Skip to content
Free Tool Arena

Home & Life · Free tool

Rebar Spacing Calculator

Linear feet, pieces, tie wire, and cost of rebar for a slab. 40x bar diameter lap splice reminder.

Updated April 2026

Rebar Spacing Calculator

Estimate rebar quantity, tie wire, and cost for a concrete slab.

Bars along length16
Bars along width10
Total linear feet392 ft
20 ft sticks needed20
Approx weight262 lb
Tie wire~120 ft
Estimated rebar cost$300
Edge clearance: keep rebar at least 3" from slab edges and 2" from the bottom.
Lap splice: overlap continuous bars by at least 20" (40× bar diameter) at splices.
Support: use chairs or dobies to hold bars off the ground during pour.
Found this useful?Email

Advertisement

What it does

Slab dimensions + rebar size + 16" OC = linear feet, pieces to buy (20 ft stock), tie wire, cost. Plus 40x lap splice reminder.

Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no watermark. For more tools in this category see the full tools index.

Embed this tool on your siteShow snippet

Paste this snippet into any page. Loads on-demand (lazy), no tracking scripts, and sized to most dashboards. Replace the height to fit your layout.

<iframe src="https://freetoolarena.com/embed/rebar-spacing-calculator" width="100%" height="720" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Rebar Spacing Calculator" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;max-width:720px;"></iframe>
Embed docs →

How to use it

  1. Enter slab dimensions.
  2. Pick rebar size + spacing.
  3. Read pieces + tie wire.

Advertisement