Welded Wire Fabric

Welded wire fabric, often referred to as wire mesh, comes in rolls and sheets. You must cut these to fit your individual application and tie together, or lap, them to form a continuous sheet of fabric.

Specifications and designs are usually used when wire fabric is being lapped. As a rule of thumb, one complete lap is usually sufficient with a minimum of 2 inches between laps. Whenever the rule of thumb is not allowed, use the end lap or side lap method.

In the end lap method, lap the wire mesh by overlapping one full mesh measured from the end of the longitudinal wires in one piece to the end of the longitudinal wires in the adjacent piece. Then tie the two pieces with a snap tie at 1 1/2 foot centers.

In the side lap method, place the two longitudinal side wires one alongside and overlapping the other. Then tie the two pieces with a snap tie every 3 feet.