Can anyone help? I need to know the following in Spanish:
Thermalite (type) blocks, similar to breeze blocks.
Ballast, gravel and sand mix for concreting.
Render mix.
I don't know what these are called as I've only come across them in Spain, but they have orange tiles which can often be found as the base for a roof (not roof tiles) which are flat, around 500mm to 1000mm long which would be suitable for the top of a serving table on a barby area - kak explanation I know.
Steel Mesh - for concreting.
Thanks in advance.
Builders Spanish
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Faire d'Income.
Breeze Blocks - Bloques de Hormigon
Gravel for Concrete - Grava ( if you add fino it will be sand for making cement to lay the blockes.)
Render Motar - Motar Fino (usually white or grey)
The orange pots come 1000 mm by 25mm I have used them but cant find the bill. Wife has just found the bill as I type - Machiembra
Tella Matalica is metal fence and should get you what you want in a builders merchant, if you say it is for Hormigon.
Hope this helps, sorry about the spelling.
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Breeze Blocks - Bloques de Hormigon
Gravel for Concrete - Grava ( if you add fino it will be sand for making cement to lay the blockes.)
Render Motar - Motar Fino (usually white or grey)
The orange pots come 1000 mm by 25mm I have used them but cant find the bill. Wife has just found the bill as I type - Machiembra
Tella Matalica is metal fence and should get you what you want in a builders merchant, if you say it is for Hormigon.
Hope this helps, sorry about the spelling.
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Re: Builders Spanish
Thermalite (type) blocks, similar to breeze blocks. bloques de hormigon aligerado (lightweight)
Ballast, gravel and sand mix for concreting. balasto/grava/arena
Render mix. mortero de revoque
Steel Mesh - for concreting. malla de acero
Ballast, gravel and sand mix for concreting. balasto/grava/arena
Render mix. mortero de revoque
Steel Mesh - for concreting. malla de acero
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Re: Builders Spanish
These are properly called rasillonesFaire d'Income wrote:orange tiles which can often be found as the base for a roof (not roof tiles) which are flat, around 500mm to 1000mm long
malla or mallazoFaire d'Income wrote:Steel Mesh - for concreting.
mortero secoFaire d'Income wrote:render mix
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Re: Builders Spanish
breeze block sized, half breeze block sized, red, green, white, grey ??Faire d'Income wrote:Can anyone help? I need to know the following in Spanish:
Thermalite (type) blocks, similar to breeze blocks.
...mecla para hormigon, con piedras grande / pequeno ... (pequeno is easier to level)Ballast, gravel and sand mix for concreting.
I´ve never seen cement for rendering delivered.. you would need to order sand and some bags of cement. and mix it yourself.Render mix.
these sound like RACIONES.. and come in 500mm, 550mm, 600mm, 650mm, 700mm, 750mm, 800mm, 850mm, 900mm, 950mm, and 1000mm. all ae 30mm thick and all are 250mm wide. you need to choose what length you want.I don't know what these are called as I've only come across them in Spain, but they have orange tiles which can often be found as the base for a roof (not roof tiles) which are flat, around 500mm to 1000mm long which would be suitable for the top of a serving table on a barby area - kak explanation I know.
it all depends how thick it is, if the concrete is only 100mm thick ,then a sheet or so of maeaso will do .. any thicker and u really want a "cage" built inside where you are concreting.Steel Mesh - for concreting...
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