Building an Addition for an Elderly Parent Project


Building with ReddiForm ICFs Video

Bob talks with Ron Ardres of ReddiForm about the ReddiForm insulated concrete form (ICF) system that was used for the foundation walls. The ReddiForm blocks are made of expanded polystyrene. The blocks are lightweight and made of a material similar to drinking cups but with added flame retardants. ReddiForm's no-tie rebar chair is being placed on the tops of the forms to prepare for the rebar dowels that will connect the walls to the foundation. Holes are drilled into the slab to install sections of rebar through the ReddiForm blocks. These pieces of rebar tie the walls to the existing slab. The walls will be seven-and-a-half feet high with a structural slab or upper floor placed on top. The walls and the first floor slab will all be poured in one pour.



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Building with ReddiForm ICFs

Bob talks with Ron Ardres of ReddiForm about the ReddiForm insulated concrete form (ICF) system that was used for the foundation walls. The ReddiForm blocks are made of expanded polystyrene. ...








 
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