Rebar suppliers that can do 90mm h10 links?

[WannabeBob]

Hey folks, me again! Our swimming pool foundation dig is going well so far. 

 

I was wondering if anyone can recommend any rebar suppliers that can do H10 (10mm) links/stirrups with a dimension of 90mm, ie shape code 51 where B=90mm
 

Our engineers have specified 90mm max for our lintels and piers as they want a 30mm coverage each side within our 150mm ICF concrete due to fire regulations. 
 

The suppliers I’ve checked with say they can only do down to 100mm, some even only going down to 110mm. I did get a quote from someone that said they could do it, at 20% more expensive and of dubious repute? I say dubious but really it’s just that I haven’t seen them mentioned before, and hoping someone here might have personal recommendations instead. 
 

I’ve asked our engineers to come up with alternatives but I’m not very optimistic about them coming up with a timely solution…

I’d rather get the bars supplied bent, but failing that how hard is it to bend my own bars for a pencil neck with absolutely no experience? 😅

 

Thanks!

[JohnMo]

I got mine from eBay. 

[BadgerBodger]

Bending is easy enough with a bar bender but by the time you’ve hired one and bought the bar you’re probably better paying the 20% premium on the few you want….

 

I’m not sure you’d get a bar bender to manage bends in that short succession though. 

[WannabeBob]

45 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

I got mine from eBay. 

Maybe I’m being a bit uppity about it, but how do you know if the rebar meets the standards?

 

46 minutes ago, BadgerBodger said:

I’m not sure you’d get a bar bender to manage bends in that short succession though. 

I’m assuming that’s why most suppliers can’t go down to 90mm either. 

[BadgerBodger]

32 minutes ago, WannabeBob said:

Maybe I’m being a bit uppity about it, but how do you know if the rebar meets the standards?

 

I’m assuming that’s why most suppliers can’t go down to 90mm either. 

Good question. And there is a lot to talk about here… 

 

I’ll keep it quick though.  
 

Ask for the suppliers CARES certificate. If it covers the relevant classes you’re looking for you’re good. I’m over generalising but for domestic work I wouldn’t dig much further than that. It’s a rabbit hole. 
 

On the bending sizes and radii, factory bent will give you the most options. On site you don’t really want to be making up complex bar bends! 

[Russell griffiths]

Total construction supplies in the west mids did mine, they didn’t like it as it was small and hard to bend, but did them as I had had £5000 worth of steel for my foundations, and they featured my foundations on their website. 
give them a call. 
could you drop to 8mm links, check with structural engineer, easier to bend to get the tight radius. 

[WannabeBob]

15 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

Total construction supplies in the west mids did mine, they didn’t like it as it was small and hard to bend, but did them as I had had £5000 worth of steel for my foundations, and they featured my foundations on their website. 
give them a call. 
could you drop to 8mm links, check with structural engineer, easier to bend to get the tight radius. 

Thanks Russell! Yes we can drop to H8 as well, though with the ones I’ve checked with was still 100 or 110. 
 

36 minutes ago, BadgerBodger said:

 

On the bending sizes and radii, factory bent will give you the most options. On site you don’t really want to be making up complex bar bends! 

Yeah. We don’t have crazy amount and it’s pretty much straight bars or square links but I’d still rather avoid bending them on site if I can

[Russell griffiths]

If you can go 8mm i would bend them on site, simple jig and a hand bender. 

[WannabeBob]

I might spend more time making a jig than bending bars!

 

[WannabeBob]

Although for the price of a takeaway, this might by worth trying

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005983014134.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller.1.17deBXtBBXtB3z&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=591a7a8e-a5b9-4053-b294-7087714f343d&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:591a7a8e-a5b9-4053-b294-7087714f343d,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238116%232002&pdp_ext_f={"order"%3A"43"%2C"eval"%3A"1"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=4%40dis!GBP!12.73!8.83!!!119.38!82.80!%402103891017449243290116801e4967!12000035171723357!rec!UK!!ABXZ&utparam-url=scene%3ApcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller|query_from%3A

[Chanmenie]

I had similar issue, ended up buying a rebar bender and making my own.

 

It worked out quite a bit cheaper than buying ready made links even allowing for the bender

[WannabeBob]

Which bender did you get?

[Russell griffiths]

@Nickfromwales is a bit of a bender 🤣

[Chanmenie]

Got it from eBay, it’ll do up to 14mm bar

ill sell it if your interested but I’m a few miles from Cambridgeshire as I’m near Norwich 

[Nickfromwales]

5 hours ago, Russell griffiths said:

@Nickfromwales is a bit of a bender 🤣

£20 is £20  

[Nickfromwales]

9 hours ago, WannabeBob said:

Which bender did you get?

You'd both be lucky to have me....ffs

[Gus Potter]

Shape code 51 is this

 

 

Table 2 says this

 

On 17/04/2025 at 18:18, WannabeBob said:

H10 (10mm) links/stirrups with a dimension of 90mm, ie shape code 51 where B=90mm

And there lies your problem.

 

On 17/04/2025 at 18:18, WannabeBob said:

H10 (10mm) links/stirrups with a dimension of 90mm, ie shape code 51 where B=90mm

I suspect your SE has made a bollocks of this link / beam design. 10mm links with only B = 90 mm? even if in terms of buildability and cost.

 

 

[WannabeBob]

16 hours ago, Gus Potter said:

I suspect your SE has made a bollocks of this link / beam design. 10mm links with only B = 90 mm? even if in terms of buildability and cost.

 

 

 

Let’s just say I won’t be recommending them for many other reasons as well.

 

We’re thinking of trying it out with a bending jig as a trial and see how feasible it is

 

 

[WannabeBob]

19 hours ago, Chanmenie said:

Got it from eBay, it’ll do up to 14mm bar

ill sell it if your interested but I’m a few miles from Cambridgeshire as I’m near Norwich 

Thanks. If you’re happy to sell it I’ll let you know on Tuesday if we decide to try it ourselves. 

[Chanmenie]

On 19/04/2025 at 15:45, WannabeBob said:

 

Let’s just say I won’t be recommending them for many other reasons as well.

 

We’re thinking of trying it out with a bending jig as a trial and see how feasible it is

 

 

I made 200 links didn’t take too long once you get the hang of it.

I have some bits  of rebar kicking about you can try 

 

[WannabeBob]

On 20/04/2025 at 19:18, Chanmenie said:

I made 200 links didn’t take too long once you get the hang of it.

I have some bits  of rebar kicking about you can try 

 

Happy days, I’ve managed to find a supplier to do the links in 90mm without any extra costs. 

 

Thanks all for the help. I won’t be needing the jig after all. 

[Gus Potter]

41 minutes ago, WannabeBob said:

Happy days, I’ve managed to find a supplier to do the links in 90mm without any extra costs. 

Good, just make sure that you can vibrate the concrete ok and get the pour sequencing right.

 

Go back and just check the design with you SE, in case there is an annotation error.. it happens.

 

 

[WannabeBob]

38 minutes ago, Gus Potter said:

Good, just make sure that you can vibrate the concrete ok and get the pour sequencing right.

 

Go back and just check the design with you SE, in case there is an annotation error.. it happens.

 

 

Thanks. Yes, we’ve checked the dimensions with them and according to our SE that’s the “standard detail” approved by the ICF manufacturer who’ll come on site to help with the first lift as well.