How is the mating for the foundation made?

The construction of houses has never been an especially cheap pleasure, but in recent years people who want to acquire their own house have to save almost everything. In particular, many of them are interested in the fact that the binding of reinforcing bars for the foundation was carried out with their own hands, since the work of specialists in this field is not distinguished by the democratic nature of prices.

How to connect the valve?

Today, two main methods of fixing are used: on wire and on welding. Each of them has both positive and negative sides. It seems to non-professionals that welding is a more reliable and qualitative type of fasteners, but in practice everything turns out to be somewhat different. Such a knit reinforcement for a foundation has a number of negative qualities:

• If you use welding, then construction will be more expensive, as it will have to use special equipment and services of professional welders. Do not throw aside and the fact that welding machines consume a lot of expensive electricity.
• No matter how paradoxical this may seem to you, but the binding of the reinforcement for the foundation With the help of a wire is more reliable than welding. The point is that the welding places are characterized by an increased tendency to corrosion and fracture as a result of the influence of mechanical factors.
• In addition, this method unreasonably increases the rigidity of the entire reinforcing frame of the building. Simply put, the foundation will not be able to "play" after the displacing ground, as a result of which wall cracks and other dangerous consequences are possible.

The use of wire will eliminate almost all of the above risks.

Preparing for work ...

To make the binding of the reinforcement for the ribbon foundation "excellent", we recommend that you adhere to the following work plan:

• Care should be taken to prepare the material.
• Running is in progress.
• Bonded structural elements are delivered directly to the work site.
• Reconciling the skeleton plan, they are installed in the foundation trench.
• Proceed directly to the binding.

The first stage involves a thorough visual inspection of the reinforcement. All dirt and rust from its surface must be removed with a quality iron brush. Note that the mating diagram of the reinforcement for the foundation assumes the use of straight reinforcing rods, so straighten them before use.

Manual knitting

In this case, the strapping is performed in the upper, lower and middle parts of the reinforcing frame. Professionals say that it is best to perform these works in the following order:

• In the left hand hold the wire, and in the right hold the instrument.
• Under the armature itself, a wire is drawn, and a wire loop is pulled over the crochet hook.
• Make a knot.
• Screw the hook three or four times to secure the wire, cut the free end.

The hardest thing is when the reinforcement binding for the foundation is carried out on smooth reinforcing bars. In this case, you should use a special automatic gun for binding, which will not only speed up the work process, but also greatly simplify it.