chargerag
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| 22 Apr 2009 01:07 AM |
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I have tried doing a search on foundation issues and ICF but haven't come up with to much. I am looking for best practices regarding rebar, slab thickness, moisture barriers, etc in regards to ICF. Can anybody point me in the right direction? |
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wes
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| 22 Apr 2009 06:23 AM |
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If you have a favorite brand(s) of ICF, try reading their installation manual(s). You can also check out IRC manuals, which have a lot of info on ICF construction. As to footer design, your local conditions will dictate size, thickness, rebar schedule, etc., so check with local builders, codes people, etc. |
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| Wes Shelby<br>Design Systems Group<br>Murray KY<br>[email protected] |
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icfblocks
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| 22 Apr 2009 07:51 AM |
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The Prescriptive Method for Insulating Concrete Forms in Residential Construction might be of some help to you.
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| Thanks,<br>Tom<br>www.advbuildingtech.com |
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tdbuilder
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| 23 Apr 2009 08:02 PM |
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The Prescriptive method, and IRC are all good. A good rule of thumb is one inch of concrete wall thickness per one foot of back-fill on the wall. Re bar will depend on a couple of things. When I install TF System it is so similar to a regular poured wall I use whatever the local poured walls guys use (per code). When I use block I will follow there recommendations in there manuals or there recommendations. The first thing I do especially in a area I am not familiar with is contact the inspector and ask, this makes life easy and gives you a happy inspector (always a plus). Moisture barrier I will use a damp proofer like Karnak or in most cases I will use Platon which is considered a waterproofer. |
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