Inside foam removal for lintel
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30 Jun 2011 12:08 PM
My structural ingeneer want me to remove the inside portion of the icf to assure that I have a minimum of 8.5 inch tickness of concrete
to make sure that I have enough concret for my lintel. I'm got a use structural fiber in my concrete mix. For sure
he specifie some horizontal and vertical rebar for all the openings.

What is your opinion about that ?
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30 Jun 2011 01:04 PM
How wide was the cavity you poured the concrete into? If it was more than 8.5 inches before you poured the concrete, you're probably safe.
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30 Jun 2011 01:48 PM
It's over large openings (patio door & 6' wide openings ).
For the integrity of the wall, I should have a minimum of 24" height
and 8.5" thick of concrete over the opening.
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01 Jul 2011 07:45 AM
It's more about the rebar schedule and less about the concrete thikness. Adding a 1/2 inch of concrete doesn't do much. Hopefully your going to use Helix fiber the additional stenghth of the concrete when adding 10lbs per yd. to a mix is amazing.
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01 Jul 2011 08:22 AM
Sorry, I still don't get the point of removing the inside portion of the ICF. Did you pour this wall? If so, you should know how thick the concrete is.
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01 Jul 2011 08:36 AM
I think he is talking about removing the inside foam so that a couple extra inches of concrete thickness will get poured in. A shame to remove insulation - is is possible to use a stronger mix or more steel in that area and leave the thickness alone?

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01 Jul 2011 08:53 AM
Sometimes I not so bright (hahah). Add more steel for stronger lintel. Helix will help also.
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01 Jul 2011 09:41 AM
That's What i thing, add rebar and don't remove foam but the engineer still
want me to remove the inside portion of foam so I can have more tichkness
of concrete to assure the strength of the lintel.
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01 Jul 2011 11:01 AM
Is this a multi-story home? What is the load above that you want to support? Is it just the roof? Is the roof concrete or wood?
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01 Jul 2011 12:00 PM
Maybe a small steel box or I beam.
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02 Jul 2011 08:10 AM
It's a 2 stories home and the roof is made of wood
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04 Jul 2011 01:43 PM
6' is not a large opening span. I would suggest talking to a differect engineer
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