Tilt-up Construction Photography   Third Step - Tilting the Panels into Place - Tilt-up Construction!   The tilt-up panels are poured into forms that provide the exact size, shape and door openings to meet the design specifications. The panels can be massive; this tilt-up panel weighs about 50,000 pounds. The largest panel used for a tilt-up construction project weighed six times as much, over 150 tons. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com The moble crane lifts the tilt-up panel and tilts it into position over the footing. The row of panels already in place give evidence to just how fast the process for putting up tilt-up panels goes. An experienced crew can tilt up as many as 30 panels a day. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com The crane lifts the panel and tilts it into position over the footing. Workers help to guide the tilt-up panel and keep the braces from getting tangled in the lines. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com Once the panel is set in place, the crew attaches the braces to the slab to keep the panel standing until it is attached to the other panels and the roofing system. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com Workers help to guide a large mobile crane as it lifts a tilt-up panel into place on this Fort Worth, Texas warehouse building project. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com Once the panel is set in place, the crew attaches the braces to the slab to keep the panel standing until it is attached to the other panels and the roofing system. Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com   Return to Tilt-up Construction Photographs Index   Tilt-up News Home Tilt-up Articles Tilt-up Photos Construction Links Contact Tilt-up News