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Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)

Foam forms that are filled with reinforced concrete and reinforcement bar to create insulated structural walls.

Floor Ledger Side-Bearing Connection B
This is a section cut through a waffle or screen grid ICF wall depicting a ledger board floor joist connection.
Floor Ledger Side-Bearing Connection B
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Floor Ledger Side-Bearing Connection A
This is a section cut through a waffle or screen grid ICF wall depicting a ledger board floor joist connection with an ICF support ledge.
Floor Ledger Side-Bearing Connection A
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Floor Ledger Wall Connection Through-Bolt Connection B
This is a section view of a typical through-bolt connection of a floor joist to an ICF wall with load bearing support.
Floor Ledger Wall Connection Through-Bolt Connection B
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Floor Ledger Wall Connection Through-Bolt Connection A
This is a section view of a typical through-bolt connection of the floor joist to an ICF wall.
Floor Ledger Wall Connection Through-Bolt Connection A
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Floor On ICF Wall Connection Top-Bearing Connection B
This is a section view of a typical top-bearing connection of the floor joist / light frame construction to the top of an ICF wall.
Floor On ICF Wall Connection Top-Bearing Connection B
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Floor On ICF Wall Connection Top-Bearing Connection A
This is a section view of a typical top-bearing connection of the floor joist to a continuous ICF wall.
Floor On ICF Wall Connection Top-Bearing Connection A
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
DWF DWF    DWG DWG    DXF DXF    PNG PNG
DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Basement Supporting ICF Construction
This is a section view depicting full ICF wall construction with a basement.
Basement Supporting ICF Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Basement Supporting Light-Frame Construction
This is a section view of an ICF foundation wall used to create a basement foundation under light-frame construction.
Basement Supporting Light-Frame Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Crawl Space ICF Construction
This is a section view depicting full ICF wall construction with a crawlspace under the first floor.
Crawl Space ICF Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Crawl Space Supporting Light-Frame Construction
This is a section view of an ICF foundation wall used to create a crawlspace foundation under light-frame construction.
Crawl Space Supporting Light-Frame Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Foundation Wall-to-Footing Construction
This is a section view of an ICF wallto foundation footing connection.
Foundation Wall-to-Footing Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Stem Wall Construction
This is a section view of ICF stem wall construction.
Stem Wall Construction
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Slab Grade Construction
This is a section view of a typical slab-on-grade construction using and ICF wall.
Slab Grade Construction
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Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.

Top Wood Sill Plate ICF Wall System Connection
This is a section view depicting a typical connection of a wood roof to an ICF wall system.
Top Wood Sill Plate ICF Wall System Connection
See a detailed DWF Drawing DWF file - Autodesk DWF Viewer required .
Autodesk DWF Viewer required.
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DIRECTIONS: To download a construction-ready CAD drawing, RIGHT click on appropriate link above, and select "Save Target As". Make sure the save type is set to "All Files", then click the save button. Find out more about file compatibility.

NOTE: Some browsers may add a ".txt" extension to the downloaded file name. You can fix this by simply renaming the file and removing this extra extension.