Whether to believe fiberglass: is it suitable as a replacement for "golden" fittings?

Everyone who is engaged in any kind of construction this year knows that not only gasoline and tomatoes in the top five have risen in price, but absolutely all rolled metal and timber. Even when buying metal for a kilogram of iron, they already give 20-25 rubles - you can't buy reinforcement and profile for a cheap price. Admit it, you did that too!

And here, against the background of metal rolling companies who have gone too far to the edge, a cheap alternative to steel reinforcement comes into the arena - its metal-plastic sister.

Many desperate advanced builders have been using fiberglass for a long time. One of the most famous is Viktor Borisov, who built a house of aerated concrete with his own hands on a foundation. Usb.

And you are probably worried about the question - is it possible to replace steel reinforcement with fiberglass?

Sellers will rub you what they can. And the old foreman will say the following - among the gentlemen who stand up for modern technologies, for some reason it is not customary to voice the fact that the fracture strength of fiberglass reinforcement is 2 times lower than that of steel.

Do you want a ready-made conclusion from a professional foreman?

1) If you are building a heavy capital structure on a strip foundation - do not skimp on steel reinforcement, do not save.

2) If you build a skeleton - take fiberglass, which is 1.5-2 times thicker than the required norm - save money, you will not lose strength.

3) If you are building a house on the UWB - feel free to take fiberglass of the same section, or 1.5 times the steel reinforcement required for your size. In UWB, reinforcement plays a less important role than in "tape". #fittings#concrete#foundation#Interesting Facts#saving

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• I will tell you how to knit such a reinforcement in the next article.