Design Structural Framework
4 hoursPlan rebar skeleton, mesh layers, and temporary supports for intended shape and load.
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Plan rebar skeleton, mesh layers, and temporary supports for intended shape and load.
Cut rebar to length, bend with hickey or bender per plan, and tie with wire at intersections.
Staple or tie chicken wire and welded wire in 2–4 overlapping layers with minimal gaps.
Install temporary braces, verify dimensions with batten, and photograph before mortar hides armature.
Minimum 2 layers each side of rebar for ferrocement — 4 total mesh layers structural minimum.
Impalement hazard — OSHA caps on vertical bars in work areas.
Cut tie wire tails point inward or flush — scratch hazard.
Rebar overhead work — hard hat mandatory.