Reinforcing Accessories

SPACERS

SINGLE, DOUBLE & TRIPLE COVER SPACERS

TRIPLE COVER SPACERS
Triple Cover Spacers are recommended for use in vertical applications

Cover mm
35
40
50

MESH SPACERS

A heavy duty concrete spacer for supporting mesh reinforcement in ground floor slabs. Ideal for use on polythene membranes and blinding.

DOUBLE COVER SPACERS

SINGLE COVER SPACERS

Cover mm
40
50

HEAVY DUTY CONCRETE BARS

The tuffblock heavy duty bars are manufactured in 500/1 metre lengths

Cover mm
40 x 40
50 x 50
60 x 60
75 x 75
100 x 100

WIRE SPACERS

CONCRETE HYSTOOLS – CONCRETE WIRE MESH CHAIRS & SPACERS

WIRE SPACERS TWO METRE CONTINUOUS HYSTOOLS

The standard two metre long Continuous Hystools are particularly suitable for ground floor slab construction where they can be used to space between layers of mesh or bar reinforcement. Wire mesh chairs can also be used in wall construction.

Four/Five per sheet

The heavy duty wire mesh chairs are mainly used where there is particularly heavy loads or excessive site traffic also in suspended slabs where they are used to give support plus accurate separation and positioning, between the layers of reinforcement.

2 Metre Lengths
Height mm
50
60
75
90
105
120
135
150
165
180
200

CIRCULAR WIRE SPACERS / ACCESSORIES

CIRCULAR WIRE SPACERS

The circular spacers provide a quick, easy and economical method of supporting reinforcement in concrete slabs.

Four / Five Spacers per standard sheet of mesh.

CONTINUOUS PLASTIC SPACERS

CONTINUOUS PLASTIC SPACER

For supporting bottom reinforcement in suspended slabs. It has good stability
and allows excellent concrete flow characteristics. This is of particularly
good use on metal decking.

Supplied in 2 metre lengths.

Cover
20
25
30
35
40
50

GRADE PLATE

CONCRETE SPACERS / ACCESSORIES

GRADE PLATE

A double cover spacer that has been designed for use in ground floor slabs, where its large base area prevents puncturing of polythene film and gives a stable support to the reinforcing steel.

Cover
25/30
40/50
60/70
90/100

DOWEL BARS

FLOOR SLAB ACCESSORIES

DOWEL BAR CAGES

Please note there are 2 no half cages per 1.5mtrs of joint. Dowel bar cages are used to support dowel bars in expansion and contraction joints of road and floor slab construction. They are manufactured in 1.2 metre lengths to suit any slab thickness.

H = mm
EXPANSION	65	125	CONTRACTION
	75	175
	95

Expansion and Contraction Dowel Bar Cages

EXPANSION DOWEL BAR CAPS

A range of dowel bar debonding caps manufactured from rigid PVC tube with a compressible cork fixed into one end to act as a compressible filler.

Bar dia x overall length
12 x 100
16 x 100
20 x 100
25 x 100
32 x 100

EXPANSION DOWEL BAR SLEEVES

PVC Dowel Bar Sleeves provide a very successful and efficient method of debonding mild steel dowel bars.

MORE SIZES NOW AVAILABLE.

DEBONDING COMPOUND

Designed for coating dowel bars in expansion joints. Available in 5 litre and 25 litre tins. – Coverage 2-4m 2/litre

Bar dia x overall length
12 x 450
16 x 200
16 x 300
16 x 450
20 x 300
25 x 300
32 x 375

SCREED CHAIRS

FLOOR SLAB ACCESSORIES

METAL SCREED CHAIRS

The metal screed chair is supplied in two parts, the height being simply adjusted by turning the stirrup in the base

Adjustment	Slab Thickness
Screed Base 2 Collar ADJ 3	100 - 200

PLASTIC SCREED CHAIRS

Plastic screed chairs are ideal for light duty applications. It is not advisable to use the chairs in bays over 5 metres wide and we would recommend placement at 500mm Centres.

For heights over 150mm the base of the chair should be placed in a “Blob” of concrete for greater stability.

Slab Thickness 140mm upwards
Supplied in 4 sections
Saddle / Collar / Tube / Base
Tube supplied in 2 metre lengths

CRACK INDUCER

FLOOR SLAB ACCESSORIES

CRACK INDUCER

This two part PVC crack inducer and groove former induces a controlled crack in continuously laid concrete. Its hollow, braced section makes it strong enough to be vibrated direct in to wet concrete.

1. BF10/50/25 (5M lengths)

2. BF10/75/25 (5M lengths)

BOTTOM CRACK INDUCER

1. Y75 (5M lengths)

2. Y40 (5M lengths)

FORMAVOID

PVC void formers in
4 sizes designed for forming grooves in concrete or nailing to formwork.

Supplied in 3 metre lengths.

Depth x Width
20 / 10
20 / 20

TYING WIRE AND WIRE CUTTERS

TYING WIRE BLACK ANNEALED

This 16 gauge tying wire of fine quality wire, soft annealed to very high standards, and acknowledged by steelfixers to be the premier tying wire.

STAINLESS WIRE

18 gauge stainless steel tying wire is used where there is danger of wire off cuts being left on the form work and causing staining on the surface of the concrete.