Curved, textured and structural
The floods of August 2013 damaged an important retaining wall dating back to 1901 in Großschönau, Saxony. Although some parts could be reconstructed, certain sections had to be replaced by new concrete walls. These new walls had to look like old masonry. This meant that the new 0.65 cm thick retaining wall sections should have the surface relief of a random rubble natural stone masonry wall.
Reproducing a natural stone look
To achieve this look, The Murus Romanus motif was chosen. This textured formliner is approximately 4.1 cm thick and comes in standard sizes or of 6.00 x 2.50 m. It can also be manufactured and supplied to larger dimensions. The formliners have matching sawtooth edges that allow them to be butted together without an obviously visible joint.
On the Großschönau site, NOE supplied only 36 m² of Murus Romanus textured formliner, which were then used up to 8 times. NOE is in a position to supply its customers with a quite unique service. It the only manufacturer that can supply companies with textured formliners already glued in the factory onto formwork or supporting boards that can be screwed to the formwork panels. Bau GmbH Franke preferred to use this service in Großschönau, where the formliners – at the suggestion of the NOE team – were not fixed to standard wall panels but to NOE Combi 70 panels.
Service, formwork, follow-up order
In order to ensure that the concrete components achieved the desired high-class appearance, it was essential that the formwork supplier and the main contractor worked closely together. For example, some bays had to incorporate openings of various sorts, which were taken into account during the design and fabrication of the formwork so that only the relevant parts of the panels needed to be removed and reinserted as necessary. NOE worked closely with the main contractor to draw up and implement all the details at the construction joints (continuous surface) and around pipe outlets (masonry spout detail). The main contractor's site team were so impressed with the products and services supplied by NOE-Schaltechnik during the construction of this project that Bau GmbH Franke placed a follow-up order with the formwork manufacturer very shortly afterwards. A company could wish for no greater praise.