If the form is constructed incorrectly the concrete can blow out the form breaking it apart and creating an enormous mess while wasting much of your money.
How to build a board form concrete wall.
Pour and level the concrete.
Drag a straight 2x4 screed board across the top of the concrete forms to level the concrete.
Have a helper add or remove concrete in front of the screed as you pull it.
Architects drool over it and clients love it but frankly board form concrete can be a little daunting for a concrete sub or a builder.
Make multiple passes if needed to create a flat evenly filled area.
And we have a lot of walls.
Constructed correctly a form for a homemade wall will not only retain the concrete but it can be reused to form other walls you may be planning on.
Hence a lot of labor.
It is a method of construction that is being used more frequently these days because concrete is extremely well suited as a finished material in modern design and by imprinting the wood grain on the.
To be clear building board form walls is seriously labor intensive.
Then pour your concrete inside the form using a chute or hose attached to the mixer.
To make the wall as strong as possible pour the concrete in layers no higher than 20 inches working from 1 end of the wall to the.
Board form concrete walls mix well with glass and metal in modern house designs such as this project risinger built with alterstudio architecture of austin texas.