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    brick scrap value

    are bricks worth swooping up?



    I searched google, but could not find much.
    I live in a big city so if there actually is resale value for them, then there will definitely be a buy around here


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    if you can swooping them up then Yes! THe more to swoop the better! I am jubilent about bricks!

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    A guy by me buys calulk at $1.00 per foot!

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    Bricks... really? we use to have the worst trouble getting rid of those things when i use to to trash outs on foreclosed properties. Are you guys talking about clay bricks or cinderblocks?

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    I Guess we are bigger in Az! HaHa!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kris Kringle View Post
    Yeah and Cheeper too lolollll
    Could be that we are a right to work state

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    you can certainly recycle bricks !! Of course the more rare the better. And they have to be clean. But some types of rare caulk residue can INCREASE the value. You don't find the rarest one's just layin' around much anymore, but don't try takin' your treasures with you 'cause St. Peter will just say "pavement, you brought pavement!??"

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    I sold a pallet of bricks for $225. Take a pic, toss it on CL and see what happens.

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    Are you for real tater ??? I have 6 pallets of old bricks. Were yours old ?

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    I think it's a fair question.... I realize this site was dedicated to "scrap metal".... but there is lots of talk about e-waste and plastic waste.... so why not ask about building materials.... lots of time it goes hand in hand when some of us get to gut houses.... so I am wondering out loud again if there should be a section for non metal items that people have questions about recycling or even re-selling....

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    I sold a pallet of bricks for $225.
    I would imagine they are getting them for a new chimney or a new brick grill for the back yard. Whole lot cheaper than buying new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dumpster Dee View Post
    Are you for real tater ??? I have 6 pallets of old bricks. Were yours old ?
    Yes I am. They were on my parents property when they got it. They weren't "old old", but not really new either. Didn't appear they had ever been used. Didn't see any cement on them.

    Got tired of looking at them every time I was over there, knowing they weren't ever going to do anything with them, although they originally were going to build a BBQ.

    I traded dad a set of tires that were in the trunk of a car I bought to flip. He got tires he can use and I got rid of bricks that weren't ever going to get used.

    With that said, let's get back to scrap metals.

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    Their are thousands of other threads here about scrap metal, surely yall can put down yer defenses for one friggin' topic that dont deal with tin/steel/copper/aluminum/my-truck-is-so-big

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    Used bricks cost more than new ones if you are buying.Go figure that one out.

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    Used bricks cost more than new ones if you are buying.Go figure that one out.
    one thing i read before i posted this thread was that older bricks are sought after becuase you cant mimick the look of old bricks using newer ones.

    I also have a cardboard question if yall dont mind. my friend is doing stocking at a toys r us that is just opening
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    I also have a cardboard question if yall dont mind.
    SO, what is the question,,?
    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...ight=cardboard
    And if your looking for different ideas on where to look then here is a bunch of good ideas.
    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...ight=cardboard

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    the guy offered to have the thing dismantled himself and needs it hauled off. I just dont know where to call to find out who buys brick?
    you suppose that isnt too heavy for a quarter ton ford ranger?

    Theres a pavers store down the road form me, i rekon i could ask them?



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    I remember as a kid my dad made me chip the cement off around 1500 bricks so that he could build an extension to the house that would match and not look weird like new bricks would on old promising a holiday from it. I busted my ass chipping those bricks, didn't finish in time, holiday was cancelled and those bricks are still behind the shed over 25 years later. Maybe they are worth something to me after all!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bluemeate View Post
    the guy offered to have the thing dismantled himself and needs it hauled off. I just dont know where to call to find out who buys brick?
    you suppose that isnt too heavy for a quarter ton ford ranger?

    Theres a pavers store down the road form me, i rekon i could ask them?



    I have seen several listings on Craigslist in my area for people looking to buy bricks, but they want clean unbroken ones. Unless you want to clean every brick that is not broken, that pit would be good for landfill, and that is about it.

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    If you can't sell them as old bricks for a house or whatever, maybe its time to try out a DIY mill to shave/clean the bricks for retail price lol. :eek:


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