[Chat] Neighbor needs iron-spot bricks

[Kathleen Hruska]

Try Second Chances salvage near M&T stadium!  They picked up a lot of  
materials when the St. Paul rowhomes were demolished.  I was able to  
find the exact tiles to replace some missing ones from my Abell  
home's fireplace.
I've purchased brick pavers from there as well.

Hopefully, they'll have some iron spot bricks; I'll need some myself  
in the future.  Bonus point: they're extremely helpful!

I think their website is www.secondchances.org.

Good luck!
Kathleen

On Oct 4, 2007, at 11:03 PM, Emil Volcheck wrote:

> Hello, neighbors,
>
> I'm forwarding this message from Dana who is helping our
> new neighbor Andy Gorode (email: amgorode at comcast.net )
> look for some iron-spot bricks for a project he's doing.
>
> Incidentally, a Google search turned up the book "The Baltimore
> Rowhouse" by Mary Ellen Hayward, Charles Belfoure which explains that
> iron-spot brick is particular to Baltimore.  They are made from high
> iron content clay from Western PA and are tougher than ordinary red
> bricks.
>
> --Emil
>
> ---
>
> Good afternoon everyone.  One of our new neighbors, Andy Gorode, is in
> the process of restoring his Guilford Avenue home to its original
> configuration.  He is ready to eliminate the second front door (the
> home was divided into two apartments with separate entries) and is in
> search of bricks to match the front façade.
>
> Andy believes the bricks he is searching for are “Roman Style,
> iron-spot bricks.  They are long and narrow with specks of iron
> embedded in the brick”.
>
> Any leads would be appreciated.  Contact Andy directly at the email
> address above.  And, please copy me so that I can continue to add to
> the CVCA’s growing treasure trove of contractors and other good things
> for our very old homes!
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Dana Moore
>
>
> -- 
> Emil Volcheck
> volcheck at acm.org
> http://acm.org/~volcheck
>
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