Icfs are somewhat common and have a lot of advantages such as affordability energy efficiency low rate of noise transmission etc.
Spider tie roof.
Spider tie is a variation of icf insulating concrete form.
In an area where natural disasters are common that s intriguing.
Spider tie concrete house.
Spider tie developed a very low tech way to do this.
Spider tie concrete house.
The entire structure is made of cellular concrete walls eaves and roof.
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It would certainly be a challenge to use spider ties with something like quad deck.
Greg mcdonagh founder and ceo of spider tie says it s possible to put a concrete roof on a home for less than 4 dollars per square foot in materials.
The spider tie concrete roof system can make that happen.
I didn t find it in a search on gba.
Spider tie is announcing it s latest development.
After which you simply unscrew your plywood which may be used again for future projects.
This is a system primarily designed to streamline building formwork and minimize the amount of labor required which it delivers.
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Homes built with the spider tie concrete forming system and cellular concrete from tag crete.
Don t let natural disasters keep you from feeling safe in your own home.
The spider ties function like 2 6 or 2 8 studs in the wall providing a surface to attach the plywood to.
It allows the construction of a sloped roof made of reinforced concrete.
These homes cost less to build than icf homes yet offer all the advantages and more.
His system uses regular wooden trusses engineered to carry the load of the concrete.
I only see one size of spider tie.
This system provides a temporary frame work that you attach your plywood using screws to hold it in place until the concrete has cured.
With the spider tie system you can form any shape wall in a fraction of the time that s required with all other systems.
An icf roof will come with a higher price tag than a conventional roof but i am planning one for my own home for all of the reasons you listed and more.
This new approach is called i f s forming internal form supports.
Making this home tornado hurricane and wild land fire resistant.