I should have been much more specific since you guys know your stuff! I have already applied the ARXX membrane from footing to the top of my walls and backfilled with bank run gravel. All is great there. I am trying to address the area between siding and finish grade and ahven’t been real excited about the parge coat idea. I have a brick ledge but also look at the prospect of ALL THAT cultured stone as more than daunting. Any ideas on a material I can fill against that will also provide a good looking transition from siding (cf) to grade?
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So you are asking how to finish the white of the ICF block from the finish grade up to the siding transition?
I have not got to it yet, but on my own ICF I plan to do some of the cultured stone and also some scratch/parge coat where the stone is not needed (under the deck, etc).
If you decide on the scratch coat you can trowel it on fairly smooth and it will give a faux appearance of a regular cement wall. At least that is what i will shoot for.
How much exposed ICF do you have showing above grade that you are trying to finish? I supposed you could install the siding down almost to finish grade.
I'm in the same boat so I'll watch the responses with interest, but I don t think that there are many other options...
A foot would do it. I've never done the parge coat so I guess I'm a bit unsure. If it's easy then that wold probably make the best fix for me. I definitely do not want to face with stone since I probably have close to 300 linear feet to address.
Copper works great. My house is sheathed with it, dull brown now, down into the dirt.
Use brass screws or copper pop rivets. Or glue.
PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!