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After I read your post, I found exactly that and thought, yes that looks similar.
Jewson have them too but b&q is cheaper!
Wienerberger Sandown Class B Perforated Engineering Brick 65mm Red
This smooth brick is precise, square edged and perforated, all while meeting the defined limits necessary for water absorption and compressive strength.
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You are right on the repoint. Scaffold is on the other stack though so thats a job for next year!its one brick the one top right should pop off easy enough,plus,that stack could do with a repoint
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It works,but depends on the face of the brick,old way i was shown was to chip away the face,cover with cement and grind the dust of that so it stuck
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Matching bricks is very difficult, sometimes you can use the exact same make and model of brick and it's still not exact due to natural variations! I'd say those are common or garden 65mm class b engineering bricks. Readily available from Wickes, b&q, and every builders merchant. They will vary between places depending on their suppliers but as it's a stand alone chimney rather than toothed into existing work you have a bit of leeway and should find something easily.
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It's of no help but it looks identical in design and bricks to the one of our chimneys of a similar age. You could try markstone granite for reclaimed ones or keep an eye on local marketplace for someone shifting something similar.
If it's any consolation, I never even look at our wildly different chimneys here
If it's any consolation, I never even look at our wildly different chimneys here
They dont currently match but I have wound myself up that they should after the old stack is rebuilt! Silly really!
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Is that like vagazling?
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Yes but Jewson will deliver free if you have an account! Handy when buying in bags of sand etcAfter I read your post, I found exactly that and thought, yes that looks similar.
Jewson have them too but b&q is cheaper!
Wienerberger Sandown Class B Perforated Engineering Brick 65mm Red
This smooth brick is precise, square edged and perforated, all while meeting the defined limits necessary for water absorption and compressive strength.
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Similar?
Or just scrap it an put in a stainless flue. Bloody chimneys are a maintenance nightmare. The one you've pictured is cracked, the one I've got that looks similar needs repointing.
Bricks ordered from Jewsons. Brother in laws trade account got a very good discount... along with sand and cement.
Thanks for the help - without the suggestions here i wouldnt have stumbled across what i think are probably the correct bricks. It was just helpful to have some different ideas and terms to search for which is what i was after.
Need to sort two new pots and a liner now for the job and then the scaffold goes up at the end of the month.
Thanks for the help - without the suggestions here i wouldnt have stumbled across what i think are probably the correct bricks. It was just helpful to have some different ideas and terms to search for which is what i was after.
Need to sort two new pots and a liner now for the job and then the scaffold goes up at the end of the month.
I only noticed that crack when staring at that photo i took, but you are right, that stack needs some maintenance - that can be next summers job.
