I know this is a topic closer to the heart of many than even their bikes, so...
I'm going to make a brick BBQ and looking for tips on where to get nice decorative bricks. Hermiston gait leaves me cold.
Thanks!
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Nice bricks
(16 posts)- Started 6 years ago by Dave
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Posted 6 years ago #
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Maybe the yard under the aqueduct?
B&Q is not so bad in the stone masonry section?
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probably best to ask a mason -)
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I'd probably start with MKM Building Supplies, on Murrayburn Road, or Jewson at Slateford.
Are you planning a single thickness of bricks or will you have an inner of firebricks?
In my opinion, 'decorative' is as much about alternating the colours and perhaps the odd architectural fancy. Castle View house on the south side of Roslin Glen has lovely brick walls in light and dark brown.
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Vitcas for all your refactory cement / filler / screed needs
Posted 6 years ago # -
the site of the old inverkeithing paper mill
mounds of bricks there for the taking
fill your boots
great art graffiti also
Posted 6 years ago # -
Thanks all! Will add a pic (eventually)
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Found an ETNA brick in the garden. Usually none are just Scottish Brick Company
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That brick ups the ante.
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Darker than that one.
Disappointing;y they are from Armadale
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@kaputnik had a brick with a pun name - Latin ? The brick had been 4 pressed
Phorpres by London Brick Company. Became trade name. Earlier bricks only pressed twice.
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I am in need of some bricks. N Edinburgh sources? Don't have to be nice, just solid.
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Most of mine came from Granton salvage yard when you piled stone on a pallet, they then bubble wrapped it when it was up to a tonne and then delivered them to you. I wasn’t after bricks, more stone but some sneaked in. THe salvage were booted out due to supposed marina and now are out at broxburn. I say salvage, just salvage of stone via old knocked down buildings. Not a great life, your only source of fun is watching foppish dilettantes trying to pile stone onto a palette.
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@unhurt, there is always the brick beach at Granton. Depends how brickular they need to be.
@gembo, here is a LBC, but I found an Eastwood brick at the demolished Manuel brickworks:
LBC Phorpres by beqi, on Flickr
Wilkinson Elland and Eastwood 4 Pressed bricks by beqi, on FlickrPosted 4 years ago # -
Nice bricks, The Eastwood, or as brick aficionados call them The Clints were very sound 4 pressed bricks.
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