Can i get rid of bricks without using a skip?

02-02-2019 12:45PM #1

Howdy do folks.

Wondering if anyone can help me here. I'm about to embark on a bit of a sitting room renovation of sorts.

Will lift the laminate floor, break out the brick fireplace and re-plaster and re-floor. Also have some laminate flooring from a bedroom upstairs to get rid of. Figured I'd get a small skip and be done with it.

Rang the local recycling centre to chance my arm on the laminate, and they said that they do indeed accept it. Which means I only really have the bricks to get rid of.

There's only a relatively small amount of bricks, so a skip seems like overkill.

Wondering if anyone knows of a way to get rid of them? (that doesn't involve illegally dumping them or that kinda thing).

PirateShampoo · 02-02-2019 12:47PM

How old are the bricks, a salvage yard might be interested in them.

EmirateEmily · 02-02-2019 12:48PM

If you get them out with care and they aren't in a bad shape, maybe you can ask around if someone needs them?

02-02-2019 01:30PM

Burry them in the garden or under a flower bed

dok_golf · 02-02-2019 02:41PM

or even make a flower bed from them

pat k · 02-02-2019 02:43PM

is making a BBQ ? out of the question. we might get another good summer

:)

jack of all · 02-02-2019 05:49PM

If reasonably clean offer them up on Adverts free to collect, ideal for garden projects etc.

Renegade Mechanic · 02-02-2019 05:52PM

I know a lad who'd be delighted to take them off yer hands..

02-02-2019 05:54PM

I got a skip bag in b&q or woodies when I was doing that type of stuff.

Fierce handy compared to a full size skip, buy the bag and pay for the lift whenever your ready.

The bricks can be reused if suitable and theres a few sizes of skip bag to pick for the rest.

jack of all · 02-02-2019 06:30PM

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

I know a lad who'd be delighted to take them off yer hands..

But are they the "best bricks ever"?

jhenno78 · 02-02-2019 08:10PM

Your local recycling centre doesn't accept construction waste/rubble? Sounds weird to me.

In any case, I'd go for the skip. Probably won't be much difference in the price with all that stuff and a lot less hassle.

Atlantic Dawn · 02-02-2019 08:15PM

You sometimes see ads on Donedeal and Adverts with people looking for bricks to use for foundations, perhaps have a look there.

antiskeptic · 02-02-2019 09:55PM

The bin.

ImARebel · 02-02-2019 10:00PM

antiskeptic wrote: »

The bin.

I shouldn't admit it but that's how I got rid of mine. Half filled my bin over 2 lifts. Job done..

Waits to get lynched...

uck51js9zml2yt · 02-02-2019 11:47PM

ImARebel wrote: »

I shouldn't admit it but that's how I got rid of mine. Half filled my bin over 2 lifts. Job done..

Waits to get lynched...

Cheaper to buy a skip bag

ImARebel · 03-02-2019 11:49AM

Travis Scarce Fir wrote: »

Cheaper to buy a skip bag

It's not, my bin is a flat rate per month. It's not by weight

06-02-2019 09:48PM

Appreciate all the replies, folks.

Looks like I'll just hoard them in the shed until I do eventually next need a skip for something. I might ring the recycling centre, but I don't think they accept anything that can be considered building waste or rubble.

listermint · 06-02-2019 09:49PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Appreciate all the replies, folks.

Looks like I'll just hoard them in the shed until I do eventually next need a skip for something. I might ring the recycling centre, but I don't think they accept anything that can be considered building waste or rubble.

Ballymount will take small amounts of concrete and plasterboard tiles etc minor building stuff. Yes it costs .see charges on sdcc website

agusta · 08-02-2019 12:30AM

Travis Scarce Fir wrote: »

Cheaper to buy a skip bag

doubt it

BorneTobyWilde · 08-02-2019 12:34AM

lgk · 08-02-2019 03:09PM

listermint wrote: »

Ballymount will take small amounts of concrete and plasterboard tiles etc minor building stuff. Yes it costs .see charges on sdcc website

Yep, €15 for a car, €21 for a car derived van / SUV, etc...

Works out better than the skip bags which cost ~€15 for the smallest size and cost an additional €70 and up for collection.

Maxed-irl · 08-02-2019 03:12PM

Fingal recycling do take it and its reasonable pricing

breffni bogballer · 08-02-2019 03:55PM

Anyone building in ur vicinity or laying footpaths? They would be grateful for filling

Bandana boy · 08-02-2019 04:42PM

Coolmine centre will take them €8 if they fit in the boot

CJhaughey · 10-02-2019 08:41AM

Do it like Andy Dufresne

bobbyss · 10-02-2019 09:17AM

Put them in the bin. The landfiÄºll bin. Is that allowed?

ImARebel · 10-02-2019 09:33AM

Dunno but I've done it.

Are the bin men really going to go through it to check?

Dr_Colossus · 10-02-2019 11:15AM

bobbyss wrote: »

Put them in the bin. The landfiĺll bin. Is that allowed?

ImARebel wrote: »

Dunno but I've done it.

Are the bin men really going to go through it to check?

Yes, most lorries now take photos of each bin tip to catch and fine scum contaminating recyclable waste with the likes of dirty nappies.

That said the black bin is general waste and takes everything that doesn't go in either the green or brown bin so don't think there's anything to say you can't put brinks in it apart from the cost if paying by weight.

ImARebel · 10-02-2019 01:28PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Yes, most lorries now take photos of each bin tip to catch and fine scum contaminating recyclable waste with the likes of dirty nappies.

Wow someone would do that??? Gross

Just coz I put a brick in the black bin doesn't mean I don't recycle properly etc

jhenno78 · 10-02-2019 07:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Appreciate all the replies, folks.

Looks like I'll just hoard them in the shed until I do eventually next need a skip for something. I might ring the recycling centre, but I don't think they accept anything that can be considered building waste or rubble.

Usually your council will have a bit on their website that gives details of local recycling centres and lists everything you need to know (what they do/don't accept, prices etc.).

BrokenArrows · 11-02-2019 02:51PM

Correct way to do it:
Bring it to your local rubbish dump for a fee. They is somewhere everywhere that can do this.

Incorrect way to do it:
Put a few bricks in the bin every week until they are all gone.

Can i get rid of bricks without using a skip?

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