COFFOR

CONSTRUCTIVE
INSTRUCTIONS

December 2009

WALL REINFORCEMENT
WITH COFFOR, REBAR INSERTION IS

December 2009

EASY

FAST

Basic Rules
.

1. Calculations must be made by the Civil Engineer in

charge of the project
2. In many situations, COFFOR does not require any
additional rebar in current portion of the walls. In
some situations, additional rebar is necessary
3. With COFFOR, rebar is inserted after panels are in
place.
4. Vertical rebar is grouped by pair and inserted after
horizontal rebar

December 2009

Vertical rebar preferably grouped by pair

Small bar 5
welded or
fastened

December 2009

Rebar 830

WALL

starter bar

1. Placement of the panels over the starter bar

2. Insertion of horizontal rebar (if necessary) on the connectors
3. Fastening of horizontal rebar to the vertical C channels
4. Insertion of vertical rebar (if necessary) aligned with the starter
bar and fastened to the horizontal rebar

Vertical fastening every 1,50 m is sufficient

December 2009

CORNER WALL
Corner remains open to
allow placement of the
column and the U bar

1. Placement of the panels over the starter bar

2. Placement of a support to solidify the corner
3. Placement of the column
4. Placement of the U bar
5. Placement of the COFFOR corner piece
6. Placement of the right angle support

December 2009

INTERNAL WALL
1. Placement of panels
2. Placement of supports to solidify the corners

3. Placement of the column

4. Insertion of horizontal rebar
5. Placement of the U bar
6. Closing with a COFFOR piece

December 2009

CROSSING WALLS
1. Placement of 3 pannels
2. Placement of the column
3. Placement of the 4th panel

4. Insertion of horizontal
rebar

December 2009

SLAB / FACADE WALL

1. Placement of COFFOR panels

2. Placement of slab formwork
3. Wall concreting
4. Placement of slab rebar
5. Slab concreting

December 2009

SLAB / INTERNAL WALL

1. Placement of COFFOR panels

2. Placement of slab formwork
3. Wall concreting
4. Placement of slab rebar
5. Slab concreting

December 2009

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SLAB/FACADE
CONTINUOUS WALL

1. Placement of COFFOR panels

2. Placement of slab formwork
3. Wall concreting
4. Placement of connecting bar
5. Placement of slab rebar
6. Slab concreting
7. Placement of upper floor COFFOR
panels

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SLAB/CONTINUOUS
INTERNAL WALL

1. Placement of COFFOR panels

5. Placement of slab rebar

2. Placement of slab formwork

6. Slab concreting

3. Wall concreting
4. Placement of connecting bar

December 2009

7. Placement of upper floor

COFFOR panels

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REINFORCEMENT
OF WINDOWS (AND DOORS)

1. Placement of COFFOR panels for walls and bottom of window

2. Lintel is placed on a wooden board and tied with steel wire
3. Vertical rebar is inserted and fastened
4. Horizontal rebar is inserted over the window(or door) and fastened
5. U bar is inserted to connect with horizontal rebar and vertical rebar
6. Wooden frame are placed to allow proper concreting
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