Bolsinger Rebar supplies reinforcing steel and concrete reinforcement products for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and infrastructure projects across the Midwest. We support everything from small flatwork pours to large structural concrete construction.
Yes. Our team helps contractors and builders select the correct rebar size, grade, coating, and fabrication approach based on structural requirements, environmental exposure, and installation needs.
We provide free same-day quotes for most rebar and concrete reinforcement projects. Larger or more complex jobs may require additional review time to ensure accurate quantities and fabrication details.
Yes. We provide custom cutting, bending, and fabricated rebar services based on your plans and specifications. Fabricated rebar arrives prepared for placement, reducing field labor and installation time.
Yes. We deliver all reinforcing materials, from standard rebar and mesh to pre-fabricated rebar cages and concrete supplies throughout the Midwest. Our team coordinates delivery timing around your project schedule to help crews stay productive.
Yes. Bolsinger Rebar fabricates and pre-assembles rebar cages, mats, and reinforcement assemblies for projects that benefit from reduced field tying and faster installation.
Bolsinger Rebar combines over 50 years of experience with fast lead times, same-day quotes, custom fabrication, pre-assembly capabilities, and direct contractor support. We are family-owned and veteran-owned, with a strong focus on practical jobsite solutions.
Yes. All of our products, including epoxy-coated rebar and fiber reinforcement, meet or exceed industry standards. We source steel from domestic mills across the United States to support Buy America Act and American Iron and Steel Act requirements on state and federally funded projects.
Yes, we do more than supply materials. Bolsinger can help you design layouts that maximize integrity and reduce labor needs on-site. Our fabricated rebar and pre-assembled reinforcement options also reduce the amount of cutting, bending, and tying crews must handle in the field. That helps contractors save labor hours and improve installation speed.
Bolsinger Rebar serves contractors and construction projects throughout the Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin) from our location in Cascade, Iowa. Delivery coverage depends on project size, material requirements, and scheduling.
Yes. We prepare rebar estimates and quantity takeoffs using project drawings, specifications, and reinforcement schedules. Accurate estimating helps contractors plan material quantities, labor, and delivery timing more effectively.
Yes. We support large-scale commercial and industrial projects with fabricated rebar, pre-assembly, estimating, and coordinated deliveries built around project sequencing and installation schedules.
Yes. Our Rebar 911 program provides fast-turn fabricated rebar for smaller, time-sensitive projects that need reinforcement steel shipped within 24 to 72 hours.
Bolsinger Rebar provides:
We support residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest.
Yes. We fabricate rebar to match project drawings, including custom lengths, bends, hooks, stirrups, ties, mats, and reinforcement assemblies. Fabricated rebar arrives prepared for placement, which helps reduce field labor and installation time.
Fabricated rebar arrives cut and bent to specification but shipped as individual bars.
Pre-assembled rebar arrives tied together into cages, mats, or assemblies ready for placement.
Pre-assembly reduces field tying and can significantly speed up installation on larger projects.
Yes. We prepare rebar estimates and quantity takeoffs using project drawings, reinforcement schedules, and structural plans. Accurate estimating helps contractors reduce waste, coordinate deliveries, and better plan labor and fabrication timing.
Yes. We coordinate reinforcing steel deliveries around project schedules throughout the Midwest to help crews stay productive and avoid unnecessary downtime.
Our fabrication services support:
We handle everything from small contractor jobs to large-scale commercial construction.
Yes. We regularly support large-scale commercial and industrial construction with fabricated rebar, pre-assembly, staged deliveries, and reinforcement planning.
Lead times vary based on project size and complexity. Smaller fabricated orders can move quickly through production, while larger projects benefit from earlier coordination and scheduling.
Yes. Our Rebar 911 service provides fast-ship fabricated rebar for smaller, time-sensitive jobs that need reinforcement steel shipped within 24 to 72 hours.
Yes. Fabrication and pre-assembly shift reinforcing work into the shop before steel reaches the site. That reduces field tying, material handling, and installation bottlenecks that slow down field crews.
We supply:
Our team can help determine which material best fits your project requirements and environmental conditions.
Yes. We source reinforcing steel from domestic mills to support Buy America Act and American Iron and Steel Act requirements on qualifying projects.
Send us your plans or material lists and our team will review the scope, discuss fabrication options, and provide a same-day quote whenever possible.
Most customers will start by sending the following information:
The more complete the information you provide, the faster our team can review fabrication options and prepare an accurate quote.
