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ICF’s ben­e­fits are mas­sive, rang­ing from cost sav­ings to dura­bil­i­ty, high qual­i­ty and easy instal­la­tion. If you want to learn how to save mon­ey on your next project, keep read­ing.

Fox Blocks forms have a reversible inter­lock sys­tem on all blocks. The robust inter­lock allows the blocks to fit togeth­er very tight­ly, elim­i­nat­ing any require­ment for adhe­sives. A reversible inter­lock speeds up the instal­la­tion.

“We com­plet­ed 9,000 square-feet of wall in just five days with only five men. With nor­mal mason­ry, it would have tak­en dou­ble the man pow­er. Fox Blocks qual­i­ty and ease of instal­la­tion is impor­tant in an indus­try where time is mon­ey.”

In this arti­cle, Randy Daniels and DC Mangimel­li, two pas­sion­ate team lead­ers dri­ven to assist in the suc­cess of ICF com­mer­cial projects for clients across the coun­try, share their insights, val­ues and an inside look into their every­day work and accom­plish­ments with com­mer­cial ICF instal­la­tion.

Acrylic stuc­co is a thin coat fin­ish which can be direct­ly applied to the EPS insu­la­tion on the exte­ri­or face of the ICF. Fox Blocks pro­vides a con­tin­u­ous EPS sur­face con­ducive for the appli­ca­tion of acrylic stuc­co. All acrylic stuc­co man­u­fac­tures are famil­iar with ICFs as a sub­strate and each have their rec­om­men­da­tions for appli­ca­tion over ICFs. Note there is a dif­fer­ence in the instal­la­tion pro­ce­dures between acrylic stuc­co and tra­di­tion­al stuc­co.

Fox Blocks rec­om­mends that all installers using Fox Blocks ICFs com­plete a Fox Blocks train­ing pro­gram to ensure they have a bet­ter under­stand­ing of the basics. How­ev­er, for first time installers, it is pre­ferred that a Fox Blocks trained, expe­ri­enced installer inspect the instal­la­tion pri­or to place­ment of con­crete and assist in the place­ment of the con­crete, as they are famil­iar with work­ing with con­crete and can ensure the build is struc­tural­ly sound and safe and the walls are con­sol­i­dat­ed prop­er­ly, built straight and plumb.

Want to improve ther­mal effi­cien­cy? Learn how to insu­late block walls effec­tive­ly with the best meth­ods and mate­ri­als for ener­gy-sav­ing results!

This high-end, mul­ti-build­ing, retail plaza was the first of its kind in the world of ICF con­struc­tion.

Rein­forc­ing con­crete with the right mate­r­i­al can shape the suc­cess of any con­struc­tion project. The debate sur­round­ing fiber­glass rebar vs steel rebar sig­nif­i­cant­ly impacts a struc­ture’s per­for­mance, dura­bil­i­ty, and long-term costs.