Great site first off.

I am building a Viceroy Home that has been designed with an 8" poured concrete foundation wall.  The drawings and home have been delivered.
I will be digging out for the footings within the week.

Concrete Foundation connected with anchors and a p/treated sill plate to a 1 storey 2 by 6 inch wooden exterior wall and wood siding.

The drawing calls for an 8" poured concrete foundation on top of a 6" by 20" strip footings with 2 continuous 15M rebar

I would like to try Nudura as a foundation.

The building Dept has indicated they will need engineered drawings of the changes.

Nudura has stamped Lentel drawings for the foundation and a 6" foundation wall drawing on their website but nothing I can find for an 8" Nudura Foundation and Footing Details to a 6" wooden framed home with siding.



I am assuming that a Nudura Foundation to a Nudura 1st floor would have been the most efficient, the drawings are easily available.

I did not know at the time of purchasing the Viceroy that I was going to try using the Nudura Block or I would have had Viceroy include it in the engineered foundation drawings.


Any help would be appreciated.

Have you contacted Nudura? They should be able to help.

They have not responded. I contacted the Barrie Office 2 times and was told someone would get back to me.

Thanks for replying wes.

Update:

I talked with the local distributor again, a drawing is required from a draftsperson or engineer.  6" forms are the norm for homes.

I might just get the walls formed and poured.  Spray on or adhere styrofoam to foundation.

I would suggest that you go buy a copy of your state building code.
Here in Ma this cost $50. You can probably also find it online for your state for free
Regular foundation walls and ICF foundation walls are addressed under 780 CMR 5404.
It will give you, in funtion of the height of unbalanced back fill, the required vertical and horizontal rebar reinforcement for a 6"
You can make a copy of these pages, highlight your situation and go and discuss with your building inspector.
Chances are that he/she probably did not see any ICF foundation before and/or that the inspector does not know where ICF's are addressed in the building code.
FYI the MA building code is based on the 2003 International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code.

Your best bet with this situation is too call Nudura and tell the lady that answers the phone the following;

"Hello, I'm callign from (wherever you are) and I need some help. I've left messages trying to get some help but I can't ever connect with anyone. I am waiting to start my home and I am trying to use your product but if I can't get the help I need to use Nudura, I will be forced to return it. Do you know if there is a live person I could speak with to help me please?"

BE NICE but be insistant on speaking with a live person. I deal with Nudura all the time and they do have good customer service but as with any company, they have slip ups. I'm not excusing it but explaining it. I've used that same paragraph with countless companies and it has never failed to produce results. The key is to be nice but insistant. They should get you help right away. If you get voicemail, call right back and ask again if you can speak with a LIVE person. Impress that you are literally starting your home NOW and this is all that is holding it up. Let the inner thespian out. :)

great replys guys.