GFRP Corners, L-Bars and Hooks: Ordering Bent Fiberglass Rebar
How to order bent fiberglass (GFRP) rebar: 90 degree corners, L-bars, J-hooks, U-bars and stirrups, why they are factory made, bend radius limits and detailing tips.
Home / Blog
Steel & Rebar Guides
Straight answers on rebar, structural steel, beams, lintels and fabrication, from the team that cuts, bends and welds it every day.
GFRP Rebar Price in Canada: How Fiberglass Rebar Cost Compares to Steel
What drives fiberglass (GFRP) rebar price in Canada, why it is sold by length, how it compares to black, epoxy and stainless steel, and how to get a fair quote.
GFRP Rebar Pros and Cons: Is Fiberglass Rebar Any Good?
The real advantages and disadvantages of fiberglass (GFRP) rebar, what each one means on site and in design, and the jobs where it is worth using in Ontario.
GFRP Rebar Sizes and Weights: Metric Size Chart
Fiberglass (GFRP) rebar sizes: CSA S807 diameters and nominal areas, weight per metre and per foot by grade from a real data sheet, and how they compare to steel.
GFRP Stirrups and Dowels vs Steel Rebar
How fiberglass (GFRP) stirrups, ties and dowels compare with steel: bend strength, stiffness, design rules, mixed systems, ordering and when GFRP shapes make sense.
GFRP vs Steel Rebar: Strength, Cost and When to Use Each
Fiberglass (GFRP) rebar vs steel rebar: tensile strength, stiffness, weight, corrosion, cost drivers and the jobs where each one makes sense in Ontario.
Grouting Base Plates: Non-Shrink Grout and Thickness
What base plate grouting does, how columns are levelled before grouting, choosing non-shrink or epoxy grout, how thick the grout should be and how it is placed.
Heat Cambering vs Cold Cambering Steel Beams
How steel beams are cambered with heat and with a cambering machine, the limits of each method, which beams shouldn't be cambered and how to specify camber.
Hiring Steel Erectors in Ontario: What to Ask Before You Sign
What to ask a structural steel erector in Ontario: CWB certification for field welds, crew training, cranes, erection bracing, scope gaps and site readiness.
How a Steel Beam Is Fabricated: Cut, Drill, Weld, Prime
Step by step, how a structural steel beam is fabricated: shop drawings, cutting, copes, holes, end plates and bottom plates, welding, camber, primer and marking.
How Column Base Plates Are Fabricated and Welded
How a steel column base plate is made: cutting the plate, drilling anchor holes, squaring the column, fitting, welding to CSA W59, inspection and coating.
How Epoxy-Coated Rebar Is Made: Fusion-Bonded Coating Types
How fusion-bonded epoxy goes on rebar: blasting, heating, electrostatic powder and curing, plus A775 vs A934 bar, green vs purple, and on-site repair.
How Far Apart Should Basement Columns Be?
Basement column spacing is set by the beam they hold up. Ontario Building Code span tables for wood and steel beams, column loads, footings and a worked example.
How Far Can a Steel Beam Span Without Support?
How far a steel beam can span without a post or bracing: what Ontario span tables allow, what limits a span, and why unbraced beams carry less.
How GFRP Rebar Is Made: The Pultrusion Process
What fiberglass rebar is made of and how it is produced: glass rovings, resin, the pultrusion line, surface coatings, factory-bent shapes and quality testing.
How Long Should Rebar Dowels Be? Embedment Depth Explained
How rebar dowel length and embedment depth are set in Canada: CSA A23.3 development length, hooked dowels, OBC Part 9 minimums and drilled-in dowels.
How Many Bars Are in a Rebar Bundle?
Why there is no fixed bar count in a rebar bundle, how to work out bars per tonne for 10M to 35M, and what bundle tags and weights mean on a Canadian job.
How Metal Handrails Are Installed
How steel and stainless handrails are installed: fixing posts in concrete, base plates, fascia mounts, wall brackets, site welding, code checks and what drives cost.