R-Value: It's More Than a Number
Although R‑values are con­sid­ered to be the stan­dard mea­sure for insu­la­tion, they are not the whole sto­ry when it comes to choos­ing insu­la­tion.
Glen's Contractor Tip Corner: Short Jogs
I had a call this week from a con­trac­tor who want­ed to know if there was an easy way to build a two foot jog into a wall. This brought back flash­backs of when I used to attempt to inter­lock cor­ners think­ing the strength of the inter­lock was going to hold things togeth­er dur­ing con­crete place­ment.
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.
Remove Costs on your ICF Project
Two proven areas to remove costs are cor­ners and truss wire.
Does the Fox Blocks contain recycled materials?
The plas­tic webs in Fox Blocks forms are 100% recy­cled postin­dus­tri­al polypropy­lene. The EPS insu­la­tion is vir­gin mate­r­i­al. Recy­cled con­tent for an ICF block is mea­sured by weight. The recy­cled con­tent by weight of a stan­dard 6″ Fox Blocks form — 48%.
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HOOPER AVENUE APARTMENTS
Mod­ern, Ener­gy-Effi­cient Apart­ments Over­come Alaskan Tem­per­a­tures. Hoop­er Avenue Apart­ments boast low ener­gy costs and com­fort­able liv­ing tem­per­a­tures with a seam­less con­struc­tion process.
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3 Problems with Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks
How to Attach Heavy Stone Veneers to ICF Blocks
Mason­ry fore­man, Carl from Cas­ciani Mason­ry, explains the process and out­come of attach­ing heavy stone veneers to insu­lat­ed con­crete forms with Hohman Bernard 2‑Seal Con­crete Ties, also referred to as cow bells”.
What is the difference between Fox Blocks ICFs and the competitors, and why are Fox Blocks ICFs better? Why should I use Fox Blocks ICFs?
Most ICF blocks share com­mon fea­tures and ben­e­fits. Fox Blocks, as a com­pa­ny, pro­vides 30 years’ expe­ri­ence in prod­uct devel­op­ment, doc­u­men­ta­tion, test­ing and train­ing, as well as ver­sa­til­i­ty in the line of prod­ucts to meet all appli­ca­tions. The key dif­fer­ence comes in the exper­tise and sup­port you get from Fox Blocks. Fox Blocks is the leader in insu­lat­ing con­crete form con­struc­tion – proven in over 100,000 com­mer­cial and res­i­den­tial projects across North Amer­i­ca. Exten­sive resources and sup­port sys­tems are avail­able to ensure your project’s suc­cess from start to fin­ish. Please vis­it our web­site www.Fox Blocks​.com to review our project gallery and find more detailed doc­u­men­ta­tion on the prod­ucts and the appli­ca­tions. Fox Blocks also pro­vides a toll free num­ber for Cus­tomer and Tech­ni­cal Sup­port 8773692562.