I've been searching around for a proper name for it for days. Some friends call it metal grating, homedepot had it but really thin and called it expanded steel. So whats the real name for it so I can call my metal yard?

 

We call it metal grating.

 

expanded metal is what i always called it

 

Lol bah why cant there just be a name...

 

It'd take the sport out of life if there was no guess work

 

i always called it expanded steel...

 

Expanded grated steel

 

Grated steel..

What do you want it for?

 

expanded steel is what we call it

 

Expanded Metal.

It starts as a solid sheet, it gets sliced, then it gets stretched, expanded.

Hence expanded metal.

 

When I buy it at the metal supplier, they bill it out as expanded sheet metal. And yes, it good for making a "deck" on the back of one's rig.

1eye.

 

We order it under the name Expanded Metal.

 

Inverted Hollow Core Diamond Plate

 

its definantly called expanded metal. We were looking for some for a trailer a while back. it isnt cheap for some thick stuff.

 

O ok so its inverted coreless diamond plate expanded grate steel?

I'm gonna use it for the base of my flatbed. How thick should I go? Is it measured in guage or inch units for this stuff?

 

Chicken Wire

 

My supplier calls it expanded steel...................

 

I'm gonna do the bottom of my flatbed with it so I can tie down everywhere.

 

expanded _________ (whatever it is)

I considered redoing my 5x8 utility trailer in that, but I've seen alot of it that gets pushed through over time, and if I put mulch or gravel on that It may fall through the holes. I went with pressure treated wood, I'm going to undercoat the bottom and stain the top after it dries a little. It turned out nice, and should last another 10 yrs. I hope....

 

Yeah the most I plan on carrying on it is my plastic tough box, spare 36, and a cooler.