I hired a landscaper to remodle my backyard, removing half of the lawn area to replace with concrete to extend land area. He gives me 2 options since he's two-days behind his schedule.
1. Wiremesh concrete. (That's what we agreed in the first place)
2. Using fiberglass concrete. (The option he gives me later on stating it doesn't require to lay the wiremesh but just pour the whole area, but it's stronger and last longer than wiremesh concrete.)
Since I'm not familiar with fiberglass concrete, I'm not sure if he's trying to cut his time to go with easy method?
What are the pros & cons on these 2 options?
2007-09-15 05:01:26 · 8 answers · asked by Me 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Fiber is taking over. Wire mesh has been used for years but is fading with the introduction to fiber. The ONLY advantage to wire mesh is a crack will stop if the wire is pulled up when laying the concrete. RARELY DOES ANYONE PULL IT UP. Fiber is less likely to crack.
The fiber is more expensive at the plant but less work at the site so it evens out.
I have put down both and like the fiber much better.
There isn't a big difference in price or work though and that is why most contractors will offer either one. Both are good, fiber is the "latest greatest".
2007-09-15 05:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by Joe T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fiberglass Concrete
2016-11-16 07:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fiberglass reinforced concrete was a big seller in Florida. My son lived next to me there and he had the Fiberglass and I had the wire mesh type. In ten years I saw no difference. The fiberglass type was about $15 a yard more expensive.
2007-09-15 05:19:36 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fiber mesh can help but often you wind up with fuzzy concrete that looks terrible. my experience is with fiber the concrete still cracks and there is no tie across the crack, leaving the possibility of displacement. wire mesh really holds concrete together. properly lifted off the ground during the pour to the middle of the slab it will work well. mesh is inexpensive and easy to install. from a demolition guys standpoint a fiber reenforced slab is vastly easier to break up. concrete cracks, bottom line. having said that a masons job is to provide adequate control joints, either tooled or sawcut. the panels between joints on a 4' thick slab should be no larger than 8' by 8'. smaller is safer. we hand tool all our control joints, they look better, after the slab has hardened we often saw the control joints a little deeper . this does not show it is only to cover our bets. adding water to the concrete mix is the number one cause of cracking. more water means more shrinkage which means more cracks. the concrete should be placed as dry as possible and still do a good job. if your concrete crew adds more than a few gallons of water to a truck load it almost always leads to problems. also there are chemical additives such as water reducers or super plastesizers that can be included in your mix design and really help. check with your ready mix plant for availability
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2016-04-20 09:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fibreglass breaks down in the sunlight, faster when it is underwater(as the sun rays are magnified) So, if you are thinking longterm, concrete would be the way, and maybe tiling that over for a finish.
2016-03-22 17:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-04 03:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wires out...fibers in...all concrete will crack, make sure he joints it properly to contol the cracking...
2007-09-15 08:02:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will go for the cheaper one if the resource would come up the same quality.
2007-09-15 05:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