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December 16, 2008
looking for salvage bricks
Our contractor is having a hard time locating bricks to match those on the facade of our Carroll Gardens brick house. Anyone know sources for salvage bricks? Anyone have any sitting around I could take/buy? I probably need about 75 bricks.
Thanks.
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Are you trying to match a standard size brick? Some of the old ones are longer and handmade.
Posted by: superstooper at December 16, 2008 11:25 AM
Our chimney guy seems to have a good source for them because we needed a bunch for our fireplace work. Jason at Big Apple Chimney. I don't know what he'd charge, if anything but he's cool and has been doing great work for us this week in our own CG fixer upper.
Posted by: Colonel at December 16, 2008 11:58 AM
As to the size: The bricks on my house range from 7-3/4" to 8-1/4" long. So, I think anything in that range would work.
Posted by: JBfromCarrollGardens at December 16, 2008 1:14 PM
I had to match old bricks and we did a combination of two colors of new bricks. I'll get the name for you. I have to ask my architect.
Posted by: superstooper at December 16, 2008 4:40 PM
There are almost always used bricks for sale posted on craigslist.
Posted by: pig three at December 16, 2008 6:42 PM
there are 200+ old bricks stacked neatly outside my building here on bergen / court street. they were removed from the vacant warehouse next door by my super and his workers.
they have been there for over 2 months easy. i don't know what, if anything, they have planned for them but maybe they will hook you up. email me if interested cf80q at yahoo dot com.
Posted by: bowl of dicks at December 16, 2008 8:30 PM
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