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ICF Learning Center
Manual
  1. Overlaying ICFs onto existing frame plans
  2. Changing wall lengths and opening positions to match ICF break points
  3. Picking the crew
  4. Site Preparation
  5. Making bucks
  6. Setting the first course
  7. Corner braces
  8. Stacking sequence
  9. Setting vertical rebar
  10. Aligning and plumbing walls
  11. Holding down forms against floating
  12. Building a floor deck
  13. Concrete placement equipment
  14. Pour pattern
  15. Pouring a gable end
  16. Consolidating concrete
  17. Attaching roof members
  18. Attaching interior walls to ICF walls
  19. Making electrical cutouts
  20. Interior finish
  21. Attaching trim and fixtures
  22. Exterior stucco
  23. Attaching exterior siding

Learning Center

Introduction

Benefits of ICFs

Overview of ICF Systems

Overview of ICF Tools & Accessories

Frequently Asked Questions

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Attaching roof members

Commonly used methods
Method 1: Install anchor bolts in concrete in advance to attach top plates. Nail joists or trusses to top plates
Method 2: Insert anchor straps in concrete in advance. Nail straps directly to joists or trusses

Comments:

Rob Dykeman- ICF Information
Phone: 800-857-2324
Email: dykeman@sugar-river.net
I prefer attaching the top plate with sill straps. You can attach them to the plate faster than you can drill the plate and screw down J-bolts, and you have more flexibility in positioning the plate.

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