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Welded Wire Mesh Calculator: usage, cutting plan, weight and price
Calculate how many 2×3 m steel welded wire mesh sheets you need for your area – including overlaps, cut pieces and weight – and compare them with KOREFIB FiberMesh composite (GFRP) mesh. The calculator creates an optimized cutting plan, builds a shopping list of materials, and shows the savings in both price and weight.
Input
Enter the length and width of the area in meters.
Select the KOREFIB composite mesh type.
Select the welded wire mesh type for comparison.
Select the width of the composite mesh roll.
First choose the roll width, then the available lengths will be offered.
Enter your quoted price per m², or per whole 2×3 m sheet.
Default = 2 mesh openings by type, adjustable.
Default = 2 mesh openings by welded wire mesh type, adjustable.
Cutting plan: rolls are cut continuously, the remainder continues in the next strip. Darker bands = overlaps and joints.
Required material
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| Number of strips / pieces | – |
| Joints along length | – |
| Number of rolls to buy | – |
| Net area | – |
| Material area incl. overlaps | – |
| Purchased area | – |
| Usable remainder | – |
| Total weight (purchase) | – |
| Price per roll (incl. VAT) | – |
| Total price (excl. VAT) | – |
| Total price (incl. VAT) | – |
Cutting plan: 2×3 m sheets, edge cut pieces (dashed). Darker bands = overlaps.
Required material
| Format | – |
| Number of sheets to buy | – |
| Layout | – |
| Of which whole / cut pieces | – |
| Cut piece dimensions (w × l) | – |
| Net area | – |
| Material area incl. overlaps | – |
| Purchased area | – |
| Usable remainder | – |
| Total weight (purchase) | – |
| Price per sheet | – |
| Total price (incl. VAT) | – |
Comparison summary
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At this volume, a quote request pays off: we offer volume discounts on larger orders, so your actual savings will be even higher than the catalog prices above.
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The calculation is indicative: composite is laid in parallel strips with continuous cutting of the rolls (the roll remainder continues in the next strip, minimum usable piece 1 m), welded wire mesh in a regular grid of sheets with edge cut pieces. Penetrations and atypical shapes are not accounted for. KOREFIB prices are loaded from the current e-shop offer; the steel price is based on your input. The comparison serves anti-shrinkage and distribution applications – it is not an automatic replacement for load-bearing reinforcement; for structurally significant elements, a structural engineer's design is required.
How much welded wire mesh do I need and what can replace it
Steel welded wire mesh is sold in 2×3 m sheets (6 m²), and during installation adjacent sheets overlap by typically 2 mesh openings – for mesh with 100×100 mm openings that's 20 cm, for 150×150 mm openings 30 cm. For 100 m² of flooring, "100 ÷ 6 = 17 sheets" is therefore never enough: with overlaps and edge cut pieces, the real consumption comes out 10–20% higher. The calculator above computes the exact number of sheets including a breakdown of cut pieces, the total weight, and the price based on your quoted price per m² or per sheet.
Welded wire mesh weight: why every kilogram counts
Common welded wire mesh weighs from 1.3 kg/m² (KA17) through 2 kg/m² (KA16) up to 4.4 kg/m² (KH30) – a single 2×3 m sheet thus weighs 8 to 27 kg, and for a mid-sized floor you carry dozens of them. The KOREFIB FiberMesh composite (GFRP) mesh weighs 246–455 g/m², is supplied on a roll, and for the same area you carry 4–10× less material. A detailed comparison of the parameters can be found on the Comparison with steel page.
Replacing welded wire mesh with composite
In screeds, concrete floors, slabs on grade and other anti-shrinkage applications, steel welded wire mesh can be replaced with KOREFIB FiberMesh composite (GFRP) mesh certified to ETA and CE. What is compared is the reinforcement function – the tensile capacity per m² – not the wire diameter. The practical procedure is described in the guide to replacing welded wire mesh with composite, and answers to the most common questions can be found in the Questions and answers. For load-bearing and structurally significant structures, a structural engineer's design is always required.
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