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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ICFs are a good system but hard to find contractors who use it.  Most contractors are tied to using traditional forms that are removed at the end of the pour.  ICFs are a pain in the neck to set up and you have to be super careful during the pour.  However they stay in place and add a lot of R-value to the structure.  You do need to follow specs carefully however and ensure they're covered in something on the exterior before backfill. [/quote]

I found a contractor who has five years doing ICF and was a concrete contractor before that, not sure if that's enough experience. I have a request out for references for him.

Do you know how much it adds to the cost? And also about curing? A pro/con one builder gave was that concrete is 10-20% water and he was concerned about that water getting trapped in and mold issues (but he doesn't work with ICF, so not sure he knows).

To the other pp, it's a zone 4 tornado area and we plan on owning this home for a generation+. We will see plenty of warnings/watches.[/quote]

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