How to Form and Pour Concrete Footings with the Foothold ICF Footing System

The Foothold ICF Footing System is a stay in place footing form with nothing to strip, no wood planks, no spreader boards. It can be used as a footing only form or in combination with an ICF stem wall mono pour.
0:00 - Intro

2:06 - What is The Foothold?
3:02 - Build Foothold Sections

4:48 - Build Foothold Corners

6:55 - Prepare the Trench

7:25 - Lay out the Footer

8:27 - Add Walls
8:57 - True and stabilize walls

9:44 - Pour Concrete

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[srchubz]

Used the Foothold ICF footing system for a footing/4' ICF stem wall monopour. Used metal stakes to hold the Foothold down/prevent lift. Maybe non-conventional, but built it all in one go, rebar and all. Then at the top of the ICF stem wall I used 2x6 forms vertically at the edges and horizontal on top of those and laser leveled it all at the top. Didn't have to worry about a perfectly level footing then, didn't have to worry about sag or lift or anything. And at the end? Was able to screed using normal sized tools and then removed the 2x6 forms. Top of the ICF is covered by the concrete and everything is super level. Couldn't be happier with the Foothold system, as I did this all solo.

[joequixotic]

I really like this concept. You get an insulated footer with no forms to remove afterward. Almost all of the work can be done at table height so you're not on your hands and knees for the "hard" part.

I'm not a huge fan of foam board insulation with direct ground contact or rising damp from ground water soaking a footer but those problems should be solvable, mostly with off the shelf products but some with a bit of sweat equity.

Beside the foam, it doesn't seem terribly expensive to me but if you need an insulated footer it's hard to see a way around that expense.

I think this concept with some of my creativity added will do everything I need to make a 3-400 year footer under my 3-400 year ICCF walls. Building with that kind of timeframe excuses just about any material choice because the alternatives will be remodeled or torn down and replaced several times during the lifespan of my home. If I add solar and enough insulation to net-zero my energy usage I'll be doing more than 99% of the fake environmentalists out there but only because I like AC, I don't like electric bills and I want something to leave to my family...

[nnnfykb]

I used this system to build my insulated garage with a thermal break between the slab and dwarf wall. An inexperienced crew to create, install and pour the footing and wall all at once. The only error that we encountered, we were vibrating the lift pours to intensely and experienced a little lifting of the formwork. It went so well . Going to use this system again. Challenge now is to create a curved footing and ICF wall for my grain bin house design.

[Josh-uxzz]

Okay I just used these on a build. Some cons, the forms take longer to cut and make than up you’d think. It was a real pain and time consuming. I wouldn’t pour them in conjunction with your icf wall, I only had two small blowouts and they were both at the small top foam strip that is only a couple inches thick, if you’re pump operator is putting out any decent pressure these are a weak point. Luckily you can just move on and come back to that area as it isn’t a show stopper, but still a concern when pouring. The webbing is very strong and well made, but only comes in cases of 24 I think. I only needed two from the last box. Other than that it was a decent system

[volt]

Thanks for making this. It's a great way of using less wood.

[richardwallinger]

excellent video . i was amazed at how the foam held against the weight of the concrete .

[dlg]

This is a great system that should give you a much more water resistant foundation. Also, it's a simple enough procedure for the average DIYer to tackle, which can save you thousands on labor. I will definitely keep this system in mind for when I build my home in a few years.

[danbiss]

Getting that footer perfectly level must be a pain in the ass

[jordanmcgovern]

You should come out with a commercial dimension for 24 inch wide by 12 deep footing. Product looks interesting and useful

[pintopilot]

Any plans to accommodate a 6" ICF form? Why did the tie material switch from black to white?

[michiganengineer]

Great, now to decide between this foundation system and Form-A-Drain 😂

Have you considered making the spreader forms to fit thicker ICF blocks? Admittedly you could trim off one or both of the holders for the "capping" foam blocks and come close to fitting 10 or 12" ICF.

[stephentaylor]

Wait! Why not use the ICF block itself as the footer form? You can set the wet block into the footer as it is poured. The minimum width footer I’ve ever poured was 16” wide. So using a 6” ICF block with an outside measurement of 9-3/4” leaves you 3-5/8” of foundation/footing exposed to set your exterior or interior materials on. I have not built in an area that demanded insulation beneath the footer (residential construction), but if I should, I’’d simply line the footing trench with insulation. The labor costs, and material costs alone would be saved doing it my way. Incidentally, I first built this way in 1994, and have NEVER had one single foundation problem doing it my way.

[NSResponder]

Looks a lot more work than using Fastfoot.

[rockys]

Seems like a lot more work to cut and trim foam board versus the bag footer. The only advantage is it's insulated.

[elliottdiedrich]

You forgot to vibrate it! Without vibration, it will surely be filled with honeycomb holes but you cant see it behind the insulation so you get away with a scabby job that appears ok. All pours in insulated concrete forms need vibration to ensure consistent solid concrete.

[tarvindurbin]

But How much does this easier method cost, compared to the traditional way of doing footers ??

[joshuawiedenbeck]

Is there a reason to do it this way instead of digging the footing into the dirt/aggregate and letting the material be the form? That method is free.

[mwavesdave]

I've tried for 2 weeks to get in touch with this company, to no avail.

[rinkevichjm]

Would not SCC be better than 6” slump?

[johnwasik]

The video is showing the mono-pour use I got 10 inch ICF. What do you use when you have 8 inch ICF blocks. Then the square for the 2 1/2 inch foam is too small to meet the Icf block?