What is GFRC and How is different from Concrete

When it comes to GFRC, first lets explain what that is. Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, known in the world of concrete as GFRC. GFRC, substitutes the aggregate, usually small gravel or rocks. That gravel is very heavy and although strong is also has very little flexibility, because of that it is in fact brittle. You actually see this when it comes to sidewalks and driveways but often don't correspond those cracks that we all see going through an old driveway, that uneven ground under that concrete has cause an easy spot to break or crack. Replacing that brittle material with a very strong and flexible Glass Fiber, allows for our products to be as lightweight as can be with still being able to hold of up to the same durability of concrete. The glass fibers are small strands of glass that are grouped together in 1.5inch lengths and very thin, these fibers interlock during the curing process and act like a woven sheet of fiber-glass through out the concrete. These fibers will allow the concrete to bend in extreme conditions.

New Technology

There are lot of different materials being used to strengthen with out increasing the weight of the concrete. For instance fiberglass rods are inserted into the forms to aid in extra support with out risk of cracks, like metal re-bar, also adding little to no weight to the final product. There are also sheets of fiberglass connected into a grid and rolled in sheets. With theses added support systems woven and adhered inside the concrete the final products become essentially unbreakable.

Why Is GFRC Concrete So Expensive Then?

And I know what your saying some concrete countertop fabricators charge $100. a sq ft with all sorts of added expenses. So far all we have heard is that ,we use a mostly renewable products that are relatively cheap to get. So, "where does this price come from?" you ask, well there is another crucial mixture of ingredients that make up anywhere from 3-15% of the concrete. That 3-15% is made up of anywhere from 3-10 different ingredients depending on what the final product is going to be. These are usually the trade kept secrets that take a lot of hands on experimenting to get a perfect finale product every time weather that is a countertop, concrete sink, concrete fountain, or a outside vertical building panel. These are usually polymers and different hardening or liquefying materials. Although these materials make up a very small amount of the entire mixture they are still very expensive. Sometimes adding an additional $30 onto the price of that bag of concrete from the store. On top of that, a lot of times the sealers are also very expensive, but crucial to maintain that brand new appearance for the life of the product.