Pallets of ICFs placed on

foundation

Basement walls begin at

corners

Forms establish the shape

of the house

Rebar snapped into internal

web in ICF

Cutaway of ICF block

showing webs every six

inches

Basement walls braced

Forms filled, trowelled and

vibrated to remove air

pockets

First floor joists hung from

ICF wall

Corner blocks are placed to

begin first-floor walls

Interior corner view

Walls braced, windows and

doors blocked, ICFs

reinforced

First floor walls poured

Iron beams incorporated

into pockets in ICF

Floor joists incorporated into

side of steel beam

Channels welded to top of

steel beam to receive ICFs

Second floor walls step back

thanks to steel beams

Plate attached to bolts in

concrete

Roof construction begins

Attic trusses attached to

ICFs

Exterior awaits cladding

Header for wide window

incorporated into ICF wall

Fiber-cement siding

attached to ICF web with

pneumatic nailer

ICF becomes fully hidden

House is highly efficient and

very solid

Exeter, Rhode Island