Make do with bricks?

[jonasfin]

Hello!

My girlfriend and I are demolishing a holiday home to build a new permanent residence.

We have just demolished the chimney and are considering what to do with the bricks. There are quite a few, many undamaged, but many with minor knocks and some pulverized.

Thoughts have been about selling? Using it as fill in the foundation of the new house? Or taking it to the dump?

So what do you think, could it generate some money - if not, is it suitable as fill?

Thanks in advance and have a great day!

 

[datja]

Hello!

My girlfriend and I are demolishing a holiday home to build a new permanent residence.

We have just demolished the chimney and are wondering what to do with the bricks. There's quite a bit, many undamaged but many with minor chips and some pulverized.

Thoughts have included selling? Using as fill in the foundation of the new house? Or taking it to the dump?

So what do you think, could it generate some cash - if not, is it suitable as fill?

Thanks in advance and have a great day!

I wouldn't want to buy demolished bricks. Instead, think about what you could do with them yourselves. Build something, for example, a wood-fired oven?

 

[lunnabo]

You can use them as a base for a greenhouse or as fill.
Sell? Well, at least you won't have to do the work of throwing them away if you take a few kronor per brick.

 

[lunnabo]

I wouldn't want to buy demolished bricks. Instead, consider what you could do with them yourselves. Build something, like a wood-fired oven?

Can you tell me a bit more about Why you wouldn't want to buy demolished bricks?
You still recommend that the original poster should build something with these demolished bricks...

 

[Plupp 405730]

Hi!

My girlfriend and I are demolishing a summer house to build a new permanent residence.

We have just dismantled the chimney and are thinking about what to do with the bricks. There are quite a few, many undamaged but many with minor dents and some pulverized.

Thoughts have gone towards selling? Using as fill in the foundation of the new house? Or taking it to the dump?

So what do you think, can it generate some cash - if not, is it good enough as fill?

Thanks in advance and have a nice day!

Don't throw it away, there is a second-hand market with many wanting that old look, for example, for an accent wall indoors😊

 

[jonasfin]

Thank you for the engagement and input! We'll put it out cheaply and see if anyone bites

 

[datja]

Can you tell me a bit more about Why you wouldn't want to buy reclaimed bricks?
You still recommend that ts should build something with these reclaimed bricks..

Because I don't know anything about the bricks' provenance if I were to buy them from an unknown source. Is that hard to understand?

 

[nino]

I also have some bricks lying around, considering splitting them lengthwise and placing them on edge/lengthwise as flooring in a hallway.

 

[lunnabo]

Because I don't know anything about the provenance of the bricks if I were to buy them from an unknown source. Is that hard to understand?

Yes, it's hard to understand why it's important to know exactly where salvage bricks come from.
Moreover, datja hadn't given any reason at all why they would never want to deal with salvage bricks and I have no idea what datja was thinking.

 

[sinuslinus]

You can use them as a base for a greenhouse or as fill.
Sell? Well, at least you'll avoid the work of throwing them away if you charge a few kronor per brick.

Bricks in chimneys are usually not frost-resistant, so they are not suitable for building greenhouses.

 

[datja]

Yes, it's hard to understand why it's important to know exactly where demolition bricks come from.
Moreover, datja had not provided any reason whatsoever for never wanting to deal with demolition bricks and I have no idea what datja's thoughts were.

No, I said I wouldn't buy used bricks. Read what I write. Have used old bricks myself sometimes.

On the ball?

 

[TypRätt]

No, I said I wouldn't buy used bricks. Read what I write. Have used old bricks myself sometimes.

Eager?

Can't you elaborate a bit instead? Why does the origin of the brick matter and can't the seller specify where the brick comes from, I wonder?

 

[jonasfin]

Bricks in chimneys are usually not frost resistant, so they are not suitable for building greenhouses.

Hello!
How do we best find that out? Are there different bricks on the outer and inner parts? It's a summer house that has stood cold during the winters.

I think I saw a stamp "ÅBY" on one of the bricks if that helps

 

[Plupp 405730]

It is guaranteed to be old bakmurstegel that is not frost-resistant for outdoor use.

 

[Chefred]

Do not use that for filling, bricks retain moisture in the ground and are not suitable as fill near houses.