Building With Superior Walls Introducing The Superior Advantage.

Building With Building With Superior WallsSuperior Walls

IntroducingIntroducing

The Superior The Superior AdvantageAdvantage

For Every SuperiorFor Every SuperiorNew HomeNew Home

Superior Walls of Superior Walls of AmericaAmerica

•Founded by building contractor Mel Zimmerman in 1981

•The world’s leader in precast wall systems with built-in insulation, galvanized nailers for easy finish

•25 franchises across the USA…and growing

•Over 85,000 foundations installed around the world

Foundation of choice for the New American Home (2001, 2002)

Received the 2001 Innovative Housing Technology Award (NAHB & Popular Science)

Industry leader in precast, residential foundations

Superior Walls of Superior Walls of AmericaAmerica

Superior BuildingSuperior BuildingFeatures & BenefitsFeatures & Benefits

• Custom made to your specifications

• Precise (manufactured in a factory-controlled environment)

• Fast Installation (less time waiting to build)

• Dry (requires no additional damp-proofing)

• Steel reinforced 5,000+ psi concrete

• Pre-insulated (added value over traditional foundations)

• Pre-studded (cavity for additional insulation)

• Easy to finish (Galvanized lath and precast access holes)

• Guaranteed 15 years


• Water-tight and damp proof (5,000+ psi concrete)

• Built-in steel reinforced concrete footer

• Crushed stone sub-footer drains water away

• Rigid insulation is a vapor barrier and thermal break


• You provide a print

• We supply you with a quote

• Scheduled for installation on agreed upon date

Building ProcedureBuilding Procedure

• Your excavator prepares job site according to our Builder Guideline Booklet

• Site check is done prior to installation by Superior Walls to approve delivery


• Walls are custom made in a factory-controlled environment, contributing to precision & quality


• Walls are delivered to the job site on our trailers


• The stone footer will prevent uneven settling while assisting with water drainage.

• The stone footer is easier to install and more efficient than a concrete footer.

• Superior Walls factory-trained and certified crew compacts crushed stone sub-footer and completes final site preparation

• Our crane lifts the walls into place and Superior Walls crew installs the foundation – plumb, level and square


1. Pour your floor slab2. Install the

floor decking3. Backfill

It’s that simple… you’re ready in only hours!

As Soon As We Are As Soon As We Are Finished…Finished…

The New The New International International

Codes Are Codes Are Here…Here…



Will Your Will Your Foundations Foundations Measure Up?Measure Up?

Code ComplianceCode Compliance

• IRC now requires foundation walls to be insulated– Extra insulation installs

easily with pre-insulated, pre-studded Superior Walls

• IRC now requires egress windows– Easily installed with

precast window spaces

Code ComplianceCode Compliance

• Superior Walls is nationally recognized– ESR-1553 (R-5)– ESR-1662 (Xi)– HUD SEB #1117 Rev 6

• Complies with IRC requirements for precast foundations

Mold & Mold & MoistureMoisture



The Newest The Newest Builder ConcernsBuilder Concerns

What Is Mold?What Is Mold?

• A fungus that releases airborne spores which are everywhere

• Thrives in high humidity

• Breaks down dead material in nature

• Feeds on nutrients that exist on most surfaces

• Can be difficult or nearly impossible to fully remove

Why You Should Why You Should Be ConcernedBe Concerned

• Linked to health problems & home damage

• Lawsuits & insurance claims have increased dramatically

• Moisture is the #1 source of residential concerns (Health House)

To Stop Mold…To Stop Mold…• Superior Walls’ special high psi

concrete mix needs no additional waterproofing

• Insulation forms tight seal

• Crushed stone sub-footer reduces hydrostatic pressure on walls

• Perimeter drain channels water away

Stop Stop

Moisture!Moisture!

Superior Superior Building Building OptionsOptions

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Multiple Wall Multiple Wall HeightsHeights

Beam PocketsBeam Pockets

Basements Basements With Brick With Brick

LedgesLedges

ApplicationsApplications

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Any StyleAny StyleAny HomeAny Home

Traditional Traditional FoundationsFoundations

Walkout Walkout BasementsBasements

Above Above GradeGrade

Modular Modular ConstructionConstruction

Log HomesLog Homes

Single And Multiple Single And Multiple Family HomesFamily Homes

Large Custom Large Custom HomesHomes

“The basement has come out of

the dark…builders

that dig down are

finding gold.” - Builder Magazine, 1999

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Insulated

Studded

Precast access holes

Damp proof

Footer included

Installs in hours

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No No No No No No

Superior Superior FeaturesFeatures

Built-in featuresBuilt-in featuresSuperior Superior

WallsWallsTraditionalTraditionalFoundationFoundation

Homeowners are Homeowners are looking for better looking for better

basements...basements...

Give ThemGive ThemSuperior WallsSuperior Walls

BUILD WITHBUILD WITH

•Dry•Warm•Smart•Superior

(See the limited warranty. Contact your local Superior Walls representative for details.)

SUPERIOR WALLSSUPERIOR WALLS

The Superior Building The Superior Building ProcessProcess

Builder submits blueprints Excavator prepares siteInsulation set

(Superior Walls factory)

Concrete poured(Superior Walls factory) Walls delivered by trailer

Certified Superior Walls crew completes installation

Let’s Get StartedLet’s Get Started1. Provide us with your blueprint

2. We supply a quote

3. Approve andschedule installation

4. Follow instructions for preparing your site

5. Let our trained crew do the work

6. Start building the Superior Way

How do the Superior Walls SystemsCompare to Block, Poured in Place

(PIP) or Insulated Concrete Form (ICF)Foundation Systems?

SuperiorWalls Block

PouredIn Place

(PIP)

InsulatedConcreteForms (ICF)

5,000 + PSI concrete? Yes No No No

Walls Manufactured in a climate-controlled factory?

Yes No No No

Installed by factory-certified installation crew? Yes No No No

Damp proof from factory? Yes No No No

Rebar always present in a pre-engineeredconfiguration?

Yes

No

No

No

Concrete footer required before foundations walls constructed?

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Can use crushed stone footing? Yes No No No

Limited by cold weather for pouring concrete? No Yes Yes Yes

Always include a redundant perimeter drain to daylight or sump?

Yes

No

No

No

Sill plate holes provided? Yes No No No

Provided with a continuous layer of R5 or R12.5insulation bonded directly to the concrete?

Yes No

No

Yes*

Holes provided for wiring and plumbing? Yes No No No

Galvanized nailers built into the wall? Yes No No No

Allow for increasing the amount of insulation without the need to install additional framing?

Yes

No

No

No

Foundation installation time average 1 day? Yes No No No

Ready to finish from factory? Yes No No No

(* Or higher depending on system)

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