Insulated concrete forming systems (ICFs) provide many benefits to both contractors and homeowners. Hidden from view under sheetrock and siding, ICFs offer low labor costs; are easy to install; and are durable, energy-efficient, fire-safe, and virtually soundproof. Homes built with these systems look like any other, but under the standard covering lie solid, built-to-last concrete walls. Endorsed by the Portland Cement Association, this concise handbook gives contractors the hands-on information they need to use ICFs in the field. Authors Peter A. VanderWerf and W. Keith Munsell describe how these systems work, how to train crews to install them cost-effectively, and where to order product.
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If you would like to take a serious look at this building technique, this book is not going to help you. There is not a single wall section drawn and at one point the authors feel it necessary to tell you that a 2x4 is actually only 3 1/2" wide. I had assumed that the authors were builders who had experimented with the systems and put together this "construction manual" with their recommendations. Not so. It is produced by the Portland Cement Association and appears to simply reprint trade show literature from various manufacturers.
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This book has some good design/engineering information but is both over priced and out of date. I recommend you check it out of your public library to look at it before buying it.
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Table 1-1 lists the ICFs we know to be sold and used to build houses in the United States as of the summer of 1995. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stucco buck, flanged buck, grid panel systems, fastening surfaces, flat plank systems, embedded fasteners, foam ties, lintel block, duplex nails, vertical rebar, vertical braces, adhesive foam, brick ties, concrete nail, door buck, corner braces, stem walls, ledger boards, half ties, plastic ties, furring strips, steel ties, placing concrete, adjacent panels, block systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Table 1-1 lists the ICFs we know to be sold and used to build houses in the United States as of the summer of 1995. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stucco buck, flanged buck, grid panel systems, fastening surfaces, flat plank systems, embedded fasteners, foam ties, lintel block, duplex nails, vertical rebar, vertical braces, adhesive foam, brick ties, concrete nail, door buck, corner braces, stem walls, ledger boards, half ties, plastic ties, furring strips, steel ties, placing concrete, adjacent panels, block systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Diamond Snap-Form, Type Number, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Fireproof Homebuilding (New Technologies for Construction) by Leo Du Lac in Back Matter
- Insulating Concrete Forms Construction : Demand, Evaluation, & Technical Practice by Ivan S Panushev in Front Matter
- Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction by Pieter A. Vanderwerf in Back Matter
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