dispose of HUGE pile of bricks and blocks

[msimerson]

info

• tearing out the chimney resulted in a huge pile of masonry
• busting up the hearth and chimney foundation created many chunks of concrete

  todo

• [x] post free ad on craigslist (July 8)
• [x] post free ad on NextDoor
• [x] watch several people come and haul away many bricks (July 9-12)
• [x] re-stack the remaining bricks by type (July 13)
• [x] re-post if necessary (July 25)
• [x] haul remainder of masonry (broken bricks & blocks, mortar, etc..) to neighbors who need fill (Aug 20)

[msimerson]

front of the pile

back of the pile

after 3 days

More than 1/2 the bricks have hauled themselves away

[msimerson]

The pile continues to shrink as folks stop by and haul away the bricks and blocks, one carload at a time. Yay.

[msimerson]

I sorted and stacked the bricks by type:

[msimerson]

Update: haul away scheduled for Saturday Aug 20.

[msimerson]

We also removed most of the small brick wall in the front yard.