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| 10/15/2001 7:41 PM |
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| One of the builders I spoke with says he could use either of these. Are there any big differences in the two? |
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LARRY
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| 10/16/2001 7:13 AM |
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I believe your speaking of Fold Form. For the record, I have never used it, but I believe there are several differences between the two.
I believe that the form wall thickness of the fold form is 2" per side vs the 2.5" thickness of amvic which may result in a slightly different "R" value as well as overall wall thickness. The tie spacing and design of the two vary considerably. I believe the height of the fold form is 12" vs the 16" tall amvic block.
I also believe that the fold form is a bit more labor intensive to install.
I'm sure either form will work well for you.
Some forms are better suited for certain applications vs others and its up to you and the builder to decide on a form given your situation. In either case, you will have a structure that far succeeds stick frame construction............good luck!
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Jake
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| 10/17/2001 3:20 PM |
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I wonder... Have you considered Eco-Block? The Eco-Block ICF's are 16 inches high by four feet long. Each form is 2.5" thick. The bracing for Eco-Block is set so that the concrete pours smoothly into the form, yet it is very strong! You can adjust the width of the block. You can also cut the block and it maintains it's structural integrity. We just built a house with it, and had no problems... no blow-outs! I'm a fan!
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enermizermuskoka
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| 10/17/2001 3:59 PM |
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As Larry stated, some situations suit different systems better do to location and applications used. If it's available to you,
then I would favor the Amvic system - for a number of reasons. You mentioned "builder",
I believe that your builder will find it much
more user friendly erecting your structure then it would be using any of the "assembly required" systems out there, especially if it
is the first I.C.F. project constructed. Let's not forget the bottom line here- you are choosing to build wisely with I.C.F.'s-
and I'm sure this was chosen for a number of
reasons, The 1st thing that must be understood is that it is a concrete forming
system that you are purchasing. If it can't
hold the concrete, then what have you really
bought? The Amvic block is strong, I have not seen 1 fail yet- and I've filled quite a
few. I'll stop preachin' now, before I get
going on, and on. Just click the orange box
over to the left of this for more info.
Take-care, sincerely. C.Kerr |
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