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We saw a floorplan we liked, but the builder is now using Camcrete, which is fibermesh in concrete. The salesman says this has been used in commercial aplications and his house is the first to try it for residential foundations. I am a little leary in trying something new. I would not want to find out months or years down the road that this fibermesh is a bad idea, what experience or information does anyone have with this fibermesh? Has this material been used in commercial foundations or for non-weigth bearing loads?
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We saw a floorplan we liked, but the builder is now using Camcrete, which is fibermesh in concrete. The salesman says this has been used in commercial aplications and his house is the first to try it for residential foundations. I am a little leary in trying something new. I would not want to find out months or years down the road that this fibermesh is a bad idea, what experience or information does anyone have with this fibermesh? Has this material been used in commercial foundations or for non-weigth bearing loads?
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Paul,
FiberMesh is substitute for wire mesh in slabs. It is commonly used here (NE Ark) in residental construction. It is not a substitute for rebar in footings or other applications where rebar is typically specified. You can get a lot of information on this product by searching "fibermesh".
Steve Hansen