Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jan 21, 2012 12:55 pm Anyone have any contacts for cheap recycled bricks for a new home construction in Victoria? Jem's Custom build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58630 Re: Sourcing materials - Recycled Bricks 2Jan 21, 2012 1:18 pm Don't know about prices One source is a yard on Kensington Road Footscray near the Dynon Road Junction. Another possible is a tip on Annanadale Road Tullamarine that has pallets of bricks though I don't think they would have house quantities of a single type. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Sourcing materials - Recycled Bricks 3Jan 21, 2012 2:13 pm I'm not sure how cheap you want them to be but we got ours from Paddys bricks, 240 Kensington Road, West Melbourne. http://www.paddysbricks.com.au/ We found them significantly cheaper than Ecobricks over in Clayton. But you could try them as well. I suppose it also depends what you are looking for. http://www.ecobricks.com.au/ Re: Sourcing materials - Recycled Bricks 4Jan 22, 2012 10:54 am Thanks! We're after recycled bricks for a new home construction (approx. 8500) so not too cheap as they will be structural bricks also... Jem's Custom build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58630 Re: Sourcing materials - Recycled Bricks 5Jan 22, 2012 10:57 am Ours were for structural purposes too and we paid $2100 for 3,000 of them. Maybe that will give you an idea of what you would be up for. Plus they are not going to be rendered so they had to look good. Re: Sourcing materials - Recycled Bricks 6Jan 22, 2012 6:10 pm We've had one quote for $0.796 plus GST each so $7442.60 all up for 8500 but we're trying to reduce costs as much as we can. Jem's Custom build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58630 I need to replace some lengths of aluminum shower frame but I can't seem to find any suppliers of this stuff. Neither the blue or orange home centers carry these things.… 0 5402 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10915 That's a fantastic result! Happy you got it sorted out. cheers Simeon 6 8645 |