If i make the ties close enough together does it matter.
How to build concrete wall forms with plywood.
Worried about possibly blowing the forms and 1 inch formboard is hard to get ahold of.
To form a concrete wall first set up plywood boards on either side of your concrete footer and attach them together with wire.
Since plywood comes in 4 x 8 sheets the forms are better off 8 long for the most part.
Even though we are not dealing concrete blocks always base the height of a concrete wall form on a multiple of 8.
Then pour your concrete inside the form using a chute or hose attached to the mixer.
Stand your plywood up so it is butted against the 2 by 4 you nailed down in the space between the end of the 2 by 4 and the string.
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.
Does anyone have any idea how tall of a wall you can pour with 3 4 inch plywood forms just using cams and ties.
Im looking at a job that has a 16 ft tall by 90 ft wall and a 20 ft tall by 50 ft wall.
Make sure the side of the plywood with the 2 by 4s nailed to it are facing out from the wall.
Thick concrete pours of greater than 8 inches may require a second round of stakes set a couple of feet behind the concrete form with kickers nailed to the bottom of the rear stakes and the top of the form stakes to provide additional stability.