AAC Vertical Wall Panels
Material Handling Procedures

Please read the following instructions to insure proper handling and installation of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). Damage may occur if AAC is moved or handled several times.

For All AAC
Construction Products

~ Deliver only an amount of material that can readily be installed.

~ Unload panels using pallet forks (either forklift, nylon straps, slings or pallet fork on a crane cable). Consult your OSHA safety manual for "rigging" or other safety considerations.

~ Storage areas should be accessible to delivery trucks and convenient to material staging areas. If possible, drop-deliver the material right to the material staging areas.

~ Storage material should always be stored away from other construction activities on a flat-grade area that is not susceptible to standing water, erosion or settling.

~ In adverse weather conditions, keep the material covered and banded until ready for installation.

~ As with most precast concrete products, the panels should be set directly from the delivery trailer, if permissible.

~ If the materials cannot be set directly from the delivery trailers, deliver only an amount of material that can be installed readily.

~ Do not "shake-out" stored materials until they are ready to be installed. Excessive handling may cause damage. Set delivery schedule to match the erection sequence exactly.

~ Most chipped corners and edges can be repaired. If any reinforcing is visible, contact an authorized AAC representative.

~ All damage must be repaired using an approved structural-grade AAC patching compound developed specifically for AAC products.

~ Precast Autoclaved Aerated Concrete panels that have
surface or minor cracks are usable, but contact an authorized
AAC representative when cracks continue completely through
the panel.

~ Stored or staged materials should always be set on flat,
load-bearing, stable grade on pallets or dunnage.

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