Patent ID: 8096094

Claim:
A method for finishing an edge of an insulating concrete form wall constructed from an insulating concrete form block having two opposing side panels defining a cavity there between and containing one or more reinforcing bars (rebar) therein, the method comprising: enclosing an end of one of the insulating concrete form side panels and at least a portion of an opening to the cavity, but less than the entire opening to the cavity, with an elongated body having two surface portions coupled together with an intermediate portion positioned between the two surface portions in a substantially parallel position, the intermediate portion dimensioned for enclosing an end of the side panel and a portion of the opening to the cavity and wherein a first of the two parallel surface portions is dimensioned for covering an exterior surface portion of the side panel proximate to the end; securing the elongated body to at least one of the rebar within the cavity with a plurality of wire tie coupling devices attached between a plurality of protruding retention members on a surface of the elongated body and positioned longitudinally along the elongated body and the at least one of the rebar; and pouring concrete into the cavity and encapsulating the wire tie coupling devices and the at least one rebar within the concrete.