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there is a blogger that built a 'momplex' for her mother and mother in law in Alaska out of ICF forms, and she has some great blog posts on how they built it, t
by briffle 3y ago
there is a blogger that built a 'momplex' for her mother and mother in law in Alaska out of ICF forms, and she has some great blog posts on how they built it, the steps and work involved, as well as many plans and designs for the furniture, cabinets, etc, she built for inside the duplex. Her site is execellent for people interested in learning about woodworking, but the momplex series is facinating
* https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/maincategory/momplex https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/maincategory/...
- karaterobot 3y agoHa, I've used a couple of her plans to build simple furniture. I didn't know about this backstory. Neat!
- xnx 3y agoI was surprised to see a concrete pour below freezing temperatures. I'll have to read more about that.
- hedgehog 3y agoThe curing process is exothermic so it's possible the insulated forms keep enough of that heat in to make the process work even in the cold.
- MisterTea 3y agoI once had to patch some broken pavement for insurance during mid December when it was 38 F out. After some research and speaking to a friend I covered the wet concrete with a trash bag and placed an old cargo blanket on top for insulation secured with a sheet of plywood weighted down with rocks. Cured just fine and ins agent was happy.
- tharkun__ 3y agoThey do concrete work in Canada in freezing temps all the time. It just can't be "too cold" or even the insulation / heating isn't enough. But in general 38F is "laughable" so to speak ;) Seen them do it in sub 0 (C of course, it's Canada) all the time.