Is Fiber Mesh Concrete All It's "Cracked Up" To Be?
There has been a trend in the building industry where Fiber Mesh is being substituted for Wire Mesh in concrete slabs. We contend that using Fiber Mesh in the place of steel wire mesh is a mistake. We've seen it over and over again in our inspections. Fiber Mesh has some benefits, but we've discovered several places where Fiber Mesh should not be used.
1.) Elevated cast-in-place slabs
2.) Elevated slabs on metal deck
3.) Structural slabs-on-grade (mats)
4.) Where poor subgrade conditions are expected
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No, I don't care what you say; I'm changing it from three to two! Today, I looked at two houses with the same inherent construction problem, both attributable to contractor ignorance or amateur construction. It's called failure to provide a structural ridge "beam" to support a cathedral ceiling (raf...
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No, I don't care what you say; I'm changing it from three to two! Today, I looked at two houses with the same inherent construction problem, both attributable to contractor ignorance or amateur construction. It's called failure to provide a structural ridge "beam" to support a cathedral ceiling (raf...
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No, I don't care what you say; I'm changing it from three to two! Today, I looked at two houses with the same inherent construction problem, both attributable to contractor ignorance or amateur construction. It's called failure to provide a structural ridge "beam" to support a cathedral ceiling (raf...
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Why do so many homes being sold have cracks in their brick veneer?
It's because of lack of expansion joints (shown in photo) in clay brick or control joints in cement brick. Until builders start incorporating these into the brick veneers of new homes, foundation repair contractors will thrive.
Every clay brick veneer house constructed during times of building booms (whenever the brick leave the kiln and are shipped immediately to the construction site) have cracks because of the lack of expansion joints.
It's not Rocket Science!
Cement brick will always develop cracks if there are no control joints. That's a fact.
These are not “settlement cracks” or signs of “foundation failure,” as the foundation repair contractor salesmen argue.
