but it s not an easy detail to get right.
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2stone board form veneers are manufactured with lightweight fibre reinforced concrete that is suitable for a wide range of interior and exterior applications.
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