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ICF Basement Walls
Below-grade walls formed and poured over a proper footing — with waterproofing, drainage and backfill coordination. The upgrade path from a conventional foundation.
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ICF Construction — Certified Insulated Concrete Form Installers
Stronger walls. Quieter rooms. Energy bills that shrink. We install Insulated Concrete Form walls — below grade and above — with manufacturer-trained crews and engineer-ready documentation. If it’s structural and it’s concrete, this is our home turf.
Cutaway of an ICF wall: EPS foam stays in place, concrete and rebar form the core.
What Is ICF?
Structure and insulation in one pour
Insulated Concrete Forms are hollow EPS foam blocks that stay in place after the pour — the formwork is the insulation. Fill them with reinforced concrete and you get a wall that is simultaneously the structure, the insulation, the air barrier and the sound barrier.
- Energy: continuous insulation with no stud thermal bridging
- Strength: a reinforced concrete core — resilient in wind, hail and storms
- Comfort: dramatically quieter than stick-frame; stable indoor temperature
- Durability: no rot, no mould food, no pest pathways
What We Install
ICF scopes we build
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Above-Grade & Full Envelope Homes
Whole-house ICF envelopes for custom builds and major additions — straight runs, corners, brick ledges, bucks for every window and door, ready for framing above.
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Commercial & Agricultural Low-Rise
Workshops, studios, farm buildings and light commercial walls where strength, energy and speed matter. Any geometry a building plan can throw at us.
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Below Grade
ICF basement walls
A conventional poured foundation done well is a great start. An ICF basement takes the same craft and adds continuous insulation, a warmer floor above, and a wall system that is simpler to keep dry and quiet.
- Footing prep and levelling, then block layout course by course
- Rebar per the engineered schedule, properly lapped and tied
- Bracing and alignment checks at every lift before the pump arrives
- Waterproofing & drainage board offered as a coordinated add-on
Above Grade
Above-grade & full envelope
Above grade is where ICF earns its keep: a quiet, warm, airtight envelope that performs for the life of the home. We work from your drawings — corners, angles, brick ledges, window and door bucks, chases and block-outs all placed before the pour.
- Complete block range: straight, 90° & 45° corners, brick ledge, top and T-blocks, height adjusters
- End bucks and block-outs engineered and set square
- Pumped pours with vibration — a full lift done right the first time
- Coordination with framers, electricians and mechanicals for embeds
Compare
ICF vs conventional wood frame
| Aspect | ICF (insulated concrete form) | Conventional wood frame |
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| Continuous insulation | Yes — foam on both faces | No — studs bridge the cavity |
| Structural core | Reinforced concrete | Timber framing |
| Sound isolation | High mass + foam | Low mass |
| Rot / mould / pest risk | Minimal | Present over time |
| Wind & storm resilience | Concrete core | Tie-down dependent |
| Typical wall premium | Higher material cost, offset by energy + durability | Lower first cost |
| Who installs it | Certified ICF specialists — that’s us | Framers |
Numbers vary by design and climate — ask us for an assembly comparison for your specific project.
Proof
How we pour — so you can trust the wall
Layout & engineer review
Block layout, coursing math and the rebar schedule checked before anything is cut.
Stack, brace, align
Courses stacked, webs aligned, walls braced and plumbed — checked again before pour.
Pumped pour
Concrete pumped in lifts with vibration; slump verified to spec on site.
Cure & hand over
Bracing removed on schedule, walls finished, documentation pack delivered.
ICF Materials
Blocks and accessories, in stock locally
We install with SuperForm ICF systems supplied through our long-time partner ICF Solutions — and we sell the same blocks, bracing, ties and accessories through our Burlington store with free local pickup.