Catalpa Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Anyone know of any stockists of Mapei products in Manche / Calvados or alternatively, any national chains that sock Mappei? It's an Italian company who've made a none too generous stab at providing a French website but there aren't any stockists listed and when we phone the company, we get voicemail and... surprise!... no one returns our calls.The main reason we're interested in Mapei is they do adhesive and grout suitable for tiling above underfloor heating and - this being the main reason for wanting to use them - they offer more grout colours than white and grey in this specific product range. So if you know of another company with a wide range of product colours for use over underfloor heating, we'd like to know. It's not that we must use Mapei... we'd just like more choice in grout than white and grey. [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemouse Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 try another manufacturer like www.parexlanko.com or www.weber-broutin.fr if you can't find any stockists of mapei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Weber would have been our choice... except for the white or grey grout colour options. [:P] I willo go look at parexlanko.com though as they're new to us. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We used Weber Jointflex Gris Perle with our beige tiles and it works well. Its a very light silvery grey.Like you we could only find grey and white in most brands. Builders merchants dont usually stock the gris perle only grey or white and you often have to really push to order it. Very pleased with how easy it was to use and the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 "Anyone know of any stockists of Mapei products in Manche / Calvados oralternatively, any national chains that sock Mappei? It's an Italiancompany who've made a none too generous stab at providing a Frenchwebsite but there aren't any stockists listed and when we phone thecompany, we get voicemail and... surprise!... no one returns our calls.The main reason we're interested in Mapei is they do adhesive and groutsuitable for tiling above underfloor heating and - this being the mainreason for wanting to use them - they offer more grout colours thanwhite and grey in this specific product range. So if you know ofanother company with a wide range of product colours for use overunderfloor heating, we'd like to know. It's not that we must useMapei... we'd just like more choice in grout than white and grey."Given the number of underfloor heating installations carried out inFrance, it would be reasonable to expect that there are adhesives andjoints designed to cope with this rather than bringing in Italianproducts.Weber et Broutin produce Fermaflex Technic and Lafarge produce Lanko524 which are both designed for underfloor heating installations.These are both available from decent professional carrelage suppliers in all parts of France.For joint - Weber et Broutin produce a wide range of colours other than white (a non-starter for floors anyway) and grey.The downside is the cost - the coloured joints are only available in 1or 3kg cartons. To cover a large floor area the cost would be very high.Without knowing what type of floor tiles you are laying it is difficult to offer more advice.For terracotta type tiles we use Pierra Mortier-Joint Ton Pierre. At around 14 Euros for 25kg it is very cost-effective.It is also hydrofuge treated, making it ideal for kitchens and other high-traffic areas.If you would like more advice please PM me.Regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 [quote user="Bobc"]Given the number of underfloor heating installations carried out inFrance, it would be reasonable to expect that there are adhesives andjoints designed to cope with this rather than bringing in Italianproducts. [/quote]I agree... but then there's the colour challenge. And anyway, in France, the longer I'm here the longer "it would be reasonable to expect... seems an expectation unlikely to be met. [:D] As an aside, a lot of the tiles we've been looking at are, indeed, Italian...[quote user="Bobc"]Weber et Broutin produce Fermaflex Technic and Lafarge produce Lanko524 which are both designed for underfloor heating installations. These are both available from decent professional carrelage suppliers in all parts of France. [/quote]Yep... but then there's the colour challenge...[quote user="Bobc"]For joint - Weber et Broutin produce a wide range of colours other than white (a non-starter for floors anyway) and grey. [/quote]Yep. But apparently not in the souple formulation recommended for underfloor heating. [quote user="Bobc"] The downside is the cost - the coloured joints are only available in 1or 3kg cartons. To cover a large floor area the cost would be very high. [/quote]Depends on the size of tile and width of join. But frankly, having underfloor heating installed isn't cheap so I'm not going to obsess over the extra cost of the grout if I get what I want.[quote user="Bobc"]Without knowing what type of floor tiles you are laying it is difficult to offer more advice. [/quote]No terracotta. Mostly gres ceram groupe 4.[quote user="Bobc"]For terracotta type tiles we use Pierra Mortier-Joint Ton Pierre. At around 14 Euros for 25kg it is very cost-effective. It is also hydrofuge treated, making it ideal for kitchens and other high-traffic areas. [/quote]That makes it water-resistant but is it specifically for underfloor heating? Is Pierra Mortier the manufacturer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Problem eventually solved:BAO AvranchesProducts by Technokrolla (another Italian company)Can supply (within a week, even in late July[8-|]) the primers, adhesives and grouts we need. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Well Done [:D] We gave up before you and got the Gris Perle [:(] Didnt manage to source BAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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