SPECIFICATION GUIDE: FORMS 1
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1. Form Tech Concrete Forms Inc., PolyMeta Forms
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Company & Product
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Pour Rating Pressure
Compression Strength PSI Value 3
Material
High Density Poloythylene and Steel Pockets
Placement
Hand-set
Panel Dimensions
Height: 12 ft. sections (stacking pockets to reach 8-18 ft.) Width: 4 in.
Panel Weight
Form Face Type
Grade of Finish
URL
12.9 lbs. (4 ft. Straight); 7.7 lbs. (4 ft. Flex); 15.5 lbs. (6 ft. Straight); 10.5 lbs. (6 ft. Flex)
High Density Polyethylene
Construction
ForConstructionPros.com/ 21927943
8 lbs./sq ft.
1/2 HDO Plywood
Construction
ForConstructionPros.com/ 21927963
4 lbs./sq. ft.
Polymer
Class B (Surface to receive plaster or stucco)
ForConstructionPros.com/ 12314803
34 lbs.
Wood
Construction
ForConstructionPros.com/ 21940839
10.55 lbs./sq. ft. (3.3 by 2.4 m panel)
18mm Birch Plywood with water repellant treated top veneer
Class B – Suitable for some high finish requirement projects
ForConstructionPros.com/ 21940847
7/8-in. thick Xlife Plywood
Class A Surface with a Surface Finish of SF-3.0 (offset between the frame and the plywood could result in a Class B finish with a Surface Finish of SF-2.0)
ForConstructionPros.com/ 10207336
Wood
Can provide any finish requirements
ForConstructionPros.com/ 21940857
Depth: 6 in. Height Range: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 ft. (Gang forming to reach higher heights)
2. Form Tech Concrete Forms Inc., Steel Ply Forms
1,000 psf, consult an engineer for unique application ratings
Steel with Wood Facing
3. PERI Formwork System Inc., DUO
1,050 psf (wall), 1,650 psf (columns)
Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Hand-set
135 by 90, 75, 60, 45, & 30 cm; 60 by 90, 75, 60, 45 & 30 cm; and 15 x 10 cm
Aluminum
Hand-set
4.92 by 2.46 ft.
4. PERI Formwork System Inc., SKYDECK
5. PERI Formwork System Inc., MAXIMO
6. Doka USA, Frami Xlife
7. Doka USA, Superdek
1,650 psf
1,200 psf for panels at 2 ft. 6 in. to 6 in. wide (with 6-in. intervals) 1,500 psf for panels 2 ft. to 6 in. wide (with 6-in. intervals)
Width: 24 in. with filler sections ranging to 1 in.
Power-coated Galvanized Steel
Height Range: 3.3 m, 2.7 m, 1.2 m, 90 cm, 60 cm & 30 cm Crane Width Range: 2.4 m, 1.2 m, 90 cm, 60 cm, 45 cm & 30 cm Height Range: 3, 4, 6 & 9 ft.
Steel with Wood Facing
Hand-set or Crane
Width Range: 1 ft. 8.5 in. & 4 ft. 7 in.
7 lbs./sq. ft. (approximate)
Depth Range: 3 ft. to 6 in. with 6-in. intervals
n/a
Aluminum
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Depends on Heights
Hand-set
Stringers Length Range: 12, 8, 6, 5 & 4 ft. Joist Length Range: 8, 6, 5 & 4 ft.
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