tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post115577314030653217..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: A Brick By Any Other NameGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155917434737423972006-08-18T09:10:00.000-07:002006-08-18T09:10:00.000-07:00In Toronto, ON, Canada, cleaned victorian red bric...In Toronto, ON, Canada, cleaned victorian red brick sells for about $1 to $1.25 each. Higher or lower depending on quality. Bad quality, heavilily stained, limed red-brick still is $0.50 each, so yours were a bargain by any count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155838046323905852006-08-17T11:07:00.000-07:002006-08-17T11:07:00.000-07:00Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll check out t...Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll check out the lime mortor recipeGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155835306025550772006-08-17T10:21:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:21:00.000-07:00Greg,HB gave out his recipe for Lime Mortor on the...Greg,<BR/>HB gave out his recipe for Lime Mortor on the old house web a while back<BR/>http://www.oldhouseweb.com/newBB/viewtopic.php?t=9529&highlight=lime+mortor<BR/>I bought lime mortor on line around 3 years ago to point our foundation and it cost around 200.00 for two buckets. HB's will do the job for a lot less.<BR/>By the way great job on the house painting.<BR/><BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155819252207179132006-08-17T05:54:00.000-07:002006-08-17T05:54:00.000-07:00The Devil Queen's original skirt (before we moved ...The Devil Queen's original skirt (before we moved her) was built out of Coffeville (sp?) bricks. <BR/><BR/>We salvaged them all thinking we could use them to build a new chimney (no such luck, not enough). We didn't think too much about them until everyone kept trying to steal them. We got very curious as to why and did some research.<BR/><BR/>It turns out they are famous bricks. These dated to the early 20th century and were made in Coffeville, KS. They are fired-slate bricks which means two things: they are very heavy and very strong.<BR/><BR/>If you go to Lowe's and look at their landscaping bricks, they run at about $2.00 a piece or more depending on the type. Before we gave up on the dream of rebuilding our fireplace, we priced Acme bricks. 3,000 average Acme bricks priced out at around $1,000.<BR/><BR/>Depending on which set of numbers you want to use, your bricks are worth between $0.33 to $2.00 each. I'd tend towards the $1.00 or more price range myself. How often do you find solid, 100+ year bricks that match?<BR/><BR/>No matter which numbers you use, you kicked ass and got a steal. Congratulations!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111893364147445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155781677803383002006-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:002006-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:00Yes, Jocelyn, I see you have your hand up.....I ha...<I>Yes, Jocelyn, I see you have your hand up.....</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>I had a feeling you'd know the answer to this one. I have to rebuild about 6 feet inside the attic and then a few feet outside. I will trnasfer to sheet metal outside to get it above the gables.<BR/><BR/>At least that's the plan at this point.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1155781084352848622006-08-16T19:18:00.000-07:002006-08-16T19:18:00.000-07:00reading this post, I felt like a kid at the back o...reading this post, I felt like a kid at the back of the class raising her hand, "I know! I know the answer!!! Call on me." We just bought salvaged Chicago common bricks and they were about 30 cents a piece. You got a good deal and you were offering him a fair price.<BR/><BR/>Steve is rebuilding both our chimneys either this fall or next spring- probably the latter. We'll have to compare notes on the project when the time comes. Maybe we;ll be doing it at the same time who knows.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.com