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PolySteel offers the industries best
waffle-grid ICF. This waffle-grid form is
available with the industry’s best tie technology, PolySteel
exclusive welded-wire tie. These forms provide our customers with
a superior and cost-effective (uses less concrete) product for the
construction of walls in a variety of applications.
Ease
of Use
The
3000 series improved tongue-and-groove design makes this form
completely reversible and easy to install on the job site. The 1-1/2
width of each stud provides a generous surface area for mechanically
securing any type of wall covering desired. The recessed attachment
stud, clearly marked as a guide for easy alignment, allows for easy
application of synthetic stuccos without any additional preparation
work.
Termite
Protection
PolySteel
is the only manufactured insulating concrete form available with
Perform Guard¨ EPS Termite-Resistant Insulation. Perform
Guard is the only code-recognized method for installing foam insulation
below grade in the heavily infested termite areas of the U.S.
Superior
Fire Rating
PolySteel
was the first and continues to be the only insulating concrete form to
achieve a four-hour fire rating without the addition of any wall
covering. PolySteel’s Steel Ties
will not melt, burn, or emit toxic vapors like plastic ties can.
The
Strength of Steel
The
patented (pending) PolySteel tie has all
the right connections. Our welded steel form tie offers more strength,
improved concrete flow, and a larger, more secure attachment stud to
the best insulating concrete form in the industry. This steel form tie
is an integral component of all our products and represents our
commitment to providing builders with the best performing building
system available, and their customers with the most comfortable, energy
efficient, and structurally secure building money can buy. Our
new tie has:
MORE
STRENGTH
11-gauge
galvanized steel with 40 welds per tie for maximum strength and
galvanized steel for long-term durability.
LARGER
ATTACHMENT STUD
1
½” wide by 13” high 22-gauge galvanized steel stud delivers
superior strength for attaching wall coverings.
BETTER
FLOWABILITY
Open
grid design for excellent concrete flow and consolidation.
RECESSED
ATTACHMENT STUD
Easier
application of stucco, EIFS, and other bonded finishes.
The
Bottom Line
Our
tie provides the strength, durability, fire resistance, and dimensional
stability of steel, the hallmark of the PolySteel
name.
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