Prebuck™ for ICF

Prebuck^TM Window and Door Buck offers the contractor, building owner and design community an engineered solution for punched openings. Produced with 1-½” (38 mm) thick TimberStrand Strandguard (LSL), Prebuck™ Window and Door Buck assures that the rough frame of the opening provides stable support for glazing and finish components. Prebuck™ offers many customized options that reduce labor and staging costs. 

Prebuck™ is non-corrosive to metals and specifically designed for direct contact with concrete. Prebuck™ products feature LSL-engineered lumber treated with zinc borate for exceptional resistance to insects and decay. Prebuck™ products also feature MDI resin, the 100% waterproof bonding agent that turns to a durable plastic when cured.

Combining Nudura® ICF technology with Prebuck’s engineered lumber guarantees the most efficient construction solution available today.

Prebuck^TM Demo Video

Product Highlights

• Treated throughout – no need to field-treat after cutting and drilling 
• Designed for direct contact with concrete 
• Non-corrosive to metals 
• Insect- and fungus-resistant 
• Treated LSL product will not delaminate, become spongy or loose fastener strength
• Always straight – will not cup, twist, warp or curl 
• Environmentally friendly 
• No chemical off-gassing 
• Consistent density and performance across the entire cross-section 
• Provides a solid anchoring surface 
• Custom-manufactured to width 
• Contributes to LEED® points 
• NAHB National Green Builder Certified 

Prebuck^TM Window and Door Brochure

Prebuck^TM Window and Door Data Sheet

Prebuck^TM Window and Door Detail and CAD Drawings

The Prebuck™ Parapet Cap offers design professionals, builders, contractors and owners an engineered solution for terminating parapet wall assemblies for structures. This parapet “nailer” interfaces with framing, air barriers, roofing and finish materials, including metal coping. 

Prebuck™ is produced with 1-½” (38 mm) thick, treated laminated strand lumber to assure that the cap plate provides stable support for coping and flashing components. Prebuck™ is customized to design and is effective in reducing labor and staging costs. Common uses for the Prebuck™ Parapet Cap include precast concrete walls, masonry block walls, tilt-walls, insulated concrete form walls and panelized wall systems. The cap plate can be used in combination with any wall structure type but is ideally suited for ICF construction.

Product Highlights

• Engineered framing system 
• Designed for direct contact with concrete 
• Non-corrosive to metals 
• Insect- and fungus-resistant 
• Will not cup, twist or warp or curl 
• Environmentally friendly 
• Consistent and straight material 
• Provides a solid anchoring surface 
• Contributes to LEED® points 
• NAHB National Green Builder Certified 

Prebuck^TM Parapet Cap Product Sheet

Prebuck^TM Parapet Cap Data Sheet

Prebuck^TM Parapet Cap Specifications and CAD Drawings

Prebuck™ Wet-Set Sill is made with materials that allow direct contact with concrete, providing an engineered solution for flatter, straighter sill plates. Produced with 1 ½” (38 mm) thick, treated laminated strand lumber, the sill is engineered to stay straight. The Prebuck™ Sill plate solution is designed to fit typical wall widths for ICF systems. Designed with oblong countersunk holes, contractors can set the sill plate the same day they pour the walls.

Product Highlights

• 16’ (4.8m) standard length
• Oblong countersunk openings
• Treated LSL product will not delaminate, become spongy or lose fastener strength
• Will not cup, twist, warp or curl
• LSL bending strength minimizes need for internal bracing before concrete pour
• Designed for direct contact with concrete
• Non-corrosive to metals
• Insect- and fungus-resistant
• NAHB National Green Building Certified
• AWPA standards for use category 2 (uc2)
• Contributes to LEED® points

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