How to knit rebar with simple pliers

Many beginner builders face difficulties due to the inability to fix the reinforcement in the frame of the foundation, wall or other surface. Incorrect installation can lead to the fact that the design will lose strength, reliability and safety, and therefore, every builder must be able to knit reinforcement.

Reinforcement knitting methods

There are two ways to knit reinforcement. In the first case, manual work is used, and in the second, automated. On small construction sites, the manual method is most often used.

In order to reliably bind the bars of steel reinforcement, it is necessary to prepare the following tools:

• Pliers;
• Screwdriver;
• Hooks

Hooks need to be prepared in two types - simple and reversible. As for the pliers, it is not advisable to replace them with ordinary pliers. The difference between these tools is that the pliers have special recesses, thanks to which they can easily grasp and clamp round parts.

Professional builders rarely use pliers in their work, most of the time wielding a reversible hook. In the presence of experience and dexterity, it allows you to easily grab and tie together the bars of the reinforcement.

Automated knitting is performed using special equipment - a gun. Its use is advisable only on large construction sites and on a large scale of work. This is because it is distinguished by the high cost and the need for professional skills.

How to knit rebar with pliers and crochet

The method of crocheting reinforcement is to select the intersection of two rods and wrap it with a strong wire. It is recommended to fold the wire in half, which will make it more tensile.

After the done manipulations, the hook must be inserted into the loop and begin to rotate until the parts are firmly connected. This method can resemble ordinary knitting, and therefore everyone can learn it. The hook can always be replaced with pliers. In this case, the procedure will remain the same.

It is worth noting that some inexperienced craftsmen try to save time and use an electric drill in the process of knitting reinforcement. Doing this is not recommended, because this tool has high power, and therefore it will be difficult for the master to calculate the moment when the loop was tightened, but not tightened. Excessive tugging may cause the bonding wire to break and cause defects on the surface of the reinforced concrete product.