For an accurate rebar estimate, it’s most helpful for you to provide:
Clear documentation helps us identify potential challenges early, reducing revisions later in the project. The more detailed information you provide, the more precise our estimate will be. If some details are still being finalized, we can work with preliminary plans and adjust as needed.
Yes, because accurate estimates reduce the risk of unexpected expenses during construction. A good estimate prevents overordering, which leads to waste, and underordering, which can cause delays. It also optimizes labor costs and helps plan more efficient construction schedules, all contributing to overall cost savings.
Yes. Our estimates can include fabricated rebar, pre-assembled cages, mats, and reinforcement assemblies. Including fabrication and pre-assembly during estimating helps contractors better understand labor savings and installation timing before work begins.
Our quantity takeoffs are built to be thorough and easy to interpret. We account for bar sizes, lengths, bends, lap splices, and placement requirements based on project drawings. This level of detail helps prevent overages and shortages. When projects require prefabricated components like rebar cages, we factor those assemblies into the takeoff.
Yes, we routinely estimate reinforcement for commercial foundations, industrial facilities, agricultural construction, infrastructure projects, and more. For challenging projects, we can incorporate advanced visualization tools to better understand placement.
Accurate estimating helps contractors to better coordinate many aspects of the project, including:
Knowing what steel is needed and when helps projects move more efficiently from one phase to the next.
Yes. We estimate reinforcement for complex foundations, custom concrete structures, irregular shapes, and specialty reinforcement assemblies. Early estimations help identify fabrication and placement challenges before construction begins.
Always. Reinforcement complexity affects labor requirements, installation speed, and crew planning. Estimates involving fabricated or pre-assembled reinforcement often help contractors reduce field labor and improve installation efficiency.
Absolutely. Better estimating reduces excess material, unnecessary cutting, and avoidable overages. Fabricated rebar also improves material efficiency because bars arrive cut and bent to specification.
Rough estimate: Used early in planning to develop preliminary budgets and approximate quantities.
Full quantity takeoff: Built from detailed project drawings and reinforcement schedules with more precise quantity calculations and fabrication details.
Full takeoffs provide better accuracy for ordering and scheduling.
Yes. Slab reinforcement estimates depend on slab dimensions, thickness, spacing requirements, reinforcement type, and structural load expectations. Our team helps contractors review plans and determine appropriate reinforcement quantities.
Lead times are usually affected by:
Smaller fabricated orders may move quickly through production, while larger projects benefit from earlier planning.
Yes. We estimate welded wire reinforcement for slab and flatwork applications where mesh may be more appropriate than traditional bar reinforcement. Reinforcement selection depends on project requirements and structural demands.
Bolsinger Rebar provides custom cutting, bending, shaping, and reinforcement fabrication for commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential construction projects throughout the Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin).
Fabricated rebar is reinforcing steel that has already been cut and bent to match project specifications before it arrives on-site. That reduces the amount of measuring, cutting, and bending crews need to handle in the field.
Yes. We regularly fabricate custom reinforcement for footings, walls, columns, slabs, retaining structures, and complex structural layouts. Fabrication is built around project drawings and reinforcement schedules.
Fabricated rebar shifts reinforcing work into the shop before steel reaches the site. Crews spend less time cutting and bending material in the field, which helps speed up installation and reduce labor pressure.
We always prioritize efficiency to meet tight schedules, but the time required for fabrication will vary with the project. Some factors that impact lead times include: project size, fabrication complexity, production volume, and delivery scheduling. Smaller fabricated orders may move through production quickly, while larger commercial projects benefit from earlier planning and coordination.
Yes! We understand that construction timelines can change unexpectedly. Our Rebar 911 service provides fast-turn fabricated rebar for smaller, time-sensitive projects that need reinforcement steel shipped within 24 to 72 hours.
Fabricated rebar improves the efficiency of many aspects of concrete work, including:
It also reduces field cutting, bending, and rework that slow down concrete schedules.
Yes, we specialize in custom rebar fabrication to meet unique project specifications. Bring us custom layouts, irregular shapes, and structurally complex projects. Our team will cut, bend, and shape rebar to fit irregular layouts and specialty forms. Our attention to detail will ensure every custom piece fits perfectly with your project plans.
Our fabrication process includes drawing review, measurement verification, bend confirmation, and quality checks throughout production. Accurate fabrication helps reinforcement fit correctly during placement and reduces installation issues on-site.
Yes. Fabricated reinforcement arrives ready for placement, which reduces field prep work and helps crews move more quickly into tying, inspection, and concrete placement.
