Posted By ICFInstaller on 17 Mar 2010 01:38 PM
I have not personally worked with it. However, I have heard of the following issues.
-Sizing is very inconsistent and problematic
-Must order significantly more material than needed because of inconsistencies of product. This is considered standard, so I would suggest doing a lot of home work on how much the system will end up actually costing you!
-Get the return policy from the manufacturer including the allowable tolerances. They may not allow returns and you would be forced to buy more.
-No attachment points for drywall or studding
-Electrical?
-Engineering to support design?
-After just these points is it that great of a product over ICF?
I have had personal experience with AAc and found it to be extremely accurate, they did engineering, they were responsible for their own estimate. I would prefer it over ICF for many reasons one is they make a roof panel, BUT I try to stay with a much more simplistic sytem not requiring, cranes , scaffolds, pumps, etc.