Building a Better Form
We start
by building a better Insulating Concrete Form
(ICF). Our expanded
polystyrene concrete forms are tied together with galvanized steel
and provide a mechanical attachment point for wall coverings that is
structurally superior to every
other form in the industry. Steel is
dimensionally stable. It will not crack, peel, or melt. It sets a
standard of performance that cannot be matched by plastic, wood, or
other composite materials used in wall construction. Our steel form
tie is designed to maximize the flow of concrete with minimal
obstruction, while securely holding the foam panels together to form
walls that are consistently plumb and straight. Our attachment
strips are sized and spaced to provide maximum strength and require
minimal modification to run utilities to any location on the walls.
Our tongue and groove design and reversible flexibility help ensure
that walls constructed with PolySteel Forms are securely locked
together to form a superior concrete structure and a uniform surface
for the attachment of any type of wall covering imaginable.
PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms
(ICFs) provide you with a
superior construction technology that delivers cost-effective,
high-performance
structures. These structures are safer, quieter, more energy
efficient,
structurally secure, and more
environmentally responsible
than any building
system available on the market today.
Insulating Concrete Forms are stay-in-place formwork for
energy-efficient, cast-in-place reinforced-concrete walls.
The forms are interlocking modular units that are dry-stacked
(without mortar) and filled with concrete. The forms lock together
and serve to create a form for the structural walls of a building.
Reinforcing steel (rebar) is added before concrete placement to give
the resulting walls flexible strength, similar to bridges and
high-rise buildings made of concrete. Concrete is then pumped into
the cavity to form the structural element of the walls.
More photos of
the ICF process:
