Patent ID: 7765765

Claim:
A method of assembling molded forms of expanded closed cell polystyrene to receive poured concrete for foundations for buildings, wherein the improvement comprises; (a) laying a course of forms molded of expanded polystyrene having vertical spaces in said forms, (b) providing strips having claws attached thereto, (c) placing said strips in grooved channels of said forms such that said claws extend into said vertical spaces, said strips adapted to extend into a grooved channel of a form in a next abutting course, (d) providing aperture guide wires having bias cut ends stabbed into the forms, (e) placing reinforcing bars vertically in said vertical spaces in said forms, said reinforcing bars placed vertically in said vertical spaces held in said vertical position by said aperture guide wires, (f) providing spanner wires extending across from side to side of said molded forms, said spanner wires having bias cut leg ends to stab into the top edges of said molded forms, (g) placing a horizontal reinforcing bar extending into at least one molded form and, (h) pouring concrete into said laid course.