What is the Optimal Foundation Wall Thickness?
A concrete foundation wall’s thickness plays an integral role in its long-term strength and durability. Local building codes mandate the foundation specifications, addressing conditions that affect the foundation thickness.
What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building?
Construction of a shear wall includes materials and design that enhance a structure’s stiffness, strength, and ductility in order to withstand lateral forces from severe winds and earthquakes.
Fox Blocks Series
For proven strength and performance, the Fox Blocks Series is the basis for successful foundations, walls and buildings.
What fasteners are recommended for ICFs?
Fox Blocks has conducted numerous fastener tests for pull-out strength and shear capacity for various fasteners – screws, ring shank nails and staples into the plastic webs. The recommendation for interior and exterior applications of finish materials is for the use of screws which provide the best holding capacity into the plastic webs or fastening strips in the forms which are identified on each block.
The EPS insulation does not provide any holding capacity for fasteners.
Building for the Future: Exploring ICF Construction in Washington State
4 Alternative Materials for Wood in Construction
Wood has been a staple in construction for centuries. From the humble log cabin to the towering skyscrapers of modern metropolises, wood always seems to find its place in construction.
Tips for Designing ICF House Plans With a Walkout Basement
House Framing 101 - How to Select the Best Framing Option for Your Home
How to Build a Wind-Resistant Home with Fox Blocks ICFs
Tragically, between 2000 and 2017 there were 894 wind and 1417 tornado-related deaths. In 2017, 36 percent of the wind and 63 percent of the tornado-related fatalities happened either in a mobile or permanent home. A wind-resistant design is critical to a home’s integrity and a family’s safety.