Insulating concrete form apparatus

An insulating concrete form apparatus comprising:

• a first panel and a second panel located in spaced relationship relative to the first panel,
• the first panel and the second panel each having a top surface and a bottom surface,
• the first panel and the second panel each having at least one first protrusion forming a part of the top surface,
• the first panel and the second panel each having at least one second protrusion forming a part of the bottom surface,
• the at least one first protrusion being aligned with the at least one second protrusion whereby the first panel and the second panel are adapted to be stacked either above or below additional panels,
• the at least one first protrusion being in symmetry with the at least one second protrusion,
• at least one web extending between the first panel and the second panel,
• the at least one web having at least one end portion,
• the at least one end portion having an inner surface,
• the at least one end portion extending along at least one of the first panel and the second panel,
• the at least one web having at least one tie extending to the at least one end portion,
• the at least one tie being releasably connected to the at least one end portion whereby the at least one tie is moveable along the inner surface of the at least one end portion between a top elevation and a bottom elevation of the at least one web,
• the at least one tie having at least one tie connector,
• the at least one tie connector extending over and around the inner surface of the at least one end portion to connect the at least one tie to the at least one end portion,
• the at least one tie connector being moveable along the inner surface of the at least one end portion to selectively adjust the lateral position of the at least one tie between the first panel and the second panel.

A web for an insulating concrete form apparatus comprising:

• a semi-rigid molded plastic web member,
• the web member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion,
• a tie extending between the first end portion and the second end portion,
• the tie being releasably connected to the first end portion and the second end portion whereby the tie is moveable along the first end portion and the second end portion,
• the tie having a first tie connector attached to the first end potion and a second tie connector attached to the second end portion,
• the first tie connector having a first channel shaped body extending over and around the first end portion to slideably connect the tie to the first end portion,
• the second tie connector having a second channel shaped body extending over and around the second end portion to slideably connect the tie to the second end portion,
• the first channel shaped body being movable along the first end portion and the second channel shaped body being movable along the second end portion to selectively adjust the lateral position of the tie between the first end portion and the second end portion of the web member.

A method of connecting a tie to an end portion of an insulating concrete form web comprising:

• providing a tie connector,
• releasably connecting the tie to the end portion with the tie connector whereby the tie is moveable along the end portion to one or more selected positions between a top elevation and a bottom elevation of the insulating concrete form web,
• releasably connecting the tie to the end portion with the tie connector thereby allowing the tie connector to be moved along a length of the end portion,
• providing the tie connector with a channel shaped body,
• extending the channel shaped body over and around the end portion to slideably connect the tie to the end portion, and
• locating the end portion of the tie in the channel shaped body whereby the tie is held in a lateral position relative to the end portion while the tie connector is being moved relative to the end portion.