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To: gorush

Years ago I looked into ICF homes and always wanted to build one. Are you glad you took that route? What are the pros and cons?


65 posted on 08/03/2013 11:34:21 AM PDT by scripter
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To: scripter

We are very glad we took that route. The walls are R50 (2.5” rigid insulation on both sides of an 8” concrete wall, although forms are available for different thicknesses of concrete)...before the earth-sheltering backfill. You have never been in a quieter home and it’s bullet proof, an increasingly valuable characteristic. :{)
The cost of the forms is tied to the oil prices and is costlier than wood framing at the best of markets.


66 posted on 08/03/2013 11:44:45 AM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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67 posted on 08/03/2013 11:49:50 AM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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