The foam block materials arrive. We are pleased to be using this Flowers Foam Products once again for a number of reasons:
ICF have been used for many years around North America and are approved for the most stringent building codes and adverse weather conditions. Leading edge manufacturing techniques now make ICF locally affordable to mass market builders and homeowners.
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The concept for the ICF construct is simple. Flowers Foam Products connected together though webs. Once the blocks are stacked and the reinforcement steel put in place, concrete is poured through the middle of each foam block. This gives the effect of a reinforced concrete wall, cased in 5” thick Styrofoam. Essentially ICF has replaced traditional wall insulation. An ICF building is not only energy efficient but also hurricane resistant.
ADVANTAGES:
Energy Efficient
Reduce your energy costs by 15 – 20 %. Dwellings built with Flowers Foam Products exterior walls are less expensive to heat and cool. Monthly utility costs will be reduced over their lifetime, which translates into ongoing savings.
Reduce your energy costs by 15 – 20 %. Dwellings built with Flowers Foam Products exterior walls are less expensive to heat and cool. Monthly utility costs will be reduced over their lifetime, which translates into ongoing savings.
Fire Retardant
Flames do not pass through walls built with concrete as quickly as woodframe walls. During fire-resistance tests, it took flames 3 to 4 hours to pass through concrete-formed walls, compared to just 30 minutes for wood-frame walls. The Flowers Foam Products building system also has the added safety feature of certified type-2 fire-retardant EPS insulation.
Flames do not pass through walls built with concrete as quickly as woodframe walls. During fire-resistance tests, it took flames 3 to 4 hours to pass through concrete-formed walls, compared to just 30 minutes for wood-frame walls. The Flowers Foam Products building system also has the added safety feature of certified type-2 fire-retardant EPS insulation.
Hurricane Resilient
Built to withstand Category 5 hurricanes (as proven in Ivan)
Built to withstand Category 5 hurricanes (as proven in Ivan)
Sound Resistant
Flowers Foam Products walls significantly reduce the amount of outside noise penetration, making for a quieter interior environment.
Flowers Foam Products walls significantly reduce the amount of outside noise penetration, making for a quieter interior environment.
Flexibility in Design
The versatility of the Flowers Foam Products building system allows builders to create beautifully designed structures with curves, angles and any shape imaginable. They can be completed with any number of different finishes to enhance their beauty, such as siding, brick, stucco or stone.
The versatility of the Flowers Foam Products building system allows builders to create beautifully designed structures with curves, angles and any shape imaginable. They can be completed with any number of different finishes to enhance their beauty, such as siding, brick, stucco or stone.
Improved Air Quality
Solid insulated concrete walls provide a highly effective barrier against outside air infiltration. Airtight dwellings, properly ventilated, reduce dust and allergens, such as pollen.
Solid insulated concrete walls provide a highly effective barrier against outside air infiltration. Airtight dwellings, properly ventilated, reduce dust and allergens, such as pollen.
Healthier Buildings
The Flowers Foam Products block cavities are filled with solid concrete and the resulting wall assembly is not conducive to the growth of mold or mildew. They provide no nutritional value for pests such as termites, which can cause extensive damage in walls made of wood.
The Flowers Foam Products block cavities are filled with solid concrete and the resulting wall assembly is not conducive to the growth of mold or mildew. They provide no nutritional value for pests such as termites, which can cause extensive damage in walls made of wood.
Peace and Quiet
Flowers Foam Products walls significantly reduce the amount of outside noise penetration, making for a quieter interior environment.
Flowers Foam Products walls significantly reduce the amount of outside noise penetration, making for a quieter interior environment.
The first course of ICF walls are installed on the bedroom wing of the house.
Forms, called “door and window bucks” are installed for the major openings in the home.
