Walk-out basement under a log home with 10 feet of icf exposure. Stucco or cultured stone doesn’t impress my wife. What are some other cost effective ideas on covering the icf? Thanks a lot!!
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Hardiplank?
A mural?
Forrest
McDesign,
How about vinyl? Just kidding
One thing to consider is wood log siding to match your home, or are you looking for some contrast.
Probably not qualified to try to give any answers with so many professional here so I'll stop. I jumped on your post though as I will need to make the same decision this summer and was about to post on the same subject today. (very ironic)
I look forward to hearing some feedback from the guys who know.
Does your wife just not like the "cultured" stone? Would natural stone suit her better. (I'm sure you already considered that)
As McDesign suggested, I am also considering Hardiplank or something similar. For me economics comes into play. (As in I can't afford to spend a fortune)
Hope you don't mind if I add to your question (my apologies if you do, tell me to buzz off and I'll go away), but does anyone has suggestions as to what sort of prep needs to be done to the ICF before applying stone, cultured stone, or any other finish for that matter.
Thanks
Edited 4/21/2006 9:36 am ET by matt2
Wait! How about a mural of cultured stone? It could be a simulation of a simulation!
Forrest
vinyl would be nice, do I want it with or without vasoline, because my wife would surely shove it were the sun don't shine. but, alas, cost is a major factor in my decision too.
Sorry Chauncey I meant to address you on my response, I think I put McMansion on there by accident. I got the names mixed up. Maybe I need another cup of coffee, maybe I had one too many...
I too am trying to balance the whole budget, aesthetics, quality thing.
I am curious to hear some different options. I have read many, many threads about ICF's but I haven't seen much discussion on what people use to cover them and how the application is done. (maybe its there and I missed it)
How about the log siding though?
adobe...
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T1-11...
board and batton...
masonite..
leave it the way it is..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
brick...
ivy...
clamentis...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
All brick on my ICF house. Only other options I would have considered would have been using real stone (budget could not handle that), or a combo of stucco and cultured stone.
In your case I would not combine brick with a log home, so my vote is stone or cultured stone.
At my cottage my workshop is a log building with guest rooms upstairs. The posts which hold up the deck were done as stone columns (various sized granite river stones), which turned out to be a very nice constrast with the logs. I did the stonework myself which meant the cost was low in $, but high in time spent.
Edited 4/21/2006 2:15 pm ET by Kivi
Stone will match the style the best.
I've seen wood shingles used in conjunction with log for a sort of cottage type look, but you'd still have to hit the dirt with something else and it may not be good to side with kindling in the big woods. ; )
Congrats to you wife for a willingness to treat you badly if you put vinyl on it!
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." Voltaire
ready for this?
I happen to be "siding" a house that was built using ICF's. THe guy who owns and built this thing really thinks outside the box. I like his ideas even if there not my speed. He is having us apply steel hat channel to the icf's horizontally 14.5" O.C., then he has us rivet 6" wide galv shhet stock to the hat channels in such a way as to form a grid resulting in 4' x 4' squares. then he has us rivet 47 1/2" by 47 1/2" hari plank panels to the grid spaced 1/2" apart from each other revealing this galv sheet stock. Looks pretty cool but I'm guessing it won't fit your style house. Just wanted to post this. Look for it in the mags. He is the type of guy who will end up there. His base trim inside is absolute black granite. His hand rail is all formed with glued up baltic birch ply and then shaped by hand rasps to conform to the turns. This guy's brain is amazing what he comes up with.
later
I can't even imagine pricing a project like that! Bet it looks unique, love to see the pics!
Man, you've gotta' get us some pix of that!
Forrest
here is an early picture. Just started when I took this. So far, almost got the front done. Will upload a pic of it when I get to that point. Also will take pics of the inside.