Precast Wall & Ornamental Iron Fence
While these walls and columns look like brick, they are actually made up of precast panels imprinted and colored to look like brick. Panels span between 2 foot square columns and are topped off with precast concrete coping. The columns are crowned with a peaked pier cap which can have a decorative sphere or light fixture mounted on it. If next to a driveway, Steps Plus can make a ornamental iron gate that attaches to the columns to span the driveway. These wall panels can be used as attractive dumpster enclosures.
Advantages of Precast Concrete:
- Less expensive than real brick.
- Does not require an extensive footing like a real masonry wall. Can be reset should it ever shift.
- More durable than real masonry – no mortar joints to let water in.
- Installs quickly and easily – most can be done in one day.
- Minimal Maintenance – No need to paint or periodically replace slats as you would with wood fences.
The panels can also be used to clad over existing retaining walls to dress them up. A new precast cap completely covers the top edges of both the new panel and the old wall. It’s a perfect “face-lift” for old block or railroad tie retaining walls.
