Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Excess bricks 4Jul 01, 2015 9:06 am Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Excess bricks 8Jul 01, 2015 10:30 am I understand what i can use them for, thats not really what i was asking. The trade might be a good idea though Re: Excess bricks 9Jul 01, 2015 4:24 pm We had $hitloads lever over which kind of annoyed me like they mucked up their estimating for materials. However, we hired a brick trolly for all of about $18 for a local hire place and moved them in tact to the rear of the block out of site. We intend to use them to make raised garden beds/seating around the Alfresco etc. Re: Excess bricks 11Jul 01, 2015 6:35 pm We moved our bricks using a wheel barrow to the back of our block, apparently some builders will move them for you if you ask nicely, if you want to keep them but are worried they will take them, cut the packs, it'll slow them down anyway! Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70984 Re: Excess bricks 12Jul 01, 2015 6:53 pm Yeah good idea, either that or see if a brick trolley is free. I have a brickie mate, I'll ask him what he uses! Re: Excess bricks 13Jul 02, 2015 1:27 am CL has advised that the extra bricks are not at my expense and are ordered to allow for breakages etc. I am entitled to keep them though if i want them. My brickie friend will be giving me a hand with his brick trolley this weekend to move them into the backyard Re: Excess bricks 14Jul 02, 2015 10:29 am kron CL has advised that the extra bricks are not at my expense and are ordered to allow for breakages etc. I am entitled to keep them though if i want them. Don't want to be rude, but I think he might be having a bit of a lend of you, i.e. you would be paying for them. Yes, they always order in extras to cover breakages and faulty/sub standard bricks. I would keep them, and then if you really don't want them you could sell them, give them away, or even dispose of a couple every week via your wheely bin. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Excess bricks 16Jul 02, 2015 5:07 pm bpratt kron CL has advised that the extra bricks are not at my expense and are ordered to allow for breakages etc. I am entitled to keep them though if i want them. Don't want to be rude, but I think he might be having a bit of a lend of you, i.e. you would be paying for them. Yes, they always order in extras to cover breakages and faulty/sub standard bricks. I would keep them, and then if you really don't want them you could sell them, give them away, or even dispose of a couple every week via your wheely bin. I have no reason to doubt what they say is true, up until now they've delivered on everything and it's been accurate. Especially since I have it in writing. Although the thought has crossed my mind that I'm just reading what I want to read to be satisfied. I'll move them all this weekend, use what I need when the time comes to build a BBQ and small retaining wall, and dispose of the rest in whatever way works. Thanks all Re: Excess bricks 17Jul 02, 2015 5:17 pm Kron, you'll have paid for them one way or another. Builders won't order spares at their expense. Its a requirement there are some spares incase any are faulty or break etc, and the cost is just factored into your build. Regardless, its great you can get a brick trolley to move them. Makes it super easy. Found that out after hand moving about 300 of them! Re: Excess bricks 18Jul 02, 2015 7:43 pm Most builders dump them when the site is cleaned up, have seen it time and time again, perfectly good bricks being scooped up by the bobcat driver and dumped in the truck. Such a waste. We moved ours to the back of our block and covered them in black plastic, with a note stuck on that said keep. Made the SS aware of it and he made sure they stayed. We wanted them so we could have our letterbox made with bricks from the same batch, as a tumbled brick it would have been hard to match them later. Re: Excess bricks 19Jul 26, 2015 11:35 am I might be late on this post, so hope I can reawaken the thread. LOL! We're building and approximately halfway through the bricking process. In your experience, how long after they complete the bricks on the house do they have the excess bricks removed from the site? We're really wanting to build a letterbox after we move in. Building our MainVue Amalfi 530 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75694 Re: Excess bricks 20Jul 26, 2015 12:03 pm I had about 2 weeks before they did a clean up and they still havent removed the bricks we left aside and didnt move to the rear of the block. PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10246 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair to do it properly you need to dig out the garden and waterproof the outside of the wall. There are some products you can put on the face of the bricks but the water is… 2 4624 |