Builders Spanish

[Faire d'Income]

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.

[olivefarmer]

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.

Olivefarmer

[Faire d'Income]

Strewth. That was quick. Many thanks.

[kevin77]

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

[hillybilly]

orange tiles which can often be found as the base for a roof (not roof tiles) which are flat, around 500mm to 1000mm long

These are properly called rasillones

Steel Mesh - for concreting.

malla or mallazo

render mix

mortero seco

[frank]

If you follow the links on the Leroy Merlin site, there are some excellent pdf files showing how to build a wall, mix plaster etc along with drawings and names of the various products needed.

[brenda]

Excellent Dictionary of Construction terms etc. available from Amazon -

[spanish_lad]

Can anyone help? I need to know the following in Spanish:

Thermalite (type) blocks, similar to breeze blocks.

breeze block sized, half breeze block sized, red, green, white, grey ??

Ballast, gravel and sand mix for concreting.

...mecla para hormigon, con piedras grande / pequeno ... (pequeno is easier to level)

Render mix.

I´ve never seen cement for rendering delivered.. you would need to order sand and some bags of cement. and mix it yourself.

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.

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.

Steel Mesh - for concreting...

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.

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

[Faire d'Income]

I've learnt some new ones since the orignal post.

Gravel - chino. The same as ballast which is delivered in the top of the bag with sand.

Lintel - dintel. Not so sure about this one but everyone knows what I mean.

[olive]

Metal cages - Funchos ( for strengthening foundations)

Around here the metal fence like grids for laying in concrete go by the name of Mallazo.

olive