Patent ID: 7874112

Claim:
A method of constructing an insulating concrete wall comprising: placing a plurality of cleats along a wall perimeter, wherein the cleats consist of a base plate, a first vertical flange extending approximately perpendicular from the base plate, and a second vertical flange extending approximately perpendicular from the base plate and approximately parallel to the first vertical flange, wherein the space defined by the first vertical flange, second vertical flange and the base plate, is adapted to receive a bottom portion of a form component or a bottom portion of a form; securing the cleats to a surface under the wall perimeter; placing a plurality of insulating concrete forms along the perimeter such that a bottom portion of the form components or a bottom portion of the form are press fit into the space defined by the first vertical flange, second vertical flange and the base plate; and placing concrete into the insulating concrete forms to form the insulating concrete wall.