ICF Homes Are Sound

Are you looking to build a new home in an area thatContractors know that you will appreciate the way
has two outer extremes - temperature and noise?ICF technology will reduce outer noise, but they
Perhaps, you are relocating to a metropolitan centerunderstand even more that you will love the low
in a far northern climate, or maybe you are takingheating and cooling bills you will receive after building
advantage of reduced land prices near an airport orwith ICFs. All ICF buildings; ICF homes, ICF
major highway. No matter what your reason is, ifcommercial centers, or ICF schools have R-values of
you need a well insulated home with the ability toforty to fifty. The higher the R-value, the more your
significantly reduce outside noise, you need to lookhome is insulated and forty to fifty is very high. As
for a contractor who understands insulated concretealluded to earlier, this means you will save a lot of
forms (ICF).energy and money.
A home built using ICF systems will allow its ownersYou may like the sound of saving money on heating
the privacy from the outdoors they deserve. Thereand cooling energy costs, but have concerns about
are two factors that make this possible. The first isconstruction cost. The initial investment cost to
the fact that these homes' walls have an outer andpurchase ICF products is not overwhelming, and
inner layer of foam. The double foam layer absorbsbecause and ICF home literally snaps together at the
sounds as the sounds try to penetrate the walls. Thejob site (think very large Legos) there are minimal
second fact is also contained in the walls - concrete.costs in hauling construction waste. The benefit of
In between the two layers of foam is solid concrete.having a low waste investment plus the money
Any type of noise that might penetrate the foamsaved in heating and cooling costs makes investing in
bounces off the concrete.an ICF home a sound financial decision.