Bolsinger Rebar combines more than 50 years of reinforcing steel experience with fast lead times, same-day quotes, custom fabrication, and pre-assembly capabilities. Contractors rely on us for accurate fabrication and responsive support as well as custom solutions for challenging jobsite conditions.
Rebar pre-assembly is when your fabricator ties together whole reinforcement cages, mats, or structural assemblies in the shop before delivery, rather than the crew assembling loose bars entirely on-site. Preassembly reduces field labor so crews can move faster to installation and placement of completed cages.
Bolsinger Rebar is able to build all types of reinforcement assemblies in the shop, including:
We build assemblies around project drawings and installation requirements and ship large-scale structures as modular assemblies to connect together once they arrive at your site.
Field tying can consume significant time and manpower. Pre-assembled reinforcement reduces the volume of tying, staging, and assembly that crews need to handle in the field. Because cages and assemblies arrive ready for placement, contractors can install reinforcement right away and improve project sequencing. The labor savings are substantial on larger projects with repetitive reinforcement layouts.
Yes. Pre-assembled reinforcement arrives ready for placement, which reduces setup time and helps crews move more quickly into inspection and concrete work.
Yes. We build custom reinforcement assemblies for commercial, industrial, agricultural, and structural concrete projects with unique layouts or specialized reinforcement requirements.
Yes. Pre-assembly moves tying and reinforcement assembly work into the shop before steel reaches the site. That reduces the amount of labor crews must handle during installation.
The size of pre-assembled cages and mats depends on many factors, such as transportation limits, crane or equipment access, project layout/conditions, and how the reinforcement will be installed once it reaches the jobsite. We review those factors during planning and fabrication to make sure assemblies can be delivered safely and placed efficiently on-site.
Yes. We build reinforcement assemblies for a wide range of structural applications, including wall cages, column reinforcement, footing assemblies, mats, and specialty layouts.
Yes. Shop-built assemblies are able to keep spacing and alignment more consistent than field-tied reinforcement. Pre-assembly may reduce installation errors and help to minimize field adjustments.
Yes. Bolsinger Rebar frequently works alongside contractors on large-scale projects with custom fabrication and pre-assembled reinforcement needs to coordinate production and deliveries.
Each rebar bundle is shipped with bar tags that identify:
The bar tag system helps contractors identify and organize reinforcement more efficiently on-site.
Each rebar bundle is shipped with bar tags that identify:
The bar tag system helps contractors identify and organize reinforcement more efficiently on-site.
Yes, light surface rust is generally acceptable for installation and does not automatically make rebar unusable. PHowever, if the rust causes the bar to flake easily, reduces its weight, or diminishes the height of its deformations below ASTM standards, it's considered harmful. In such cases, new rebar should be used.
Bolsinger Rebar stocks grades 40, 60, and 100 reinforcing steel. We can also source other grades upon request to meet specific project requirements.
Fabricated rebar is reinforcing steel that has already been cut and bent to match project specifications before delivery. Our team at Bolsinger Rebar can deliver custom-fabricated rebar to suit your specific job site needs. We also offer on-site fabrication services for added convenience.
Yes. We fabricate custom reinforcement layouts, bends, hooks, stirrups, ties, mats, cages, and structural assemblies based on project drawings and reinforcement schedules.
Welding epoxy coated steel is not recommended. The epoxy coating is designed to enhance corrosion resistance, and any cutting, grinding, or welding would damage this protective layer, leaving the rebar vulnerable to corrosion.
Epoxy-coated rebar helps protect reinforcing steel from moisture and chemical exposure that can lead to corrosion. It is commonly used in bridges, parking structures, marine environments, and other projects exposed to harsh conditions. Based on our experience, it's approximately 40 to 50 times more resistant to corrosion compared to standard black steel rebar.
Stainless steel rebar is typically used in extremely corrosive environments where long-term durability outweighs material cost. Our experience indicates it's 800 to 1,500 times more corrosion resistant than standard black steel. However, this enhanced protection comes at a significantly higher cost, limiting its use to extreme corrosive environments such as marine structures, wastewater facilities, and chemical exposure applications.
The main advantage of fiberglass rebar is its non-metallic composition, which makes it immune to rust and corrosion. Fiberglass rebar also weighs less than traditional steel reinforcement. It is commonly used in flatwork and corrosive environments.
No. Fiberglass rebar must be manufactured to the required shape before delivery. Unlike steel rebar, it cannot be bent in the field during installation. Our experts can assist you in placing the correct order for your project needs.
Yes. Our Rebar 911 service provides fabricated rebar shipped within 24, 48, or 72 hours for smaller, time-sensitive projects that need reinforcement steel quickly.
