Metal Rib

Metal Rib

Expanded metal sheet for leave-in-place concrete

forming applications

This leave-in-place sheet is typically used to form footings, bulkheads, grade beams, pile caps and blindside

walls. The expanded metal sheets are easy to cut, lap, splice, bend and pierce, minimizing related forming

costs. When concrete is placed, the ribs and mesh are embedded in the structure, providing a rough surface

for subsequent concrete placement.

■ Reduces labor and material costs compared to

traditional forming methods for wall joints and

“buried” applications.

■ Saves cycle time because the sheet remains in

place, only supports and bracing are removed,

and form stripping is eliminated.

■ Allows concrete placement to be visually

monitored, reducing the risk of voids and

“honeycombing.”

■ Simplifies form joints and piercing so rebar

operations can continue, or be revised, with

minimal obstructions.

■ Provides a quick-to-install joint option in the event

of schedule change, ready-mix interruption or

other unanticipated problem.

■ Utilizes the existing rebar in structures, like grade

beams and pier caps, to eliminate placing and

removing temporary supports.

■ Eliminates the cost associated with handling,

setting, stripping and cleaning conventional

formwork.

2525 Armitage Ave

Melrose Park, IL 60160

708-493-9569

www.surebuilt-usa.com

03/26