Insulated Concrete Form Estimator
Fox Blocks Esti­ma­tor PRO4 is now LIVE and avail­able to down­load and use for project take offs and esti­mates! Esti­mate ICF quan­ti­ties includ­ing spe­cial­ty blocks, open­ing mate­r­i­al, ancil­lary prod­ucts, lin­eal feet of rebar, vol­ume of con­crete and man hours for a spe­cif­ic job.
Fox blocks extended corner block
Fox Blocks Series
For proven strength and per­for­mance, the Fox Blocks Series is the basis for suc­cess­ful foun­da­tions, walls and build­ings.
Interview with ICF Specialties ICF Contractor Don Coleman on Using Fox Blocks
ICF Con­trac­tor Don Cole­man with ICF Spe­cial­ties gives the low­down on work­ing with Fox Blocks’ insu­lat­ed con­crete forms.
How to Define Comfort in a Home
How to Define Comfort in a Home
We all want a com­fort­able home where we can release the stress­es of the day. Fox Blocks presents sev­en tips to help you opti­mize the com­fort of your home.
3 Sustainable Building Materials for 2019 1
3 Sustainable Building Materials for 2022
Three sus­tain­able build­ing mate­ri­als for 2019 that stand out are the TRUE­GRID® Per­me­able Pavers, Fox Blocks and Bam­boo.
What size and how much steel reinforcement is required in an ICF?

Fox Blocks walls are designed as rein­forced con­crete walls, with steel rein­force­ment bars spec­i­fied to be installed ver­ti­cal­ly and hor­i­zon­tal­ly, as the walls are built. Typ­i­cal rein­force­ment bar sizes used are #4 or #5 (10 m or 15 m).

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Are ICF Blocks Toxic? Everything You Need to Know
Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Forms (ICFs) are becom­ing a pop­u­lar choice in mod­ern con­struc­tion due to their ener­gy effi­cien­cy and struc­tur­al dura­bil­i­ty. A com­mon ques­tion among builders and home­own­ers is whether ICF blocks are tox­ic.
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.

The Fox Blocks Line-Up at a Glance
With advice from lead­ing con­trac­tors in the Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Form busi­ness, Fox Blocks has cre­at­ed an incred­i­ble group of blocks.
Memberships
We don’t just work toward improv­ing our own prod­ucts and ser­vices: we want the entire build­ing indus­try to improve. Involve­ment in and lead­er­ship of crit­i­cal orga­ni­za­tions and com­mit­tees ensures we are at the fore­front of pro­vid­ing high-qual­i­ty ben­e­fits for all project stake­hold­ers.