Installation Instructions

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Fox Blocks ICF Guidebook V5MAR17
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Fox Blocks Products & Accessories
xLERATOR
®
LEDGE
REINFORCEMENT
From foundation to finish, Fox Blocks’ patented
family of products helps you get the job done more
efficiently. Combining industry feedback with the
creativity of Fox Blocks’ product design team, we
offer an impressive array of product innovations
that benefit the owner, the contractor, AND the
design team.
FOX BLOCKS’ xLERATOR – the only product of its kind in the
industry and first one to meet ACI 318 guidelines – is a patented
ICF ledge reinforcement system that offers unmatched versatile
performance ideal for supporting brick and stone exterior finishes,
as well as slabs, floors and other structural features.
The one-piece, 4-foot long, welded wire reinforcement piece
simply drops into the pre-formed slots in Fox Blocks’ ledge form.
There’s never been a faster way to meet deadlines and building
code requirements, all while significantly reducing labor costs
and delays associated with pre-bent stirrups or in-field
rebar reinforcement.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• DROP & GO
Fully engineered ledge system allows you to easily place the
ledge form, drop in the xLerator reinforcement piece and fill
with concrete.
• ACI 318 COMPLIANT
ONLY xLerator meets ACI 318 guidelines for ICF
ledge reinforcement.
• WEATHER RESISTANT
Hot-dipped galvanized to protect from corrosion for
lasting durability.
• FULLY ENGINEERED
Comes complete with full engineering details for
multiple applications.
• MAXIMUM STRENGTH
Reinforcement in all 6 ledge corbels.
• VERSATILE
One size fits both 6" and 8" ledge forms.
WHY HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED?
Hot-dip galvanization is the process of taking steel and
dipping it into molten zinc to serve as a protective coating.
If rebar in a ledge form is NOT galvanized, it’s subject to
corrosion because it is placed close to the outside edge of
the brick ledge, sits in a foam slot, and is not completely
encased in concrete. This allows water to reach the rebar
and causes it to rust. As the rebar rusts, it expands, causes
concrete to crack, and undermines the stability of the ledge.
Since the xLerator is hot-dipped galvanized, it protects the
reinforcement from rusting and maintains the integrity of the
concrete meeting ACI 318 guidelines.
APPLICABLE ACI 318 GUIDELINES
Deformed Welded Wire Reinforcement (WWR)
• Reinforcement in every corbel
• WWR 60,000 PSI Yield Strength
• xLerator meets these guidelines
xLerator Closeup
Covered by US Patent #7437858
Mitered Ledge Corner
Ledge Form with xLerator