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Building with PolySteel

When you choose PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms you know that you will be using a product that offers many advantages over conventional building methods.

Lightweight and easy to handle - One 6 kilos Form creates the same amount of wall area as 140 pounds of concrete block

Reduced labour - No special tools or skills are required to install PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms

Fast track construction - Considerably reduced build times compared to conventional concrete, wood-frame or concrete block walls


Less downtime - PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms provide the fastest method of constructing a fully-insulated concrete wall, shortening total construction time
Concrete can be poured into PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms at temperatures as low as 0 (zero) degrees Fahrenheit (-18º C.) without adding special chemicals
PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms eliminate the need for additional insulation and thereby saving the labour cost of installing it

All these benefits equate to:

Less skilled labour
Quicker turnaround
Lower overall build cost


As a builder PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms provide you with the means to build cheaper and quicker which will enable you to provide more competitive quotations.


The Valuation Panel of the Council of Mortgage Lenders confirmed that ICF (Insulating Concrete Formwork) construction is acceptable for mortgage purposes as a standard form of construction, subject to provision of valid product certification and monitoring of ICF System providers by the ICFA (Insulating Concrete Formwork Association) of the UK.

We must stress that this statement only applies to ICFA members.

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