Accessories

Dura Chair - are the most commonly used in construction. They are available in 3/4" to 10". Dura chairs offer support to allowing for foot traffic on top of the rebar.

Cross Chair - are available in 3/4" and 1" .

Con-Chair - are available in 3/4" to 4". Con-chairs have a flat base for sandy or unstable ground. They are designed to clip onto the rebar holding them stay in place.

To calculate how many chairs are required, take the square footage of the pad and divide by 16.

3/4" Cross Chair (1500/Bag)

3/4" Dura Chair (500/Bag)

3/4" Con Chair (500/Box)

1" Cross Chair (1000/Bag)

1" Dura Chair (500/Bag)

1-1/2" Dura Chair (250/Bag)

1-1/2" Con Chair (500/Box)

2" Dura Chair (250/Bag)

2" Con Chair (500/Box)

2-1/2" Dura Chair (250/Bag)

2-1/2" Con Chair (500/Box)

3" Dura Chair (250/Bag)

3" Con Chair (500/Box)

3-1/2" Dura Chair (350/Bag)

4" Dura Chair (230/Bag)

4" Con Chair (250/Box)

4-1/2" Dura Chair (230/Bag)

5" Dura Chair (200/Bag)

5-1/2" Dura Chair (180/Bag)

6" Dura Chair (120/Bag)

6-1/2" Dura Chair (110/Bag)

7" Dura Chair (100/Bag)

7-1/2" Dura Chair (80/Bag)

8" Dura Chair (60/Bag)

8-1/2" Dura Chair (60/Bag)

9-1/2" Dura Chair (50/Bag)

10" Dura Chair (44/Bag)

Beam Bolster

Beam bolsters are continuous, high-strength rebar supports used in construction to maintain precise spacing of lower mat steel or heavy rebar loads in elevated slabs, beams, and bridge decks. Beam Bolster is available in 1", 1-1/2" or 2" heights (5' pieces. 500' per box).

Installation Notes

Bricks are typically split in half so 1 brick provides 2 supports.
To calculate the number of bricks required: square footage divided by 32
Bricks are 2-1/4" (H) x 3-1/2" (W) x 7-1/2" (L)

Barlock Couplers

Barlock couplers are a quick and easy way to splice rebar. Barlocks exceed industry strength requirements for tension, compression and seismic loading. Typically barlocks are used in applications where a lap splice is not sufficient or not possible due to dimension constraints.

Ardel Steel stocks standard Barlocks in 15mm, 20mm, and 25mm sizes. Additional sizes and types are available upon request.

How to Splice Rebar using a Barlock Coupler:

Insert the first bar up to the center pin and tighten each bolt to a snug fit. Check rebar alignment within the coupler.

Repeat with second bar.

Tighten all the bolts in a random alternating pattern on each bar until the bolt heads shear off.

Splice is now complete (pin removal is optional).

Tie Wire & Loopties

Tie Wire & Loopties are used to hold the rebar cages/mats in place while the concrete is poured. They don't add any strength to the final structure, but if used correctly are cheap insurance that the rebar remains at the correct spacing and clearances to provide maximum reinforcement.

Tie wire comes in 3-1/4 lb. bare and poly-coated rolls and is used in conjunction with a tie wire reel.

Loopties come in bundles of 100 or 2500 and are installed using a hand-tying tool. Loopties come in 3" to 10" lengths with 5" & 6" being the most commonly used. Poly-coated and special lengths are available via special order.

Looptie Sizing Chart

	10M	15M	20M
10M	5"	5"	7"
15M	5"	6"	7"
20M	7"	7"	8"

To calculate the quantity of loopties required: # of bars lengthwise x # of bars widthwise , divided by 2

Gauge Wire

Gauge Wire is used in many applications ranging from fencing to bundling of heavy products. Ardel Steel stocks 9 gauge (1/8") and 12 gauge (3/32") in 50 lb. rolls.

Rebar Accessories

Rebar Chairs

Beam Bolster

Bricks

Safety Caps

Mushroom Caps

OHSA Safety Caps

Barlock Couplers

Standard Coupler

Epoxy Coupler

Structural Steel Connector

Transition Coupler

Tie Wire & Loopties

Manual Twister

Loopties

Looptie Sizing Chart

Gauge Wire

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