Stakes & pins
Round Stakes
Also called nail stake in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it estaca de acero.
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Concrete & Construction
Trade names.
The same steel fastener or reinforcement product has different names in construction trades across the US: what rebar crews call a tie wire, concrete finishers call tying wire, and Spanish-speaking workers call alambre de amarre. This page lists the names used in American construction trades and Spanish terms on US job sites, each linked to the GV product it describes.
US English and Spanish
Find a concrete component by the name your trade uses.
Every name here was checked against a US construction supplier or trade reference in its region or craft. Where a trade uses a broader or different word, it is marked or left off, so each name points to one product.
Stakes & pins
Flat Stakes / “C” Mouth Stakes
Also called flat nail stake in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it estacas planas.
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Stakes & pins
Square Stakes
Also called square nail stakes in the US.
- US English
Formwork & reinforcement
Formwork Pins
Also called form pin in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it clavo de encofrado.
- US English
- Español (US)
Formwork & reinforcement
Anchor Bolts
Also called anchor rods in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it perno de anclaje.
- US English
- Español (US)
Formwork & reinforcement
Plate Washers
Also called bearing plate in the US.
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Formwork & reinforcement
Cut Rebar
Also called cut reinforcing bar in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it varilla corrugada.
- US English
- Español (US)
Bars & rods
Threaded Rods
Also called all thread rod in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it barra roscada.
- US English
- Español (US)
Bars & rods
Cut Bars / Dowel Bars
Also called dowel bars in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it pasajuntas.
- US English
- Español (US)
Bars & rods
Tie Rods (Double Ended)
Also called coil rod in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it tensor de encofrado.
- US English
- Español (US)
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Site accessories
Tie Rod Nuts
Also called anchor nut in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it tuerca mariposa.
- US English
- Español (US)
Site accessories
Road Forms
Also called paving forms in the US.
- US English
Site accessories
Road Form Pins
Also called form stake in the US.
- US English
Site accessories
Wire
Also called rebar tie wire in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it alambre recocido.
- US English
- Español (US)
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