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Making faux bois concrete railing.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...243#post196027
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...033#post195070
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...237#post218404
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...921#post229812
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...201#post199678
Any idea why they are coating the suspension cables in concrete?
While the steel members you are seeing may play a very small part in the stability of the foot bridge once the concrete had hardened. They are neither cables nor are they there for suspension. What you are seeing is welded rebar. this is a handrail system. once the concrete is cured it may be coated with a resin, plaster, sisal fibers, or other media to further decorate the railing or may even be left alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dollar Bill
"Faux bois" is French for "fake wood" so, presumably, once the concrete sets it will be coated/painted/disguised to look like wooden branches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dollar Bill
Thanks Frank - That makes sense. Was thinking it was a structural part of the bridge knowing the first time it flexed, the concrete would break off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S