A method of constructing a concrete curb or other shaped concrete structure using a wood form construction arrangement, said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a first wood board and a second wood board opposite and essentially parallel to one another, such that said first wood board and said second wood board are oriented with their length dimension and height or thickness dimension running essentially parallel to the ground and their width dimension running essentially perpendicular to the ground to define a front face and a back face of a trough or mold for receiving concrete;
- spacing said first wood board a distance from said second wood board, wherein said distance corresponds to a width of a concrete curb or other shaped concrete structure;
- positioning and securing a double-reinforced bracket device on both said first wood board and said second wood board, such that a central portion of said double-reinforced bracket device spans said distance between said first wood board and said second wood board, said steps of positioning and securing comprising:
- aligning a first right-angle bracket, attached to the underside of said central portion, with an upper portion of said first wood board, such that a top portion of said first right-angle bracket is in contact with a top edge surface of said first wood board, and a side portion of said first right-angle bracket is in contact with an outer side surface of said first wood board;
- aligning a second right-angle bracket, attached to the underside of said central portion, with an upper portion of said second wood board, such that a top portion of said second right-angle bracket is in contact with a top edge surface of said second wood board, and a side portion of said second right-angle bracket is in contact with an outer side surface of said second wood board;
- inserting screws through at least one of:
- holes in said top portion of said first right-angle bracket and into said first wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said top edge surface of said first wood board, and holes in said side portion of said first right-angle bracket and into said first wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said outer side surface of said first wood board;
- inserting screws through at least one of:
- holes in said top portion of said second right-angle bracket and into said second wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said top edge surface of said second wood board, and holes in said side portion of said second right-angle bracket and into said second wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said outer side surface of said second wood board;
- aligning a first reinforcing flange, attached to the end of a first angled portion extending toward said outer surface of said first wood board at an approximately forty to fifty degree angle from a first end of said central portion projecting beyond said outer side surface of said first wood board, such that said first reinforcing flange is in contact with and essentially parallel to a portion of said outer side surface of said first wood board at a substantial distance from said right angle bracket;
- aligning a second reinforcing flange, attached to the end of a second angled portion extending toward said outer side surface of said second wood board at an approximately forty to fifty degree angle from a second end of said central portion projecting beyond said outer side surface of said second wood board, such that said second reinforcing flange is in contact with and essentially parallel to a portion of said outer side surface of said second wood board at a substantial distance from said right angle bracket;
- inserting screws through holes in said first reinforcing flange and into said first wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said outer side surface of said first wood board;
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- inserting screws through holes in said first reinforcing flange and into said first wood board through and essentially perpendicular to said outer side surface of said first wood board;
- repeating said steps of positioning wood boards and positioning and securing double-reinforced bracket devices for additional wood boards until said trough or mold comprises a shape and dimensions corresponding to a concrete curb or other shaped concrete structure to be poured;
- pouring pourable concrete into said trough or mold and permitting said double-reinforced bracket devices to secure and hold said wood boards in position and provide sufficient counter force against liquid pressure forces generated by the concrete on said wood boards, using either very few or no metal pins or stakes driven into the adjacent ground for reinforcement of said wood boards against lateral displacement.