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Setting Aluminum Forms for Concrete Walls

Cameron Parker, production manager for Solid Wall Systems, shows Bob how the aluminum forms are prepped and erected for the concrete pour at the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready house. Parker explains that the setting of forms takes a six-person crew about five hours. The forms are first sprayed with a biodegradable form oil so that the concrete will not stick to them and will be easily removed once the concrete has begun to set. The forms are locked with a wedge and pin system, wtih wall ties installed to hold the forms together and clips to hold the forms to the slab. Parker shows Bob how the specialized window bucks are used to create the window openings without use of lumber or additional material seams that could lead to leaking and water intrusion later on.

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Setting Aluminum Forms for Concrete Walls

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" Looking at our aluminum form work that's almost done Cameron parker is the production may -- more so. Just to recap how this come together we spent so. They were very indirect and as a takes a while today. -- are -- hour time -- things on the California all together yes sir with about a six man -- about a six man crew -- we've got this is let's -- go off form that we use hot. We spread down once they biodegradable. Form oil. Before installed hill while we concrete not to here's with the release it once we figure forms off right and then the forms are clipped together as we see here just -- political deal with a wedge and offend you. And in there's a wall -- installed to hold the two forms outside and inside together and you also got clips down there on the slab fassel and then we get what's this going -- There's a window -- It wants local concrete is poured around this -- We removes -- when the commission directly installed in this opening sure got an actor is an additional -- a specialized. Part of the form part dissidents then plunged deep rough opening for the window -- us. Does it eliminates in the -- the need for additional lumber or material fifty's from -- Soros has frozen water. There -- any lumber used here and all right absolutely terrific. And then this plavsic's. They're installing -- the next four holes of the when we'll talk as well holes in the -- or. Inside and outside form together I was -- don't call solar and wind light pouring later on from the top do just basically go down fillets here. Then yes we're we streetwise. Window openings in place for our price for thanks -- you're going to be pouring a little bit later in the show but right now try to do tries to recapping how we got this far."

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