zont horizontal bracing
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03 Mar 2011 09:29 AM
My company got a call from this company the other day wanting us to look at thier bracing.  Looking at it I am intrigued, but want to see if anyone has had any experience with it.
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03 Mar 2011 10:10 AM
I'd never seen it before until I reviewed on their site. Looks like it might be a good match for a vertical ICF. Regards.
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03 Mar 2011 10:38 AM

This is a new product from Fab-Form, a Canadian company that make the Fast Foot fabric and mono pour brackets.  Here is the installation page on their website.      http://www.fab-form.com/fastfootMp/...lation.php

They are consistantly developing products for

footings, http://www.fab-form.com/fastfoot/fastfootOverview.php

concrete columns http://www.fab-form.com/products/fasttube/fasttube.html

and monopour ICF construction.  http://www.fab-form.com/fastfootMp/...elease.php

The president, Richard Fearn, is very responsive.  I've used the Fast Foot fabric and monopour technique on our small well pumphouse and helped a friend use the fabric and mono pour braces for his 2700sf home and separate garage.   He also poured about ten 10' tall porch coumns using the tubular fabric.  

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06 Mar 2011 02:16 PM
I don't think the "zont" bracing is going to be very effective. Ever see a 2x4 stay straight out in the sun for more than a few days? Also the walk plank situation seems very sketchy. When you start walking around on that wall and focusing on pouring its easy to loose your footing so I don't think they give you enough to walk on. Also if you have a worker who over tightens that bracket on and strips out the screws without you knowing you could end up with a crooked wall or worse a serious safety issue with an unbraced wall. It's definately cheaper and lighter than aluminum or steel bracing but safety is number one and you don't want to skimp on bracing. I however have not used it so I can't really say. Fab-forms fast foot fabric is a super great product though. I'm still not convinced monopour is worth the trouble.
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08 Mar 2011 04:15 PM
I want to mention that I work for Fab-Form, so you know my biases. And thank you for your kind words on the Fastfoot, it is a great product

1. With regards to your comments on Zont bracing, you need to use straight 2x4s. How have they been bracing plywood forms for the last 200 years if warping is such a concern? Also we have contractors using metal studs in place of 2x4s.
2. With regard to scaffolding, it is up to the contractor to build scaffolding of off the strongback according to local code.
3. With the comments on striping though the webs of the ICF, remember a worker can strip through the webs with traditional bracing as well. Lets hope we dont have workers this incompetent on any job!

Thanks again


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22 Apr 2011 11:18 PM
the zont bracing looks pretty good.

that video on youtube with the property with the huge slop in bc sold me on it


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