Rebar Supplier and Construction Hardware in Scotts Valley, CA

The number is the bar's diameter in eighths of an inch. A #2 is 1/4 inch, #3 is 3/8, #4 is 1/2, #5 is 5/8, and #6 is 3/4. Most residential and light commercial work runs #3 through #6. Standard rebar lengths are typically 20 feet, and the bar can be cut to shorter lengths from 2 feet up depending on what the job needs.

Yield strength. Grade 40 yields at 40 ksi, Grade 60 at 60 ksi, and both meet ASTM A615. Grade 60 is what most current structural specifications call for. Mill markings on the bar identify grade and origin, so the steel stays traceable to the spec. Bring the drawings if the job requires them.

Use coated rebar wherever moisture reaches the steel. Epoxy-coated rebar protects against corrosion in harsh environments, and galvanized rebar is hot-dipped in zinc for the same purpose. Black bar is fine when fully encased in dry conditions, but corroding steel expands and spalls concrete from the inside. Coastal exposure, below-grade work, and anywhere road salt reaches all argue for a coating. Stainless steel rebar offers the longest corrosion resistance where the budget allows it.

Call or come in. Steel market prices change frequently with material costs, so posting a number that goes stale within weeks helps nobody, and no local supplier does it. Larger quantities and specialized bar get quoted rather than priced off a shelf tag. Bring your quantities and we will give you a straight number for what your job takes.

We stock straight bar and custom-cut it to length, meeting the needs of most residential and light commercial projects while keeping costs down. Welded rebar cages, stirrups, and bent shapes come from dedicated fabrication service centers, and heavy commercial projects usually route through one. Tell us what the job involves and we will understand what it takes, then point you toward a fabricator.

Re-mesh for flatwork where sheet reinforcement beats tied bar, concrete dobies to hold steel at the correct height in the form, tie wire for the intersections, foundation bolts set before the pour, and plastic sheeting as a vapor barrier underneath. Sonotube forms for piers and column footings. All of it in the same yard as the concrete.

Anchor bolts tie a sill plate to a foundation, which is the connection holding a structure to what it sits on. They go in wet, before the pour sets — there is no retrofitting them afterward. Placement follows the plan, and getting a bolt in the wrong spot is a framing problem later rather than a concrete one. Ask at the counter and we will step through the layout with you.

The drawings specify spacing and lap length, and those two drive the quantity more than the slab area does. Bar weight also varies by size, which matters on a large order. Bring your dimensions and the spec and we will work out the count with you at the counter.

Yes, residential and commercial, both across, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, and the surrounding county. Bagged concrete, base rock, sand, and masonry block come from the same yard, so reinforcement and the pour it goes into can ship together.