Turning rebar into a Wootz steel Kiridashi knife is a powerful demonstration of craftsmanship and resourcefulness. The ...

Posts and footings support the weight of your house, so you have to size them right. Load-bearing posts must have a solid footing on undisturbed soil, and all parts of the post must be fastened ...

When building stem walls, block courses on footings are set below grade and reinforced with rebar before concrete is poured in a continuous pour for a seamless, integral slab.

The Concrete Foundations Association explains the code reference and common misconceptions regarding oil on rebar for residential concrete.

4. Placing rebar in the footing is best, but not necessary if the footing is 12 inches wide or less and the wall is just decorative.

Their hemp-based rebar uses the hearty fibers of the hemp stalk in combination with a resin or bioplastic to form bars that can safely replace steel rebar in concrete construction.

Spread footing foundations are poured around roughened saw-tooth column ends to help transfer forces. Longitudinal reinforcing footing rebar is used without crossing the column connection.

The Concrete Foundations Association explains the minimum concrete footing width requirements found in current construction codes.

Workers from Gallo Construction set rebar for the footings and foundation of the new Ashland town hall/firehouse which is becoming a reality after nearly a year of planning, replacing the ...

He also had rebar welded to the bottom, so the bar had a metal anchor to set into a concrete footing. Step 2: Pour the footing.