How To Wire Mesh On Concrete Walls

Install wire mesh for manufactured stone on masonry surfaces using concrete fasteners.

How to wire mesh on concrete walls.

Look at the holes drilled in step 4. If installing lath over wood sheet rock or insulation board use galvanized nails that are long enough to penetrate 1 inch into the supporting studs. On exterior surfaces install a weather resistant barrier before installing the manufactured stone wire mesh. Hold the lath against the wall with the diamonds created from expanding the mesh pointed upward.

Press it down so it is flat and level before you add the new concrete. The wire mesh is fixed to the connecting parts between the wall and the beam panel and the column and the connecting parts between the door hole and the ring beam. The width of exterior wall mesh is 200 mm the width of interior wall mesh is more than 150 mm and the width of the wire mesh should be 200 300 mm. Position and hold the wire mesh inside the line drawn in step 2.

Drive the nails through the mesh into the concrete wall using a hammer. Slide the wire mesh slightly so the holes of the mesh do not cover the drilled holes. The wires hold the mesh 5 8 inches away from the eps. You can purchase a roll of welded wire mesh at a home improvement store then simply spread it out in a single layer over the old concrete.

Cut the mesh to fit the adjusted measurements taken and place within the foundation hole on top of the support blocks or plastic chairs. Wire mesh is held in place either by nails or staples and is fairly easy to remove once the majority of concrete has been removed. Instructional how to video for attaching m rock stone veneer to a preformed concrete wall or foundation. Secure it in place using 7 8 inch concrete nails with a washer over the nail shaft to hold down the mesh strands.

The new concrete you pour binds to the mesh. There are also choices regarding the wire in the mesh. Although it makes the concrete stronger it won t prevent it from cracking. It can be galvanized or smooth steel and fabricated with 11 12 5 or 14 gauge wire.