DC712001 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Regarding Firebrick, what is a typical Price to pay per brick for Standard firebrick (9x4.5x3.5) and where can you buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Pottery supply places usually carry different types. I remember paying around 50$ for a box of soft firebrick. Maybe 12 per box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC712001 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks for the reply. I'll try a local pottery/kiln supply. Actually, I'm looking for hard firebrick for the floor and porch of a small forge. I have a box of 1-foot-square Kaowool blocks and some soft, porous firebrick, but I only have two hard Laclede firebricks. I thought I read somewhere that hard firebricks were $0.80 each, but not sure on that price. Also want to buy some ITC-100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDJ Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I bought mine at ACME Brick here in OKC, OK and I think it was $1.50 per brick but they are larger than regular brick by almost 1'' on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 We have a local material yard named Keller's (sand, topsoil, etc.) who also sells firebrick and fireclay. It probably pays to shop around a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Your best bet is hitting the yellow pages, try masonry, concrete, furnace, etc. suppliers. The ceramics and pottery suppliers tend to be more expensive but if there's no other choice, they'll do. Do a web search for the ITC-100 and find your best price. Last batch I bought from Jay Hayes. Jay Hayes C.J. Products Inc. Phone: (304) 269-6111 100 Christmas Place Email: xmas4lites@earthlink.net Weston, WV 26452 Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC712001 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks for the replies. Yesterday I looked in the yellow pages (book and online) and found one listing under "Refractories.") I drove there (20-miles away) but turns out they repair/reline furnaces, but do not sell materials to the public. I'll keep nosing around. Closer to Los Angeles, I'll likely find some firebrick (I guess.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Derek C, In Long Beach and Pedro look in the book one of the marine repair outfits that do the work on the ships in port. There are still some steam ships out there and most of the motor vessels have some sort of aux boiler. The repair outfits will be able to hook you with the local suppliers. One other approach would be to go online and check out the Mariners Anual Catalog. They have everything you could possibly want, fire brick, insulating block, insulating brick, plastic refractory and cement. Be advised that they are not cheap and shippping these items is no bargain. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC712001 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Thanks Peter. I've also been checking out "Boiler Repair" in the yellow pages. As you said, shipping heavy bricks is costly so I need to find a local source if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDJ Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Most regular brick suppliers carry it as it is used to line fireplaces ACME brick is a nation wide company as well as several others. Here is a list from trainmason.com for Southern California brick suppliers: A S R Constructors Riverside CA 951-779-6580 Barajas Masonry Bermuda Dunes CA 760-345-3912 Ben Moran Masonry Escondido CA 619-390-9271 Bielski Window & Masonry Anaheim CA 800-243-5754 Bledsoe Masonry, Inc. Riverside CA 951-360-6140 Brandel Masonry Supplies Pomona CA 909-594-5715 Brickyard Pleasant Hill CA 925-906-0123 C D Construction Glendora CA 626-963-1348 Coolbaugh Masonry Orange CA 714-532-1652 Cornerstone Masonry Sun Valley CA 818-767-3300 Curtis Masonry Escondido CA D & D Laser Screed, Inc. Lake Elsinore CA 951-245-3595 Dancro Corp. Corona CA 951-270-0288 E. Rosen Construction Westlake Village CA 805-777-1686 E. Rosen Construction Inc. is a Paver and Retaining Wall Contractor serving Westlake Village California CA Earl Powers Construction Escondido CA 760-738-9777 Frank Smith Masonry S. El Monte CA Frazier Masonry Corporation Lancaster CA 661-942-1287 G B C Concrete & Masonry Construction Lake Elsinore CA 909-245-2355 GBC Concrete and Masonry Construction, Inc. Hank Blatnik & Associates Garden Grove CA 714-590-8625 Haxton Masonry, Inc. Yuma AZ 928-344-6174 Hoffmeister Masonry Riverside CA 951-686-9167 Hoss Construction Yorba Linda CA 714-524-3023 Isaac-Bodner Construction Co. Sherman Oaks CA 818-907-0491 J.R. Masonry, Inc. El Cajon CA 619-444-1824 Just Star Construction San Diego CA 858-505-0788 L.A. County Masonry Valencia CA 661-251-2681 Lloyd's Masonry Fallbrook CA 760-451-9755 Lyle Faber Masonry, Inc. Escondido CA 760-743-3620 Masonry Master Fullerton CA Masonry Tec Products Moreno Valley CA 951-653-5700 Tec-Connect System - Masonry Embeds Masonry Technology, Inc. Moreno Valley CA 951-653-5700 Tec-Connect System - Masonry Embeds Mays, Inc. San Jacinto CA 951-654-4121 Modern Masonry El Cajon CA 619-447-5438 www.modernmasonry.com Morillo Construction Pasadena CA 626-796-3800 Muller Commercial Masonry Sun Valley CA 818-767-7009 New Dimension Masonry, Inc. San Diego CA 619-276-5000 New Dimension Masonry - San Diego Masonry Contractor New Earth Construction Laguna Hills CA 949-859-4007 New Generation Masonry Fontana CA 909-355-5606 Nibbelink Masonry Lancaster CA 661-948-7859 NuWay Masonry, Inc. Riverside CA 951-681-9052 Pacific Masonry, Inc. Orange CA 714-282-0222 Homepage, Pacific Masonry, Inc. Persall Masonry Beaumont CA 951-845-4545 Pointe Construction, Inc. Santa Ana CA 714-973-1151 R.H. Hill Masonry Anaheim CA 714-516-9393 Ramirez Masonry Azusa CA 626-334-4320 Randy Bogs Masonry Menifee CA 951-301-0473 Rens Masonry Escondido CA 760-738-8827 Robert Stinchfield Inc. Riverside CA 951-779-6542 Ron Shoffeitt Masonry Temecula CA 909-926-1167 Select Build Riverside CA 951-787-0800 Skidmore Masonry, Inc. Camarillo CA 805-484-4881 Slagill Corporation El Cajon CA 619-442-9955 Snyder - Langston Irvine CA 949-225-3269 Snyder-Langston - Home Page SoCal Masonry Rancho Santa Margar CA 949-770-2940 Sol Construction Riverside CA 951-784-5209 Southern Counties Quality Masonry Santa Ana CA 714-554-6222 Steve Lynch Masonry, Inc. La Habra CA 562-697-7300 Sunset Masonry & Concrete Pacoima CA 818-983-2338 Tailored Masonry of California Santa Ana CA 714-556-2220 The Patterson Company Orange CA 714-282-7292 Thomas W. Kincaid Masonry, Inc. Port Hueneme CA 805-815-0495 True Champions Inc. San Diego CA 619-276-6999 Williams & Sons Masonry Lakeside CA 619-443-1751 Winegardner Masonry Yucaipa CA 909-795-9711 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC712001 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Thanks Nate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredW Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 You could try these guys. ANH Refractories Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Mulholland - Tetnum Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 just go to the landscape / rock yard place near by they almoast allways have the 2300 degree hard fire bricks in the large size for outdoor fire pits and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCrowMetalsmith Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 You could try these guys. ANH Refractories Fred Yeah, that's where I go in Portland. If you check out there website, it looks like there's a location in southern CA, about 40 minutes from you. They also sell castable refractory, kaowool (or inswool, whatever...), etc. My place is really friendly, and every time I go I ask for a "sample" pack of the kaowool. They always give me these things they call modules for free, which are basically about 8-12 6"x12"ish rectangles of the blanket form. I built a furnace that can melt 30 pounds of bronze or iron and by the time it was done, I'd gotten enough of the stuff for free that I was able to add a nice insulating layer outside of the refractory for no extra cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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