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Galvanising Gates

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  • 06-07-2010 3:35pm
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    Elaine08
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I've just got a set of gates for my house and was wondering where is the cheapest place i could get the galvanised?


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    CJhaughey
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    Galco on the Togher Ind estate is good place they charge by weight IIRC.


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    Elaine08
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭Elaine08


    Yeah i heard Galco Steel is good and i think its €1 per kg. My gates are heavy enough


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    homerhop
    Registered Users Posts: 1,953 ✭✭✭homerhop


    Elaine08 wrote: »
    Yeah i heard Galco Steel is good and i think its €1 per kg. My gates are heavy enough

    Galco are rough to say the least. The quality of their dipping is poor and the baths are not cleaned on a regular basis. If at all possible I would use another company, there is one in waterford and a co up the north.


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    Elaine08
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭Elaine08


    Hi Homer Hop,

    Do you know where the one in Waterford is and what the name is? Many thanks for your help


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    3dsteel
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭3dsteel


    homerhop wrote: »
    Galco are rough to say the least. The quality of their dipping is poor and the baths are not cleaned on a regular basis. If at all possible I would use another company, there is one in waterford and a co up the north.

    If you ask me they're all rough!!:D For your info; Galco now own the Waterford galvanising plant too!

    Elaine, I don't know where you are but there are only 6 galvanising companys in the republic and 4 more up north (as far as I know). You'll find a list of these at the hdg.org.uk website. I usually use IPW in Cork.

    http://www.hdg.org.uk/index.php?cms_id=372&sectionTitle=Eire

    http://www.hdg.org.uk/index.php?cms_id=371&sectionTitle=Northern+Ireland


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    Elaine08
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭Elaine08


    thanks for you reply. i'm close to waterford. i will have a look at the sites thanks very much


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    simatoel
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭simatoel


    I've a pair of old wrought iron gates, many layers of paint and some corrosion. Anyone know where I can get them stripped as well as galvanised


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    homerhop
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    Anyone do sand blasting near you? they will bring the gates back to bare metal and you can get them dipped then. If they are very old just check to see were the joints lead sealed, if they were i reckon galv dipping wouldnt be in the running for them. you can get a good zinc based primer that will give good protection once you get them cleaned back to metal.


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    simatoel
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭simatoel


    Thanks Homerhop. Sprint coatings Ballycoolin who galvanise also shot blast, prime and powdercoat, so i'm going for that. Gates cant be galvanised like you said, they're too old and would fall apart, the galvanising bath would melt the lead if they're lead sealed at the joints. Costs about 300 plus VAT for a pair of 5' by 4' gates.


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