Contents Overlaying ICFs onto existing frame plans Changing wall lengths and opening positions to match ICF break points Picking the crew Site Preparation Making bucks Setting the first course Corner braces Stacking sequence Setting vertical rebar Aligning and plumbing walls Holding down forms against floating Building a floor deck Concrete placement equipment Pour pattern Pouring a gable end Consolidating concrete Attaching roof members Attaching interior walls to ICF walls Making electrical cutouts Interior finish Attaching trim and fixtures Exterior stucco Attaching exterior siding Miscellaneous

Commonly used methods

• Method 1: Change nothing and cut ICFs as needed
• Method 2: Move window heights so the sills line up with the top of one course of ICF blocks or panels
• Method 3: Change all wall lengths and window and door positions so horizontal dimensions land on break points, too.