tie wire

Construction binding wire

Tie wire is thin, flexible wire used to bind or secure objects together, especially in construction.

Rebar is tied together with tie wire before concrete is poured.

The wire is soft enough to twist by hand or with pliers but strong enough to hold materials in place: He used tie wire to fasten the fence posts.

Related

fence post · bend · bundling · lashing · steel · safety gloves · fastening · formwork · construction site · securing · gardening · spool · loop · strand · haywire · cut · knot · concrete

Opposites
fastening method

tie wireweld

Heat-fused metal joint

welding · epoxy · soldering · brazing

structural role

tie wirestructural steel

Construction framework metal

rebar · girder · I-beam

BINDING vs. RELEASING

tie wirewire cutters

Tool for severing metal strands

side cutters · snips · cutting tool · release mechanism

Family

tie, wire, ties, tied, tying, untie, untied, unties, untying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G