Dive summary:
- Commercial builder Stewart Perry Co. of Birmingham, Ala., did more tilt-wall construction in 2012 than it had in the past, and founder Merrill Stewart says speed is the reason.
- Tilt-wall and masonry cost about the same, Stewart found when he looked at the details, but work goes faster with tilt-wall, especially for large projects, and it can make it easier to meet building codes on the company's coastal projects.
- Masonry remains a good choice, however, especially for uneven grades.
From the article:
Recent development in form liners allow for intricate designs, or the look of multiple material types without the time and cost of using real material. ...
