Our remote consulting starts with a 1-hour session to explain the major benefits of SIREWALL to streamline the design process and so the project can take full advantage of what SIREWALL has to offer.

Timing: Remote Consulting takes place throughout the design and construction phases of the project, as needed.

Identifying hard-to-build details and offering alternatives and solutions.

Going over all the details with regard to the SIREWALLs and making comments where useful or necessary. Special attention is paid to buildability and value engineering. 

Support the Engineer of Record in understanding the capabilities and structural requirements of the SIREWALL product.

Providing support with local building codes and safety compliance. 

Support for project-specific specifications for the SIREWALLs. 

Support GC/installer with project-specific formwork selection, mixer selection, tamper selection, delivery selection, and quality control tools.

Support GC/installer with general preparedness for SIREWALL portion of the project and advise on sequencing / Gantt chart considerations.

Mix Design Pre-Trip Services

Remote research prior to the trip - locating and speaking with local professionals, experts, and quarries to gather information on local materials and conditions.

Mix Design On-Site Service

Two SIREWALL staff will be on-site for up to 7 days. 

Prospecting: visiting quarries and other material sources near the building site to find local candidate materials for the Mix Design. 

Sieve analysis - determining fineness modulus of local materials, and graphing the particle size distribution of each candidate material. 

Computerized mix design – establishing the best mix(es) of materials in optimal proportions based on proprietary metrics, taking into consideration the specific project’s strength and textural requirements. 

Creation of compressive test samples of the optimal mix(es), to be tested in a geotechnical lab at 7 days and 28 days in order to establish strength data for the optimal mix(es).

Creation of color samples for the architect/client in order to refine the visual presentation.

Mix Design Post-Trip Services

Initial Consulting - support in determining best Mixing, Delivery, Forming, and Compacting methods for the project.

Post-trip wrap up including written report.

The Mock-Up Wall trip serves as an opportunity to train the construction team that is going to build the full project. For the success of the project and to mitigate additional costs, we highly recommend that the team trained during the Mock-Up Wall build is the team responsible for the construction of the full project.

When complete, the SIREWALL installer will have received:

• An understanding of what to expect from the finished SIREWALL product

• Hands-on experience with means and methods (forming, mixing, delivering, ramming)

• Training in the unique aspects and challenges of building with SIREWALL

The project design team will have an understanding of:

• Expectations of completed SIREWALL product (color, texture, finish, project-specific features)

• Opportunities to conduct any relevant structural testing

• SIREWALL buildability and design opportunities and constraints

Mock-Up Pre-Trip Services

Remote research, training, and consulting with SIREWALL installer - including collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors on the design of mock-ups. Collaborating with the contractor on means and methods (equipment, forming, delivery, mixing, etc.). 

Material calculations support and training - in order to accurately calculate the volume of materials required for the project.

Mock-Up Wall on-Site Services

Two SIREWALL staff will be on-site for up to 7 days. 

On-site support and train of the SIREWALL installer during the creation of a mockup wall. 

Working with the architect to further refine the visual presentation and assess how the chosen colors work together. This is also the opportunity to explore the wall’s surface textural possibilities, as well as structural and decorative features. 

Inspection of formwork, materials, and equipment - making recommendations for alterations and improvements. 

We believe experience-based learning is more powerful than theoretical learning; we recommend intentionally leaving select formwork errors uncorrected to demonstrate the aesthetic consequences of using forming methods that are not appropriate for SIREWALL. 

Supporting the SIREWALL installer in stripping the formwork and reviewing the completed wall and discussing successes and areas for improvement.

Mock-Up Wall Post-Trip Services

Initial site analysis for the project build with regard to locations of stockpiling, placement of volumetric/auger mixer, additional equipment requirements, delivery routes, sequence of construction, identification of hazards, etc. 

Follow-up report and discussion - review of the mock-up build process including means and methods, outcomes, features, test results, etc.

When complete the build team is capable of going ahead independently with possible remote support from SIREWALL. Quality metrics have been identified and a system of monitoring implemented.

Number of Trips to Site Area: Project Specific (number of trips can vary depending on the size and complexity of the project).

Training and Quality Control Pre-Trip Services

Remote research, training, and consulting with SIREWALL installer - including collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors on design, buildability, and unique features. Collaborating with the contractor on means and methods (equipment, forming, delivery, mixing, etc.). 

Material calculations support and training - in order to accurately calculate the volume of materials required for the project.

Training and Quality Control On-Site Services

Support the SIREWALL installer on-site during the full project build - including inspecting formwork, materials, and equipment and making recommendations for alterations and improvements. 

Quality control - observing the SIREWALL team mix, deliver, place and ram material into formwork. 

We meet with the workers, lead hand, and QC person to be sure everyone knows what success looks like and what the measure-ables are. 

We focus on the highest quality possible and will highlight all formwork errors for correction.

Review of completed walls and support in troubleshooting any issues that may arise.

Training and Quality Control Post-Trip Services

Follow-up report and discussion - review of the on-site trip including means and methods, outcomes, features, test results, recommendations, etc. 

Some additional services can be provided remotely and some may need to be provided with a trip to the site. It is also possible for the walls to experience some damage after completion, while other subtrades are completing their work. Remote support can be provided to troubleshoot these circumstances. 

Support and Training in: 

• Complex details 

• Inspections of project 

• Mixing services 

• Compacting support 

• Forming and detailing support 

• Material placement support 

• How to remove paint dribbles from SIREWALLs 

• How to remove suspended slab cement dribbles from SIREWALLs 

• How to remove efflorescence if insufficient SIREWALL Base Admixture (SBA) was used 

• How to repair divots, chips or damage to the SIREWALLs 

• Patching and color matching 

Products: 

• Mixing Equipment rental/sale (contact us for more details) 

• Rammer – Customized for rammed earth (contact us for more details) 

• SBA (SIREWALL Base Admixture) (required)

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