Concrete Forming Contractors Resource

The Concrete Foundation Association is a great source of information for the Concrete Forms contractor. The information below is from their website.

The CFA produces a variety of promotional and technical literature as well as providing the key industry resources available on residential concrete foundations. Concrete contractors, designers, builders, inspectors and owners frequently order literature supporting or describing the issues they are facing. CFA literature has also become the cornerstones of successful marketing programs for many CFA Member companies. Be sure to consider adding to your library today. All of these materials are available for purchase by clicking on the title and filling out the online order form or by downloading the printable PDF order form and faxing it to us.

Lower Level Living
Turning a concrete basement into lower level living holds tremendous potential for any home. The Lower Level Living brochure provides builders and homeowners with important information needed to consider building below. It is a great addition to any poured wall contractor’s resources.

Eleven Reasons Why
This brochure provides homeowners with eleven good reasons, from water tightness to better re-sale value, to choose poured concrete walls as the foundation for their next home.

Solid Concrete Walls…
Cast-in-place concrete is the solution to today’s foundation, and this brochure provides you with the facts to prove it. Solid Concrete Walls… provides study results that conclude when it comes to below grade construction, hollow core block just doesn’t stack up to poured concrete.

Cracks in Concrete Walls
One of the most common concerns of poured concrete walls is cracks. Provide homeowners with a brochure that explains what causes cracks, crack types, how they can be reduced, and when a homeowner should be concerned. Cracks in Concrete Walls is an informational brochure that all homeowners should receive when they move into their new home.

What do You do with the Wall When I Leave?
What do You do with the Wall When I Leave? serves as a reminder to the homebuilder of ways to ensure a trouble-free basement Is delivered to the homeowner. Topics include: grading/compaction, drainage, foundation support during a backfill, and waterproofing.

Build It For The Future
With so many variables in the construction process, it’s nice to know you can count on a ready-to-build-on foundation – with guaranteed workmanship at a guaranteed price. Build It For The Future explains to homeowners that a poured foundation provides more living space, room to grow, storage area, and is twice the space for half the cost.

More Living Space
Homeowners are continuously looking for additional living space… the More Living Space brochure encourages them to look below.

ACI 332R-84 – Guide to Residential Cast-In-Place Concrete Construction
The quality of residential concrete is highly dependent on the quality of job construction practices. This guide presents good practices for the construction of foundations, footings, walls, and exterior and interior slabs-on-grade.

PCA – CD026 – Thermal Performance Comparisons of Wall Systems
Concrete Facts
Published six times a year, Concrete Facts, is a trade association magazine filled with up-to-date information about the CFA, its members, and the cast-in-place construction industry.

Spanish Pocket Dictionary
Learn Spanish terms most commonly used on construction products. The Spanish Pocket Dictionary is a 120-page book, small enough to stick in your back pocket before heading for a jobsite.