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Code Compliance |
ICC
Evaluation Service, Inc. -
ESR Report No. 1911
Canadian
Construction Materials Centre -
CCMC 13283-R
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Find it in the IRC!
The International Residential Code has adopted the Prescriptive Code regarding ICFs and addresses them in detail. Please direct your local code official to the following sections:
IRC 2006:
Sections 404.4 through 404.4.11: ICF Foundation Walls
Sections 611 through 611.9: ICF Wall Construction
IRC 2003:
Sections 404.4 through 404.4.11: ICF Foundation Walls
Sections 611 through 611.9: ICF Wall Construction
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For copyright purposes, we cannot provide
the IRC pages here. However, because they are the same as
the Prescriptive Code, please download the Prescriptive Code
by clicking on the link below.
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Prescriptive Method for
Insulating Concrete Forms in Residential Construction,
Second Edition (January 2002, 214 p.)
For the code-approved installation method of
ICFs and engineering tables, download this document for free
from the HUD website at:
http://www.huduser.org/publications/destech/icf_2ed.html
EPS Compliance Document
This document includes specific information from Underwriters
Laboratories “smoke developed” and “flame spread” tests for the
expandable polystyrene used in BuildBlock ICF’s. Also included is
the ICC-ES and ICBO expandable polystyrene reports indicating full
compliance with the UBC, IBC and IRC building codes.
Click here to view
EPS
Compliance Document. (PDF 1MB)
Below-grade Use of ICFs in Termite
Infested States According to the ICFA,
the International Residential Code has provisions in the IRC to
allow for foam to be used below-grade. The IRC stipulates in
addition to chemical soil treatment, foam can be used below-grade on
the exterior of the wall if one of the following requirements is
met:
- All interior partition walls and roof trusses
are built of a non-conbustible material such as steel studs or
pressure treated lumber.
- An approved method for protecting the foam
plastic and structure is used.
Polyguard Underseal™ XT
Waterproofing Membranes has an evaluation report that shows
they are an approved method for protecting foam from termites
below-grade. Click here to visit the
Polyguard website for details.
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