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No
need
to go
grey!
PermaTech adds the finishing
touch to precast concrete
Concrete is a versatile material.The ancient Romans probably
thought concrete technology had reached the peak of its
development with the massive roof of the Pantheon which,
almost two thousand years later, is still the world’s largest
unreinforced dome.
The Pantheon’s giant dome was covered in bronze but today it
isn’t necessary to go to this extravagance to give concrete a
handsome, durable finish.
Where a finish is specified, precast concrete is often painted on
site.Austral Precast,Australia’s largest supplier, now offers a suite
of finishing alternatives that allow the full design potential of this
extraordinarily popular building material to be exploited.
Austral Precast call it their PermaTech Finishing Systems.The
variations that are available are infinite but the finishes fit into
three categories.
For more information on Austral Precast’s PermaTech finishing
system visit
australprecast.com.au
PermaGraf
Photo-realistic images that
bring a wall to life
Concrete goes graphic! More than just
patterning,Austral’s PermaGraf
®
process
etches a photo-realistic image into the
surface of a precast concrete panel.
This is not an applied finish, the image is
the result of a chemical reaction within
the concrete as it cures in the form.The
surface can be patterned, smooth or
even exposed.The strength and integrity
of the concrete is fully maintained.