May 12, 2008 · Unlike Dovetail, I learned my formwork/concrete almost solely from books, then had at it. Got conflicting advice and decided I'd go with what was printed. Two primarily: …

Aug 11, 2011 · You also might check for urethane coated concrete form plywood. The urethane coating acts as a release agent. However, concrete form plywood may have different structural …

May 23, 2011 · Concrete Forms. Yersmay1, Thank you for your input and job site pictures. As noted in my OP, 16"x16" old block piers have already been dug out by someone else where …

Jul 21, 2011 · He’s mulling the use of 3/4-in. plywood and framing lumber, but looks for guidance on the specifics of making the form. A heavy-duty proposal. Yersmay1 has been down this …

Apr 15, 2011 · Re: Building concrete foundation forms, what to treat/cover them with? Typical wall forms here are 1-1/8" HDO plywood with cleats and snap ties. You can get 1', 2', 3', and 4' …

Jul 19, 2009 · Masonite over at least 1/2" plywood or you will wind up with concrete feet.I posted earlier to use a double layer of 3/8"plywood if it bends easily. If not use 3 layers of 1/4" …

Aug 5, 2001 · Re: plywood for concrete forms My experience in the forming has been using 3/4 inch plywood. Use CDX for speciality forms or 1 or 2 pours (because it is cheap). Special …

May 31, 2011 · When you’re making small scale architectural elements out of concrete, you could use a stick to make sure that the concrete is compacted into all of the voids, but there’s a …

Building the forms and making the joint—The bottoms of the forms for the countertop slabs were made from in. plywood. I cut the plywood 3 in. larger than the top in both directions to create …

Apr 8, 1999 · Concrete forming with OSB | Posted in General Discussion on April 8, 1999 01:13am We have always used 5/8″ CDX in our snap tie & waler system to form foundation walls.The …