Rebar spacing for concrete landscaping
Joe Macker
3 years ago
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Make garden arches of rebar?
Comments (43)Freezengirl: That's a great idea! (fene topper). As Eaga said, "I like your idea, Violet, rust and all." If you have a vision...execute it! Then post the pictures. :) It reminds me of some of the hot climate zone 10/11 vineyards I've been to... like Temecula, CA. Freezengirl, I've seen that article a few times, but I'm personally not crazy about the look of that arch, with the use of circles. I more prefer a classic rebar arch with rectilinear supports. I prefer more of this look: Iron Metal Rebar Arch for Garden (EdenMakersBlog) Here are some links which had advice that appealed to me. I want to build a tunnel of arches for my apple trees at the entrance to my back yard. REBAR TRELLES - STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS (Instructibles by Thinkenstein) USE REBAR, HOMEMADE STAKES & WIRE TO BUILD AN ARCH TRELLIS (SF Gate/Sarah Moore) I've had good luck with using rolls of remesh by itself to build a 10' wide tomato arch and very makeshift wisteria arch.. Lots of experimentation this year. But as I said...I would like to make an apple tunnel support and for that I think I will use rebar arches as supports with remesh over it, and probably a thin rebar chris-cross along each side of the tunnel. A bit like the Sturbridge photo that moccasin posted. (See the Thinkenstein link. Great info.)...See MoreRebar sizing and spacing
Comments (6)a 50' long wall, 5' high and only 4" thick walls? I don't know about other areas but my engineer would want 6" walls with a 12"x12" beam. 10m ties, 12" on centre with 4 15m bars in the beam and 10m bar 8" oc. Or he may allow 8" walls with a double mat of 10m, 8"oc. 10m bars are basically 1/2", just a hair under. I don't know what you are backfilling with, or what your native soil is but water is damn heavy....See MoreIf you built an addition to your space, with concrete slab, a ??
Comments (10)Thanks EATREALFOOD. Dh didn't say much when I told him. oldbat2be, your floor looks perfect. Mine is concrete slab which seems to make a difference. Christine, I've been doing internet searches and find pretty much the same answer everywhere, even eHow, that you can't lay a tile across that joint, there has to be a grout line over it filled with a special caulk, not grout. Called a soft joint. The other part we are puzzling over right now is using a flexible membrane under it. I was going to use Ditra, but was told that it wasn't made for this. There are some paint on membranes, and there are some mesh membranes. And people who use the paint on type seem to do the whole room with it. I also just saw a youtube video that says the industry standard requires a soft joint every 10 feet in a large room, or even a shower wall to prevent cracking when the house shifts. I didn't know that. Maybe that's why we had some cracks in our first tile floor. Also, our floor isn't completely flat and the pros seem to be divided on how much is acceptable. We either have a huge low spot that is 1/8" lower than either side, or we have two high spots that are 1/8" higher. And is a 1/4" high spot enough that we have to go get another super grinder, or can you adjust it with thinset? That's the big issue we're trying to solve right now....See MoreLandscaping advice for some unique spaces... help!
Comments (4)At space one there is a strip of gravel adjacent to the concrete drive. I'd return this strip to lawn. There is also a piece of plywood laying on the drive marked "Space 1". Is this a planting space under the plywood?...See MoreJoe Macker
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