V-Buck

ICFs are great, a simple way to form concrete, with added benefits of insulation and attachment points. If all you had to do was build a wall, no problem at all (with any system, really). But, of course, you have to get in the building, through doors, and it's nice to be able to see out of it once your in it, with windows. So how to easily block out for openings? While some options involve using pressure treated lumber, some of the issues that come along with those methods are less than favorable: moisture absorption, warping and bowing in weather changes, variability in dimensions from piece to piece. One of the best ways to beat those issues is with V-Buck, a 100% recycled vinyl product designed just for ICFs. It comes in widths designed to fit around conventional ICF form widths, and creates a clean, uniform substrate to which other materials can be fastened. And it is not subject to degradation over time, as wood can be. See it in action below.

For a project of this size, with little storage space on site, V-Buck was able to precut most of the pieces. Less to cut on site means a safer, faster installation process.

Special round openings for the functional louvers in the gable ends of the building were made to order as well. V-Buck offers many different special shapes.

Integrated flanges seal around the ends of the form work to create a clean junction between the two materials.

V-Buck provided an easy way to create end caps for the end walls in this design.

Bucks are often assembled and squared on the ground prior to installation in the wall. What's great about V-Buck is that it is light enough to do this safely and easily. With a wood buck, much more wood than that which actually stays in the wall is required to shore up the buck.

Pre-cut pieces marked and ready to build.