Galvanized Hardware Cloth

Galvanized Hardware Cloth

Hardware cloth is a hot-dipped galvanized woven or welded mesh. It has a light gauge (usually between 2 and 8 mesh). Heavy Zinc coating provides maximum protection and extra durability. Hardware cloth has an unlimited number of applications around the home, business, or farm.

Hardware Wire Mesh Benefits:

Easy to install

Attractive

Durable

Weather proof

Rust resistant

Long lasting

Light wire diameter yet good stability

Galvanized hardware cloth, or hardware cloth as it is sometimes referred to, is one of the most common and recognizable categories of wire mesh. Because hardware mesh is extremely versatile and attractively priced, it is used in thousands of different applications. Aside from its adaptability and price point, another benefit of hardware cloth is that, due to its zinc coating, it is corrosion resistant and will have a longer life than a comparable plain steel wire mesh.

Application:

Building and construction: general contracting, insulation, ventilation, HVAC applications, gutter guards & roofing, soffit screen, and in stucco, ceilings, and tile installation

Outdoor uses: protective fencing for construction areas, gardening, greenhouses, compost bins, planters, fencing and enclosures, and chicken coops

Pest or varmint control: protect against rats, mice, raccoons, gophers, snakes and other nuisances

Household uses: baskets of many sizes and cabinet facing

Unique industries: archaeology, beekeeping. bakeries, fishing and tractors, commonly use galvanized hardware cloth when a specific opening size is needed

Hardware supply and retail centers