Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 01, 2015 8:48 am Hi all. I have purchased some land and continue to broaden my horizons by examining various builders, both low & high volume, and came across something called CoreFill that SJD are advertising. I have read the literature on their site but would be keen to gather some experienced owners' knowledge or certainly some reviews on CoreFill other than by the builder, to understand the pro's and con's of building with it. Would anyone have some familiarity with it? Re: Insulated concrete form? 2Mar 01, 2015 9:54 am Hi Herb661 My advice is stick to conventional building materials ie, Brick, concrete, timber,steel as there is a wealth of technical data/ engineering information around on them. I couldnt find anything about corefill or similar.IMO.There are a lot of other factors that you need to consider above thermal properties like strength, durability,mechanical, etc Please post up a link if one exists thanks Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Insulated concrete form? 3Mar 01, 2015 11:29 am This is all I found http://www.corefill.com.au/about/ 'It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.' Re: Insulated concrete form? 4Mar 01, 2015 1:57 pm I've seen a few core filled foam insulated jobs. Seems an interesting way to go... quite fast too. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Insulated concrete form? 5Mar 01, 2015 5:28 pm Handy007 This is all I found http://www.corefill.com.au/about/ Yes, that is a link I have read too. AFAIK, this ICF is something that has been used often in Europe but it would be great to get an Aussie perspective of it. I just don't know where to get it. I couldn't attached the photo for some reason. Here is the link to the photo https://pin.it/79jwdMp 1 1868 Good questions but the best answer will be obtained by visiting (ie: interviewing) a couple of house designers and/or builders and ask them. You may find it challenging to… 2 2601 |