Insulated Concrete Forms Wall Steel Build Brace Adjusted Turnbuckle Alignment Strongback Icfs Bracing System

Turnbuckle bracing consists of four basic components.

A steel or aluminum “strongback” is attached to the ICF wall,

usually after the first three courses are stacked, to keep the forms straight.

These are available in various lengths.

Near the top, a platform bracket for scaffold planking juts out from the strongback.

Sometimes this bracket is attached as a separate piece, on other systems, it folds out.

The platform often includes a slot for a safety handrail to slide into place.

Running diagonally from the platform to the ground is the turnbuckle, or leg kit, which contains a heavy-duty threaded rod.

At the lower end of the leg is the footplate, which is fastened securely to the ground.

By turning the threaded shaft, the wall can be adjusted for plumb, even after being filled with concrete.

It requires onsite fabrication, but the cost is far lower than all-metal-systems, and has full adjustability.