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Ultradog MN

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Twin Cities
Man you gotta like craigslist.
I've been watching here and there for at least a year for some brick.
Always too pricey, seller didn't know he had pavers, You had to chisel the morter off of some used ones, you had to buy all 2500 of them, they were the wrong color or size or worst of all, they were already sold.
I needed about 300 of them for a new chimney.
Called the seller last night and went up to
St Cloud after work today.
About a 115 mi round trip and two bits apiece for new brick. He even helped me load them.
I should have mentioned this is OT. Couldn't get an angle to get a tractor in the back ground in the picture. Nor can I use a tractor to unload them.
Sure am glad to get the bricks though.
Thanks.

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Ive never seen hollow core brick used in a chimney.Not much surface for the mortar to grip.Water leakage could cause much trouble.Better talk to a brick mason before you use them.
 
It's a false chimney. I tore the old chimney out last spring and replaced it with a standard 5" B vent. New brick will dead end just above the ceiling. Could have eliminated the flue/chimney completely by going with an electric water heater and high efficiancy furnace - PVC vent out the side - but want the architectural detail in my LR.
 
In 1994 I bought 300 paver bricks from a place called Unilock brick paver company. I paid $50 for all of them.
Broken pallet discount I guess.
I made a paver walkway from the house to the garage. It turned out good.

I cost me more in treated 2x4s and bags of sand then it did in pavers. I sold that house in 1999.
 
I noted an increase in the altitude above sea level here in St. Cloud when you left. Heavy load!
just kidding. I salvaged 4 pu and trailer loads of pavers from SCSU before they hauled them to the land fill and paid to throw them away. I replaced several sidewalks and made a nice patio from free brick, as did several neighbors. From my effort, all the remaining pavers (that were to be removed, disappeared in less than 3 days). Nice bricks. Jim
 
The tine style of brick carriers with the tines of the holder going into the holes in the brick work well and fast.

If stacked differently the clamp kind works well.

Bend and weld some rods together for a simple homemade tine carrier. A piece of hose for the handle grip.
Tine style brick carrier.
 
So does this mean I'm not picking up anything for you on the way back home? Now how am I gonna pay for fuel? :D
 

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