ICF Concrete Home- Texas Part II
January 26th, 2010 | Project Showcase
ICFs can reduce heat and cooling tonnage
Homes of this size tend to require large heating and air conditioning systems which use quite a bit of electricity. The owners wanted to reduce the heating and air conditioning demands to have a very energy efficient home. Again, ICF provided the best option to achieve those goals along with other inherent advantages of ICF. Reward Wall Systems, Inc. 11” iForm ICF was chosen for its reputation, quality, ease of installation, and excellent local support from the ICF installer and local distributor.
ICF Exterior Walls
Exterior walls were placed in two phases. The 1st floor ICF wall was stacked and poured on the Insul-Deck foundation. Using a quality for, like the iForm, makes short work, even for a large home like this. Challenges such as curve walls and free standing wall sections are simplified due to the strength and ease of stacking. Reward’s Product Manual (one of the best in the business) and installation documentation makes calculating the relief cuts on the forms for curved walls a cinch.
After the framing crew installed the 1st floor interior walls and 2nd floor sub-floor, the 2nd floor exterior ICF walls were stacked and poured. The 2nd floor walls are basically a continuation of the 1st floor. There is one 2nd floor wall section that needed to be supported by structural steel due to the lack of an ICF wall below. Again, Reward’s Product Manual and engineering documentation aided the engineers in their calculations and these types of wall configurations are no problem with proper engineering and planning.
In total, approximately three truckloads of Reward Wall Systems, Inc. ICFs were used in this magnificent home.
Engineer: The Interfield Group, LLC
Builder: Watermark Builders and Developers, Inc.
ICF Installer: ICF Constructors, LLC
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