The steel joists are being set in place as the first step.
iSPAN and ICF - Best Combo!
Pouring today.
Dave Hoover Construction gets the job done.
ICF Basement with iSPAN and Logix’s Heat Sheet.
Finish work.
We’re pleased to announce our first iSPAN project here in Cave Junction, OR being poured today. This project was designed from the outset as an iSPAN Composite TotalJoist solution, yet with the current shortage and price increase of wood I-Joists, iSPAN is an excellent alternative for many projects.
iSPAN for a 7/12 Pitch Roof
That’s right, iSPAN is not just for floors anymore. Here it is being used for a 7/12 roof in Carmel.
Rising Cost of Lumber vs. ICF
I'm pretty sure you're seeing how lumber shortages, instability of lumber futures, and skyrocketing prices are challenging builders to stay on schedule (and budget) while meeting the needs of a booming housing market.
Before COVID, the cost of ICF construction (in many markets) was in line with high-performance wood-framed construction. However, as wood and labor costs skyrocket, it's become advantageous to build with ICF because the price of ready-mix concrete has remained fairly steady, and ICF walls still go up fast.
ICF Progress in Carmel
Wildfires and ICF
A few case studies of ICF homes that survived wildfires.
Increase Fire Resistance
Using ICF as a gable will dramatically increase the fire resistance of your attic space.
Progress in Carmel, CA
Nice gable end!
Yet Another Use for ICF Braces
Our Plumwall ICF braces work well for all ICF construction – the feedback we get from our customers is always positive.
Recently, on one of our Cave Junction projects, our customer found another terrific feature about them – they work great as an access scaffold for installing the top plate, and placing roof trusses! The ICF walls had been built off footings, with the grade slab to be installed after the roof was on – regular rolling scaffold would have been difficult to use, and potentially dangerous on the compacted grade, so the decision was made to keep the ICF bracing in place to use during truss placement.
The footprint was approx 2800 sf, with nominal 9 ft walls, so the 10 ft strongbacks came up a few inches above the plate line. The braces had been laid out to approx. 6 ft spacing, with some extra ones at corners. It wasn’t clear if any of them would interfere with truss locations, and if they had, some minor adjustments would have been needed.
Amazingly, when the truss locations were laid out, prior to installation, there was not one conflict.
The trusses were installed using a crane boom, with a carpenter at each plate and another working the center. Approx 40 trusses needed to be installed: 18 scissor trusses, and 22 regular trusses. They were all placed in just 3 hours!!! The boom operator said he’d never seen trusses installed so quickly, or so efficiently. All around it was a great use of the ICF brace scaffold.
When it's Hot Outside, ICF Home Remains Cool
“Checked the outside temp today in the late afternoon, 104 degrees, but inside it was only 76 degrees.
We have no air conditioning; its all ICF and opening the windows at night and closing them in the morning.
Great stuff!”
Happy ICF Homeowner
ISPAN and ICF Custom Home in Carmel, CA
“Thanks for your help in getting here . . . . “ Owner/Builder
ISPAN prepped for concrete.
Concrete pour over ISPAN and ICF walls
ICF Residence in Grants Pass, OR
Well, the landscaping is in and this beautiful ICF home in Grants Pass is fully finished. Owners report being very happy with ICF considering their low utility bills and great soundproofing against the neighbors. Nice work!
Walls Up and Concrete Poured!
Walls are up and poured in no less than 12 days! And it would’ve been sooner, had the inspector not gotten lost and had to reschedule the inspection.
Timeline:
7/10-7/14 Footings
7/15 Two courses up already
7/17 Walls completely up
7/20 Inspection
7/22 Concrete poured
Way to go Griffins!
Prize for the Best Footings!
Kudos to Gene Griffin of OR Country Construction for the best footings we’ve ever seen! He’s building a custom ICF residence in Cave Junction, OR and his footings are level and ultra smooth, with hardly a blemish on ‘em. In fact, our engineer says, “They’re so smooth, you could eat your dinner on them!”
ICF Multi-Story Residential
First floor of 4-story apartment building - ISPAN steel joists and ICF - best combo!
As the second of three ICF apartment buildings goes up in Maryland, things are taking shape quickly. Read more about this developer’s vision here:
"We poured yesterday. Went perfectly."
Hi Dave and Jen. We poured yesterday. Went perfectly. 116 yards in 14 trucks. Six guys and six days for stacking and steel before that. Went so fast …. Walls are laser straight and plumb and I ran vibrator most of day so I’m confident there aren’t any voids and the mix was great and consistent all day. Your takeoff was absolutely perfect by the way thank you. Just a couple of boxes left over and a small trailer of rubbish was the only waste. I got the foam also Jen.