HGTV’s House of Bryan being built with local product
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Fans of HGTV Canada’s House of Bryan series will see Logix products as made in Manitoba used in contractor Bryan Baeumler’s latest building project.
House of Bryan: In The Sticks, premiered on Dec. 14, and is the third instalment of Baeumler and wife Sarah’s adventures that sees them moving their family from the city to the
country to build a home on 16 acres in rural Ontario.
Their new home will be constructed using Logix Platinum insulated concrete forms (ICFs) manufactured by AMC Foam Technologies of Headingley. The company’s manufacturing plant and office is located in a 115,000-square-foot building at 35 Headingley St. that opened in October 2013.
AMC Foam Technologies Inc. has manufactured block and shape moulded expanded polystyrene products for industrial, commercial, and residential applications since 1995.
Darlene Van Ruiten, AMC’s marketing manager, said the basement and exterior walls of the Baeumler family’s new home will be erected using ICFs instead of the traditional concrete basement and wooden frame above-ground stories that require interior insulation. The Logix ICFs have an insulation factor of R28, which exceeds the Manitoba Building Code’s minimum of R27 for exterior walls.
“House of Bryan has asked us to do it (provide ICFs), so we’re thrilled,” she said.
Van Ruiten said the use of ICFs in residential and industrial construction is increasing for a few reasons other than the high insulation provided.
“It gives noise value,” she said, adding that this makes it a popular choice for movie theatres, condominiums and student residences.
In warmer climates, it protects houses from termite damage and, Van Ruiten said, it has withstood hurricane-force winds.
She said AMC Foam Technologies has donated ICFs to be used to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Winnipeg.
She’s looking forward to watching the Baeumlers’ new home go up, and believes the show will have a positive impact on AMC Foam Technologies’ sales.
She said the company offers support and training for contractors in the use of its ICFs.
“I think that’s one of the reasons he (Baeumler) chose Logix,” she said.
For more information on House of Bryan, see www.hgtv.ca
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Andrea Geary
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Andrea Geary was a community correspondent for St. Vital and was once the community journalist for The Headliner.
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