Precast concrete walling is arguably one of the most frequently used exterior walling options in South Africa. With prevailing security concerns in the country, it provides a solid, secure first line of perimeter defence and inter-property sub-division making for a practical barrier solution.

Dressed Up for Success – Modernise your Precast Vibracrete Walling

Although attractive in standard grey, precast vibracrete walling may not always fit in with the chosen aesthetic of your home’s exterior or it may not match your business’s corporate colour schemes. Consequently, you may want to modernise the walling using minimalistic DIY projects.

A quick browse on the internet will give you many ideas to dress up your precast vibracrete walling for success. From a few meters alongside a ground-floor flat to lengths of boundary walling surrounding your home or business, there is a solution for every DIY weekend warrior. Let the professionals in walling installation, MFB Walling, tell you how. 

You could involve the kids and make it a family affair, a fun activity with your partner, tackle the project as a team-building exercise at work, or simply go it alone. There are a host of ideas to spruce up your precast vibracrete walling:

• Create templates for the kids to duplicate colourful designs across the length of the surface.
• Give them creative license on a stretch of their own wall.
• Create a lush hanging garden, suspending upcycled soft drink bottles filled with shrubs or herbs.
• Paint the wall in a neutral, earthy tone to match a low-maintenance, succulent plant or desert rockery.
• Choose a tropical theme with a burst of colour and palm tree leaves to match a waterfall cascading into the pool.
• The old faithful two-tone (posts one colour, slabs another) will also do perfectly for a minimalistic look.

The ideas are endless and are only inhibited by your imagination, creativity and skill level.

Simple DIY Tips for a Picture-Perfect Product

As with any DIY project, there are a few basic rules you would need to follow to ensure you achieve the desired results. For external walling projects, apply these three simple DIY tips:

1. Prepare for Perfection: For perfect results, begin at the base. The raw concrete needs to be prepared. Make sure that the wall surface is free of dirt and dust by scrubbing the surface down with a wire brush and watering hose or a high-pressure washer. Once dry, fill any holes, chips or cracks with a concrete patch mixture. Wait until the wall is perfectly dry before proceeding to the next step.
2. Power in the Primer: First apply a liberal amount of sealant. Allow time to dry and follow with exterior concrete primer. Ensure that all application products are recommended brands. Quality products are always best, especially to increase the drying time and durability. Two applications of each will usually do the trick.
3. Picture Perfect: Paint away! Remember to opt for quality exterior products. Apply colour liberally. Again, two coats may be necessary. Whether it’s plain or picturesque, we’re sure it will turn out exactly as you imagined. Once completely dry, seal the deal with more quality sealant to ensure that your art remains intact.

Follow all brand instructions on the product tins carefully and methodically to ensure a perfect finish.

These basic guidelines, hints and tips are offered to you, compliments of MFB Walling. We have been supplying and installing precast concrete walling in Gauteng since 1996. For the installation of your next DIY project, consult with the leaders in walling.

With security concerns increasing in South Africa, more and more people are preferring precast concrete walling as a secure safety solution, and it makes perfect sense. People have been protecting their families and property using barriers for millennia – first with wooden spikes, then bricks made of mud and wooden gates, followed by stones and rocks with metal gates. Each level of security became stronger as the threat of invasion increased and weaponry and technology advanced.

We, at MFB Walling, understand that the days of having a waist-high fence to keep pets in rather than strangers out are unfortunately long gone. Today, your family should be afforded even better protection than those of our ancestors and surrounding the perimeter of your property with a secure safety barrier is a great place to start. More and more people are investing in precast concrete walling to procure a more permanent and lasting structure.

Here are four fundamental reasons why precast concrete walling and concrete palisade fencing are the preferred solution:

1. Strength and Durability

There may be cheaper options to enclose your property and, although these may appear more cost-effective and even offer similar benefits, none of them features the long-term advantages that precast walling boasts. Your initial investment may be larger, but maintenance and upkeep through the years are almost non-existent. Erecting a precast concrete wall around the boundary of your property, factory or manufacturing plant, forms a vital part of a fire risk management strategy.

2. Pavement Appeal

No sanding, scouring, varnishing or painting is needed. Whether it surrounds your plot, property or home, MFB Walling has a viable solution for annual maintenance. Our precast walling comes in an array of designs and finishes, including face brick (chip brick) and concrete. Unless specifically preferred, you wouldn’t even need to paint your wall to match your corporate colours or to blend in with your home. Our precast walling instantly adds aesthetic appeal and value to your property.

3. Eliminating Installation Headaches

Since it is precast and cured at our premises in Putfontein on the East Rand, we could install your boundary wall either before or after the construction of your home or building. No walling will allow free access for cement and building trucks during construction. However, if security is paramount, we could install it in no time, providing a secure environment to store building supplies and equipment.

4. Friendly to the Environment

Erecting a precast wall or concrete palisade fence properly the first time doesn’t only save you cents, but it’s environmentally friendly too. The use of precast concrete is strictly controlled at MFB Walling, and it is a once-off procedure. Wood, bricks, steel and stone may need replacing several times for various reasons over the lifetime of one professionally installed, quality precast wall. The alternatives would lead to calling on additional raw materials, paints, varnishes and energy recourses.

MFB Walling has been a family-run business since 1996. We understand the importance of family and it is our vision and goal to keep you and yours safe and secure. For more than 26 years, we have surrounded families, as well as owners of all types of properties with top-quality, precast concrete walling and concrete palisade fencing.

Contact one of our sales experts for a free quotation.

MFB Walling, your precast walling specialist.