Buying construction materials abroad

[David]

Renamed to Maxit coarse concrete, haven't found anything on the Polish Maxit's website. However, I don't understand the point of transporting gravel such a long way? Have you tried at any concrete station to have it mixed together? Fraction 0-12
Best regards

When it comes to larger quantities, I buy it pre-mixed. However, if it's smaller quantities, it might be cost-effective to buy it from Poland.
Hmm...is it enough to mention fraction 0-12 do you think? I'll do that.

Best regards
David

 

[hasse_f]

Can't you just buy cement and mix in the gravel yourself at home? It should reduce the volume/weight quite a bit.

 

[David]

Can't you just buy cement and mix in the gravel yourself at home? It should reduce the volume/weight quite a bit.

Will the quality be high enough for a pier foundation in that case? How can you ensure the quality?

Regards,
David

 

[David]

I really don't know anything about cement, concrete, plaster mortar, etc. That's why I'm asking so many silly questions.
Now I got a call from the seller in Poland who talks about B20 quality. Is this good enough to make a plinth foundation for a single-story house?

Regards,
David

 

[David]

When it comes to stairs from the higher segment, I just say Marchewka.pl. In the menu, click on "Schody" (stairs). No. 15 and no. 16 are absolutely amazing.

The easiest way to find Leca blocks and their distributors in the Gdansk area is at [link] In the map, click on "pomorskie" (Pomerania). If you wish to further narrow down the search area, select "Gdansk" in the menu instead of "wszystkie miasta" which is the default. (1. pomorskie; 2. Gdansk). Hope you get it right.
BAT and Chemia seem to have some kind of special offers on Maxit products (formerly Optiroc).

It might also be a good idea to buy directly from the factory in Gniew, which is about 150 km from Gdansk. You can always inquire about their prices by phone at (0-58) 535 24 57, fax (0-58) 535 26 57, PREFABET-GNIEW, 83-140 Gniew.

Thanks for the tip by the way AC.
I've had serious problems finding the right Leca with a strength of 300kPa. The factory you mentioned had good prices at about 5 Zl excluding VAT but only had with a strength of 250kPa.
Has anyone bought Maxit DMS in Poland by the way?
I saw an Optiroc variant of Leca at Castorama that was in the size 24*24*36 and cost 6.70 Zloty including VAT. Does anyone know what it is?

regards
David

 

[Bob_the_builder]

Will the quality be high enough for plinth foundation in that case? How can you ensure the quality?

Regards
David

By measuring the volumes carefully. For example, use a bucket to measure with. You can mix any quality you want. K30 is sufficient with a margin. I believe it is K30 or possibly K40 in dry mortar (like Gjuta grov). It's just about the proportions between cement and sand.

 

[David]

By carefully measuring the volumes. For example, use a bucket to measure with. You can mix any quality you want. K30 is more than enough. I think it's K30 or possibly K40 in dry mix (like Gjuta grov). It's just about the proportions between cement and gravel.

My contact in Poland talks about B20 quality. Claims it would be an international designation. Can someone shed some light on that?

Regards,
David

 

[Bob_the_builder]

My contact in Poland talks about B20 quality. Claims it is an international term. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Best regards,
David

I have never heard of that term. However, I did a quick Google search for "B20 torrbetong" and found a Norwegian site where they talk about B20 and B30. It doesn't seem entirely unreasonable that they simply translate B to K for Swedish terms, but that's a guess. If so, B20 seems too weak for a foundation (at least I think so, but start a new thread in foundation/soil if you want to know more).

Edit: found another Norwegian link that clearly describes the classes: http://www.olenbetong.no/NS-EN206-1.asp. Check with one of the forum's foundation experts (e.g., Magnus Nordmark) and you'll probably get a good answer.

 

[David]

I suspected that, so I asked him to provide a better quality. Now he came back with Cem II 32.5 R for 7.27 Zloty/25 kg. I'll have to check with my constructor.

Best regards,
David

 

[jokkmokk]

7.25 is cheap if it's taxed (22%)
Check www.wbos.pl where I initially considered buying iso-block, interesting solution and good value. But I went with "siporex"
There you can also see that what they refer to as B20 is our K20, which has now been renamed. For the single-story house foundation, I used K30, or now c25/30.
When I previously mentioned a concrete station, I obviously meant that you should order a big bag of dry mix.

 

[David]

Thanks for the tips Jokkmokk,
Unfortunately, it is without 22% VAT.

Best regards,
David

 

[Jesca_j]

Regarding having the material sent directly home to Sweden from the stores, has anyone tried this and knows the cost and how long it takes?

Has anyone tried Castorama's mail order yet?

 

[tynnis]

Castorama's mail order, has anyone tried this yet?
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Check the thread "Travel to Poland"

Someone has done it there.

 

[Jesca_j]

Has anyone rented a container from POLFERRIES to ship their stuff over?

How long can you keep that container on the quay in Poland while loading it?

Or do you have to move it from there, and where should you keep it then... it does take a few days to gather everything you need to load into it...?

Price?

Those of you who know anything at all about these containers can drop a line.

No one who knows anything? ???

 

[singelhit]

I have a question, but first a big thank you to everyone who is so helpful with tips regarding shopping in Poland.

I am currently working on a large patio where I will have paving stones for about 50-100m2 and I wonder if you can buy these from Poland in some way. I understand that it weighs a lot, but maybe there are those who transport paving stones in the area. Of course, I also wonder what the prices are and who you buy from in Poland.