icf window installation feedback
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06 Jan 2009 10:38 AM

I am an icf installer and would like some comments on how the window installers manage with the foam bucks w/ embedded furring strip. Snags, accelerated instal ,etc. ,or is it simply hell?
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09 Jan 2009 08:04 AM

I'm not sure what you mean by imbedded furring. Is there a 2x12 wood buck or V-Buck in place?

Do the windows have a nailing flange or are they ressesed in the openning.  Most of our windows are set in the openning 2 or 3 inches than tapcons are used to attach to the concrete.

 

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09 Jan 2009 08:37 AM
Imbedded furring is the plastic stud inside the panel, some recessed some not. This is for my own info for being an icf installer I'm usually long gone by the time the windows are installed. Also building my own in a few months so I am curious as to what type of snags to expect. Both v-buck and wood comments if you may! One could use regular coated screws w/ the help of the embeded stud if reachable, after all it's the design purpose of the buck. By your post I'm assuming common practice on your part is the use of tapcons (w/caping to cover head?). Flush to outside for proper sealing of window?
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10 Jan 2009 12:01 AM
Shouldn't need any tapcons. Flange type windows get nailed or screwed to wood or V-buck bucks, respectively. Apply peel and stick membrane over the flange and follow window manufactures instructions. On the inside extension jams can be ordered from most window manufactures, but a good trim carpenter can do a better job making their own. And those deep jams look great. Trim screws need to be used in V-Buck or use 1/2" plywood slightly narrower than your casing trim and butt the 1/2"drywall to it (more commonly done for base).
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10 Jan 2009 08:27 PM
Dave, are you saying that the windows are recessed 2 or 3 inches from the outside?  How do you deal with finishing off the exterior part of the opening?   Cathy
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12 Jan 2009 11:26 AM
icrfconstruction,
Thnx for the info, however when not using v-bucks what should be the inst. process .
A simple shim and insulate, or is there more to it ?
I think the windows should be flush or matching the ext. finish to seal properly.
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14 Jan 2009 09:26 PM
Are you useing an ICF end caps for bucks? What kind of siding? Nailer flange windows? What kind of extension jams, attached to the window or not?
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15 Jan 2009 10:44 AM
Icf bucks, vinyl siding,exterior L shape trim, probably all vinyl jams to window.
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15 Jan 2009 10:54 AM
I am sorry, I don't understand your exact situation. But with the ICF end caps to form the window bucks the window and trim will need to be screwed. But there are some good trim screws out there where the head is not much bigger than a nail.

You may also be able to glue and screw plywood on the ICF buck, if you have the room to shim between the plywood and finished jam.
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