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Anyone know what these are for?

LynLyn Posts: 23,190
in The potting shed
These bricks are 9” x 7.5” x 2” 

Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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  • kate.james58kate.james58 Posts: 198
    Are they actual bricks, or are they blocks of something like coir that needs to be soaked? I think we need more details.
    Cheshire
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    What are they made of, are they heavy?
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They’re extremely heavy, I could only carry one, OH is carrying two I think. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    edited 5 January
    Looks like a roof tile or perhaps an edging tile
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I thought they’d be too heavy for a roof,  I’m going to use them for edging tiles. I thought they were for wood stoves/fire bricks  or similar but I’ve never seen them shaped like that. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GolarneGolarne Posts: 77
    I think they are the ‘ballast’ from in a storage heater. We put one in the base of a tall pot to stop it blowing over.
    Pembrokeshire
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    The reason I asked was because I thought they may be fire bricks. Something is ringing a bell in my ancient head!!
  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    Firebricks for a Rayburn or similar would usually be in a set of 4 which link together to make a square.
  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380
    Use as stepping stones in flower beds for easier weeding.
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    They look a bit like fire bricks , or they could be balast weights for a washing machine . 
    AB Still learning

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