6 Brands of ICF Compared!!!

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• LE

  @leokno · 2 years ago

  Just finished a first DIY with Nudura. Complex 2300 sq ft basement walkout with 14 corners, 4 'T' walls, 10 1/2' from footer to top of wall, brick ledge 3 door openings and 6 window openings. Poured if in three pulls with no blowouts. Nudura has great online training resources, great distributor support, easy to use and now the coolest most comfortable part of the house. Highest praise for the whole experience!

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• PE

  @PeterGregg · 1 year ago (edited)

  Quad Lock is my favorite and they have the floor too. Canadian company.

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• MR

  @MrLoudog7 · 4 months ago

  Such a good video, thanks for redoing it after the audio glitch.  Good info!

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• DA

  @dave9105xcxcx · 2 years ago

  Great video, thanks. I built a 2 story extension to my house in the UK with Nudura and found it really easy. Ive never previously done any construction before either. Total amateur. I would happily recommend Nudura. One of the deciding factors for me was the size of the block and the volume created with each one put down. It was very quick. Lots of great online resources and some of the uk distributors were very cery helpful. Cheers, Dave

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• KR

  @Krazie-Ivan · 2 years ago

  appreciate ya doin a 2nd take, lol, but also hearing your thoughts on each as an experienced installer is valuable. it&apos;d be a lot of effort, but detailed vids lookin at each mfg on a whole (not just block design) would be sweet.<br><br>-----<br><br>kinda like the flat shipping &amp; 6&quot; tie spacing on Lite, but i&apos;d have to hear from experienced installers if that virt edge works well or is a hassle. same with their &quot;compact corner&quot;. does flat/compact offset shipping from Nebraska tho? do think their decking is possibly the best design, but i&apos;ll EAGERLY AWAIT your (hopefully upcoming hour-long) vid on ICF deck options, lol. <br><br>Crown&apos;s sales representation/pressure is def frequent &amp; persistent. i&apos;m not really impressed by the design... thin, corner does look weak, requiring glue is a pain, inconsistent tie spacing (why allow it to slide when the ties need to be aligned for easier int/ex finish hanging anyway?). which makes me wonder why all the hype.<br><br>Stronghold actually looks REALLY good w/all the lil details, density, &amp; girth (is that foam thickness measured with or w/o the interior ribbing?). corners &amp; Ts even have extra ties, and the attachment part is extra wide on all forms. end-caps look great for window/door bucking, no? honestly weren&apos;t previously on my radar cause none of the projects i&apos;ve studied used them. need to find out where they&apos;re made &amp; how expensive shipping to Abq becomes, compared to Fox up i25. also would need to check dimensions vs my plans (all my lengths/corners/openings are set to Fox currently - side note: kinda wish ICF were all standardized for this reason).<br><br>nubs on Build look fragile, but 6&quot; tie is nice. the seam of their deck being at the thin point is a no-go imo.<br><br>Fox &amp; FastFoot seem to pair well. you&apos;re not the only one who says their corners are good, and i hear support is solid. lots of plants around, so hopefully shipping costs are lower.<br><br>notice frequent comments around that mention poor support/communication from Nudura, but Kody Horvey has good relation with them. sounds like complacency from success? block is YUGE, but i dunno if it&apos;s really a benefit, like you said... and then you get non-standard pallets too, right? foldable would be good, but i don&apos;t want to cut steel hinges.

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• ER

  @ericlundgren4217 · 2 years ago

  Crown icf looks like a Walmart block.. good info

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• DJ

  @djal1030 · 1 year ago

  Any thing about Quadlock?

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• DE

  @DeepDiveDiscovering · 2 years ago

  Thanks for doing it twice! lol. Murphy’s law buddy

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• CH

  @chrisdaniel1339 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I am surprised you did not show Quadlock, they have so many choices for foam thickness from R-22 to R-59 (2-1/4 to 11-1/8&quot; of foam on one side), and an unlimited core thickness as well as being a completely modular system.<br>Can ICF&apos;s be used to construct a 50ft fire tower style structure that requires steel embed plates so large timbers can be used as floor joist for several floors within the tower?

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• MA

  @martinholobato5794 · 7 months ago

  Gostei &nbsp;muito &nbsp;da sua &nbsp;INFORMAÇÂO &nbsp; &nbsp;OB

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• RA

  @raspucin70 · 1 year ago

  Excellent video, thank you

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• JO

  @joelloyd158 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Appreciate your vids and sharing this knowledge. &nbsp;Any recommendation on best block to use, when first starting out and basically working alone as much as possible, subbing out the bigger processes?

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