The use of concrete in the construction industry automatically involves the use of reinforcement. It improves the quality of the building, making it especially resistant to static and dynamic loads. It is necessary to choose and buy reinforcing mesh for several reasons. Home, it completely eliminates the cracking of concrete during its drying.
Material Features
The construction reinforcement mesh is produced by the manufacturer from high-quality steel wire with a diameter of 3 to 12 mm. The format of products can be very diverse. Most often these are square sheets with a face of 150 or 200 mm. For large construction sites, the manufacturer produces a roll analogue. The main advantages worth highlighting:
- Maximum cell bonding strength.
- Excellent resistance to mechanical stress.
- Reinforcing mesh can withstand significant temperature differences.
- Speeds up the construction process, minimizes waste.
- Ease of installation, does not cause difficulties for the contractor.
The mesh really speeds up the construction process, as workers don't have to do their own welding or weave the mesh with tie wire. The main thing is to prevent corrosion processes that reduce all the characteristics of the mesh during transportation and storage.
Application in practice
Demand for the mesh is not decreasing, even in the era of the emergence of new technologies in construction and the gradual abandonment of classic concrete. Since rebar in the form of a mesh is easily transported and used on a construction site, it can most often be seen in the implementation of the following projects:
- laying into the base of the foundation, sometimes in several layers;
- building bridges, overpasses and tunneling;
- if it is necessary to make the walls of the pit especially strong;
- during restoration work on external walls;
- in creating strong and at the same time light floors;
- plaster walls and screed of the main floor.
Metal mesh is quite versatile and can be used in dozens of other construction and installation projects. The main thing is to choose a mesh with the most suitable characteristics from a wide range of products. Too massive a section will make the structure heavier, and not thick enough will not make the building strong enough. Reinforcing mesh is equally in demand in industrial and domestic construction.
