NickK Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 After lots of reading about all available construction methods, I certainly have my finalists. ICF v SIP Just putting it out there which would you go for a why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 ICF. Price, simplicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 what is your skill set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Watch this weeks Building the Dream programme which is about an ICF build where as usual they run out of money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, PeterStarck said: Watch this weeks Building the Dream programme which is about an ICF build where as usual they run out of money. That's not a "fault" of ICF though. They also had some blowouts doing the pour, but this is also the first time I have seen an ICF pour with no shuttering so not entirely surprising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Its very common to pour Durisol without shuttering. Most of ours was done without shuttering until...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickK Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, dpmiller said: what is your skill set? To be honest, I would probably get professionals to assist me on ICF - get the first line completely level and then check my ‘’lego’’ skills and bracing before they do the pour. I would probably leave erection of SIP to the contractor just for speed of it all. I’d do the taping the joints and fitting membrane etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickK Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, PeterStarck said: Watch this weeks Building the Dream programme which is about an ICF build where as usual they run out of money. But they were just crazy on their budget for the level of design they wanted. By the way, did anyone recognise what system they used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbish Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, NickK said: By the way, did anyone recognise what system they used? It's Polarwall Here's the link to the Instagram account for the build https://instagram.com/tonyandnessecobuild?igshid=5w1qifz4igvj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Walker Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Polarwall is a good system, BUT it needs lots of bracing. That concrete has a long way to fall and they should have used a reducer to slow the speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 hours ago, ProDave said: That's not a "fault" of ICF though. I never said it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 7 hours ago, ProDave said: That's not a "fault" of ICF though. They also had some blowouts doing the pour, but this is also the first time I have seen an ICF pour with no shuttering so not entirely surprising. Noticed that too which is bizarre as the bracing is supplied by Polarwall in the price - crazy not to use it when you have it 4 hours ago, Adrian Walker said: Polarwall is a good system, BUT it needs lots of bracing. That concrete has a long way to fall and they should have used a reducer to slow the speed. Doesn't all ICF need a lot of bracing though? Doesn't matter too much with Polarwall, as I said, it's not rented but in the price. I know I would have bought the bracing if I had to rent it because of my build time.............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandybay Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hi Has anyone heard of JO Blox? Would it be an equivalent to icf? http://structuralinsulatedblocks.com/technical/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Just chatting with my brother He used ICF in W Germany some 40 years ago Though he did point out that while in the U.K. we had hod carriers They had Tele handlers Not a god carrier in site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Vijay said: ...Doesn't all ICF need a lot of bracing ..... No. Some bracing is sensible. As is careful pouring. It's perfectly possible to pour without bracing. It's how you pour that matters just as much as super careful preparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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