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Wanted: Expanded metal wanted

Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 1:33am
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Jeanl47

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Does anyone know where we can buy expanded metal in Orihuela Costa or Torrevieja areas.  Thanks.

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 9:07am

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 9:07am

Jeanl47 wrote on Fri Mar 5, 2021 1:33am:

Does anyone know where we can buy expanded metal in Orihuela Costa or Torrevieja areas.  Thanks.

Jean47. Sorry, but do you mean extruded metal? Im afraid I don't know what expanded metal is.

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 10:26am

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 10:26am

Care4 wrote on Fri Mar 5, 2021 9:07am:

Jean47. Sorry, but do you mean extruded metal? Im afraid I don't know what expanded metal is.

We’re going to lay non- slip tiles onto an outside wooden staircase and we need expanding metal to fix on the wooden treads, to give the adhesive a stronger grip before we lay the tiles.  They use it all the time in the U.K. but we can’t find any here.

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 11:55am

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Posted: Fri Mar 5, 2021 11:55am

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Hi Moonraker.  Yes, that’s what we’re looking for but can’t find it at any of the builder’s merchants around Torrevieja/Orihuela Costa. Do you know where we could get it from?

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Posted: Sat Mar 6, 2021 11:59am

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Moonraker. I must confess I have never used it to lay tiles. Could it be in general use in the UK because of the risk of frost damage to the adhesive? If so perhaps it is not used in Spain because of the lack of frost damage? The Spanish seem to just lay the tile adhesive directly on to the surface then the tiles on top. I would talk to the english speaking attendants in the relevant section of Leroy Merlin for their advice, or the people who are supplying your tiles, for their advice on how to affix them to the stairs. That is the best advice I can give Im afraid. hope it helps.

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Posted: Sat Mar 6, 2021 12:37pm

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Posted: Sat Mar 6, 2021 12:37pm

Care4 wrote on Sat Mar 6, 2021 11:59am:

Moonraker. I must confess I have never used it to lay tiles. Could it be in general use in the UK because of the risk of frost damage to the adhesive? If so perhaps it is not used in Spain because of the lack of frost damage? The Spanish seem to just lay the tile adhesive directly on to the surfa...

...ce then the tiles on top. I would talk to the english speaking attendants in the relevant section of Leroy Merlin for their advice, or the people who are supplying your tiles, for their advice on how to affix them to the stairs. That is the best advice I can give Im afraid. hope it helps.

Thank you, Moonraker for taking the time to try and help us.  My husband’s decided on a method now.  So we’re eagerly waiting for the tile delivery. Have a good day.

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