ICF INSTALLATION MANUAL Amvic ICF Installation Manual STRONGER EVERY DAY INNOVATIVE INSULATION CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT AND COMFORTABLE BUILDINGS BER 2020 BER M 4 NOVE 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ........................................................................................................................................................................... Technical Support .......................................................................................................................................................... Amvic Website ............................................................................................................................................................... Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................................................................... Disclaimer ...................................................................................................................................................................... Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................................ Part 1 - Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Part 2 - Products and Availability .............................................................................................................................. 14 Part 3 - Accessories and Tools ................................................................................................................................... 15 Part 4 - 10 Step ICF Construction Guide .................................................................................................................... 16 Part 5 - Footings, Slaps and Coursing ........................................................................................................................ 21 Part 5.1 - Coursing and Dowel Placement ................................................................................................................. 25 Part 6 - Wall Reinforcement ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Part 7 - Wall Openings ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Part 8 - ICF Installation Process Section 8.1 - Mobilization: Materials & Tool Positioning ..................................................................................... 50 Section 8.2 - Course Planning: Determining Wall Heights and Number of Courses per Floor ............................. 50 Section 8.3 - Placing First Course of Block ........................................................................................................... 51 Section 8.4 - Placing the Second Course of Block ................................................................................................ 52 Section 8.5 - Checking for Level ........................................................................................................................... 56 Section 8.6 - Securing First Course to Foundation/Slab ....................................................................................... 57 Section 8.7 - Placing Third & Subsequent Courses of Block ................................................................................. 58 Section 8.7.1 - Cutting block around door bucks ........................................................................................... 58 Section 8.7.2 - Elevated doorways ................................................................................................................. 58 Section 8.7.3 - Cutting Forms around Window Bucks ................................................................................... 59 Section 8.7.4 - Reinforcing Steel around wall openings................................................................................. 59 Section 8.7.5 - Placing the top course of block .............................................................................................. 60 bleed Section 8.7.6 - Installing vertical rebar .......................................................................................................... 61 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 8.8 - Installing Wall Alignment & Bracing ................................................................................................ 61 Section 8.8.1 - General application................................................................................................................ 61 Section 8.8.2 - Spacing for the alignment and bracing system ...................................................................... 63 Section 8.9 - Preparing Bucks for the Concrete Pour ........................................................................................... 64 Section 8.10 - Required Additional Bracing .......................................................................................................... 66 Section 8.11 - Utility Penetrations ....................................................................................................................... 68 Section 8.12 - Suspended Floor Installations ....................................................................................................... 69 Section 8.12.1 - Ledger boards Installed with Anchor Bolts .......................................................................... 69 Section 8.12.2 - Simpson Strong-Tie™ ICFVL Ledger Connector System Overview ....................................... 71 Section 8.12.3 - Installing Simpson Strong-Tie™ ICFVL Ledger Connector System ........................................ 72 Section 8.13 - Beam Pocket and Floor Joist Directly Bearing on ICF Wall ............................................................ 74 Section 8.14 - Final Adjustments Prior to Pouring of the Concrete ..................................................................... 75 Part 9 - Special ICF Installation Section 9.1 - Short Corner Construction .............................................................................................................. 76 Section 9.1.1 - Short corners using 90° corner blocks with a stack joint ...................................................... 76 Section 9.1.2 - Short corners using 90° corner blocks with a running bond pattern ..................................... 77 Section 9.1.3 - Short corners made of straight Amvic ICF ............................................................................. 78 Section 9.2 - Radius Wall Construction ............................................................................................................... 80 Section 9.2.1 - Minimum Radii for Amvic ICF ................................................................................................ 81 Section 9.3 - T-wall Construction ......................................................................................................................... 83 Section 9.4 - Brick Ledge Applications ................................................................................................................. 85 Section 9.4.1 - Installing Amvic Brick Ledge Blocks ....................................................................................... 86 Section 9.4.2 - Installing Standard Brick Veneer ............................................................................................ 87 Section 9.5 - Brick Ledge Reinforcer .................................................................................................................... 88 Section 9.6 - Brick Ledge Extension ..................................................................................................................... 89 Section 9.7 - Brick Ledge Extension Corner.......................................................................................................... 90 Section 9.8 - Gable Ends ...................................................................................................................................... 91 Section 9.9 - Pre-cast Concrete Floor Systems ..................................................................................................... 91 Section 9.10 - Hambro® Composite Concrete Floors ........................................................................................... 92 Section 9.11 - Composite Steel Deck ................................................................................................................... 93 Section 9.12 - Amdeck Floor and Roof System .................................................................................................... 94 Section 9.13 - Standing Seam (Stack Joint) .......................................................................................................... 95 Section 9.14 - Installation of HV Hook ................................................................................................................. 97 Section 9.15 - Height Adjusters ............................................................................................................................ 98 bleed TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 10 - Concrete Placement Section 10.1 - Concrete Fundamentals ...............................................................................................................