Sicklebars Used For Rebar

Sicklebars Used For Rebar BUILDINGS New Techniques 26-2-34 We were pouring a floor for a 14-ft. dia. grain bin I bought used. I didn't have any rebar on hand so I decided to use old sicklebars, of which I had plenty. We crisscrossed several bars, staggering them so they didn't cross all at one place, making the concrete too thin. We placed small bricks under the sickles to hold them up and bent the ends of the sickles down into the footings along the outside. The pour went successfully and the floor seems to be holding up well. I think they'll work even better than rebar. (Barry & Brian Leverett, Henry & Daniel Butts, Middletown, Mo.)

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