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Fox Blocks ICF Guidebook V5MAR17

Why Contractors are Choosing Fox Blocks

FOX BLOCKS STUDS

You are a sheetrock, residential wood frame, commercial steel stud or siding

contractor that has been trained, and are efﬁcient with, a continuous 1 1/2" wide

attachment surface @ 16" on center.

Our team agrees with this tradition and therefore created Fox Blocks with the same,

continuous 1 1/2" wide attachment surface, but increased it to 8" on center.

Just think, when attaching sheet rock or siding to Fox Blocks, you can use the same

training you have used until now and understand.

FOX BLOCKS

• A full 1 1/2" wide

• 8" o/c to achieve industry standard 16" o/c's

• No gap every 16" vertically due to ties touching

• Minimal settling due to ties touching

• Not effected by moisture, will not rot

• Will not move due to temperature and humidity

changes

• Eliminates most sheetrock / drywall repairs

• Made of non-organic materials

Photo shows a wood

stud on top of a

Fox Blocks stud for

size comparison.

Foam

removed to

show stud

FOX BLOCKS STUDS

• Recycled polypropylene

• LEED credits*

• 120 lbs+ pullout /

shear strength with

screws**

• Use screws that are

the thickness of

material plus 1 1/8" +

in length.

• If the screws that you

are using do not

hold, try the next size

longer. The tip of the

screw must pass

completely through

the tie to achieve

full strength.

* See LEED documents at:

http://www.foxblocks.

com/Resource-Center/

Technical-Resources/

LEED-and-Environmental-

Documents.aspx

** See testing results at:

http://www.foxblocks.com/

Resource-Center/

Technical-Resources/

Testing-Reports.aspx

OTHER ICF

• As narrow as 1" wide

• As much as 1 3/4" gap

every 16" vertically due

to ties not touching

• Settling due to ties

not touching

WOOD STUDS TODAY

• Much larger grain than 15 years ago

• More knots and checks than 15 years ago

• Reject screws more than 15 years ago

• Prone to movement through seasons

• Prone to rot when sealed with moisture

• Prone to sheetrock / drywall repairs

• Food for insects

ACTUAL FOX BLOCKS WALL

• Studs clearly marked @ 8" o/c

• Studs are in contact with each other vertically

• Studs buried into foam 5/8" for stucco application

and thermal performance