Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Whats a good price for common bricks? 2May 26, 2009 11:42 pm i reckon thats a good price i remember inquering a few years ago and was offered $450.00 per 1000 thats only 40c per brick im gathering there new not seconds by the way your getting better then me so i think you should quit now lol stay safe happy building Re: Whats a good price for common bricks? 3May 27, 2009 7:55 am haha. It helps when you have contacts in the industry but i dont trust anyone when they tell me "you wont get a better price then this". They are mixed batches, just different colours, not seconds. Now how do i better your total house build costs. naaah not gonna happen Re: Whats a good price for common bricks? 4May 27, 2009 8:29 am I got quoted the same ($400/1000) for PGH commons, i think that is a pretty good price. Go for it, i know i will in a few months, hopefully in a few weeks we will be out of council and on our way. Cheers Re: Whats a good price for common bricks? 7May 27, 2009 7:17 pm I'd say that's a really good price, especially if you like them We've been looking at bricks and cant find anything we like for less than $700 per 1,000 Re: Whats a good price for common bricks? 8May 27, 2009 8:27 pm We are rendering the whole facade and bagging the rest of the house and we wont see a single brick once finished. So doesn't matter how they look. Ended up finding some 'purpose made' bricks that are (as the name states) especially made for rendering / bagging. Nice and square and flat on one face and got them for the bargain price of $380 / 1000. Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7102 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35321 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 81712 |