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ICF Storm Shelters
Shelters for new wood frame constructed houses adds a safety factor plus the bonus of staying indoors during inclement weather. Our shelters have stood the tests of time, in some sad cases being the only thing standing after devastating weather events.
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ICF Walls
They don't look like much now...but when you cover them up, add some other insulating elements like matching attic insulation R value or doing semi conditioned attic space using foam, good quality windows, ICF walls out perform any other system on the market. Take a look under the hood for a minute.
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Welding steel beams to embedded plates for 2nd story ICF walls is the option where lower support is not there.
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There has been 11" wide, 1/4" thick plate steel added to the tops of the flanges for a smooth width base for the 6' core walls along with base shear rebar verticals welded to the plate.
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in some cases, we use full width cedar for our bucking with embed galvanized landscaping nails into the void for concrete encapsulation around all windows and doors for superior Connect ability.
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Amvic Taper Top forms in use
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Green Machine on grade walls w Watkins Hangers to support floors and SIP panels to come for upper gables and roof.
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Properly bracing and getting set up for a concrete pour is an important step to ensure that your walls stay where you want them.
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Forming radius openings in ICF walls.
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Basements
Green Machine builds the best basements around. Let me show you why.
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The inside and outside drains are in view
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Recent Posts
Comparing ICF to Wood
The Real Story About ICF Construction.
How to avoid problems in your ICF project.