Showing posts with label Concrete Forms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concrete Forms. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Nigeria Construction







Concrete construction using aluminum concrete forms
in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. For more information on aluminum formwork visit http://www.WALLTIES.com

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

High-Rise Concrete Construction


High-rise concrete construction in India using aluminum concrete formwork.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Nigeria Concrete Home Construction












Artee Group of Lagos Nigeria uses aluminum concrete formwork to construct town homes entirely of concrete. The largest of the town homes are 2,900 sq. ft. with 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths.

Friday, March 13, 2009

WTF Formwork Process






















If you would like to see the process of mass housing construction using aluminum formwork, download this power point presentation from concrete forms manufacture Wall-Ties and Forms at the link below.

WTF Formwork Process.pptx

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Multi Story Formwork Construction



New formwork video from concrete forms manufacture Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc. The video is an animation of formwork project in Venezuela. Photos of the formwork project

Friday, January 9, 2009

Aluminum Concrete Column Formwork

Tapered aluminum concrete column formwork 25 ft. tall. The formwork has a 4 ft. diameter at the bottom and tapers to 2 1/2 ft. at the top. No ties are required and the user may pour a solid or hallow concrete column.




From Concrete Column Forms
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Concrete Fence Construction


WTF Formwork Systems (Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc.) introduces new random rock ashlar stone concrete forms. The ashlar stone concrete forms enables the user to produce a deep stone design providing a realistic finished look without using concrete form liners. The concrete forms are availible in heights of up to 12 feet and are stackable.















Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Aluminum Formwork




Latest video from aluminum formwork manufacture Wall-Ties and Forms, Inc.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Homex of Mexico Low Cost Housing Construction



Homex is a leading, vertically integrated home- development company focused on affordable entry-level and middle-income housing in Mexico. It is one of the most geographically diverse homebuilders in the country. Homex has a leading position in the top four markets in Mexico and is the largest homebuilder in Mexico, based on the number of homes sold, revenues and net income. The Homex construction process utilizes aluminum concrete forms to cast the structure. Using this technology enables Homex to bring a home to market in less than twenty one days.

Photos provided by

WTF Formwork

From Homex of Mexico housing construction

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

High Rise Concrete Form Construction




High rise concrete form construction using handset aluminum concrete forms

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A look at WTF aluminum formwork



WTF Formwork is a rapid paced construction system for forming cast in place concrete structures. WTF provides aluminum formwork for RCC (reinforced concrete construction) load bearing single and multi-story buildings and enables the walls and slab to be poured monolithically in the same operation. This increases efficiency, and also produces an extra ordinarily strong structure with excellent concrete finish. Due to the fine tolerances achieved in the aluminum formwork components, consistent concrete shapes and finishes are obtained floor after floor, building after building, conforming to the most exacting standards of quality and accuracy. This allows plumbing and electrical fittings to be prefabricated with the certain knowledge that there will be an exact fit when formwork is assembled. The dimensional accuracy of the concrete work also results in consistent fittings of doors and windows. The smooth finish of the concrete greatly reduces or eliminates the need for costly plastering. The WTF formwork system has been used in the construction of thousands of residential and commercial structures in single story, low rise, and high-rise construction. It has been proven to be very successful in the construction of low cost mass housing projects worldwide. It is fast, simple, adaptable and very cost effective. The WTF formwork system is unique because it forms all of the concrete in the structure including, walls, floor slabs, columns, beams, stairs, window details, balconies and various decorative features in exact accordance with the architect’s design. No other system can match WTF formwork flexibility to handle all design conditions. Unlike other construction systems the WTF system can be erected by unskilled labor and without the need for hoisting cranes. The largest panel weight is not more than 32 kgs (70 Lbs). This enables a single worker to handle the WTF formwork components. The panels and other sections are secured and fixed by steel pins and wedges with formwork ties. The only tool required is a hammer. Aluminum formwork as described here can save as much as 15% of the total cost of construction vs. traditional methods such as block or post and beam construction.


System’s Benefits: -
1. Requires no cranes or heavy lifting equipment.
2. Pour walls and floor slabs monolithically.
3. Remove floor slab formwork without disturbing shoring.
4. Form stairs in place as part of work cycle.
5. Requires no skilled labor.
6. Suitable for single story and high rise construction.
7. Equipment adapts to different designs.
8. No need for use of timber or plywood.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Iraq Concrete Form Construction



Construction of schools in Iraq using aluminum concrete formwork.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Aluminum Formwork Construction



A 10,700-square-foot basement for the Briar Creek Golf Club in Johns Island, S.C was constructed by Sunburst Builders, LLC of Charleston, S.C., using aluminum concrete forms. The project has a double matted #6 rebar encased in #4 stirrups, every 24 feet on center. The walls were 16 inches wide with two octagon-shaped decks and arches between columns. The golf club is in a storm surge zone and footings had to be 4 feet deep, which was below the water table. Because of the footing depth and rain, the project was constantly de-watered. Aluminum concrete forms, wood forms and Styrofoam shapes were used to achieve the 24-inch by 16-inch columns. An arch was located between every column. The Briar Creek Golf Club foundation has 348 total linear feet and includes 188 cubic yards of concrete for the walls, 252 cubic yards of concrete for footings that contain 12,820 pounds of steel, with another 8,460 pounds of steel in the walls. This project detailed impressive formwork for above-grade forming for a colonnade structural perimeter.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Concrete Forms Book



Three hundred page book showing aluminum concrete forms in use around the world

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Tall Wall Concrete Form Construction




24' concrete wall construction using aluminum concrete forms. Photos provided by Wall-Ties Concrete Forms, Inc.