Yes, those are breezeblocks!

Chris

Good to see someone taking safety seriously...

A bus driver was killed near me the other day because the bus he was working under rolled back and fell on him, just shows how important it is

Pete

ChrisW,

It looks like you were spotted when taking the photo, did you get shouted at or chased?????

You could double up for Roger Cook in your spare time (did i get his name right?)

The margin between courage and insanity is sooooooooooooooooooo small

trusting his life to compacted ash................

I'm sorry, but that calls for a:

Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

I reckon those are concrete blocks, breeze are 3 times dearer now. They've twigged to their extra insulating properties and put them up accordingly. Not bad for something made from power station waste.

What's a breezeblock?

we dont make houses out of wood in the uk like you do in north america.

we usually have a brick outer wall, then a 1 inch or so gap, and an inner wall. These are, in modern houses, usually breezeblocks.

Basically aerated concrete, approx 4x the area of a facing brick, often with two hollow shafts running thro the centre. imagine a H shape, with the ends colosed off, as a plan view.

light, and provides further insulation cos of the air spacing inside.

They are a bit brittle and can crumble more easily than a facing brick.... which is why you dont want a car on them!

atb

steve

I think they are called cinder blocks in the US.

Breeze is light and quick, brickies like it better than concrete blocks. Thermalite is another version, even lighter. Available in 4", 6" or 9" thick with cavities or without.

the company that owns the workshop where i work also owns a block plant, i was down there one day on a breakdown with one of the trucks so decided to get a tour of the plant, ultimatly impressive stuff, the plant foreman pointed out each palet of blocks coming off the line was worth a 13 quid and it pushed a pallet out every 18 seconds.....just roughly working it out that place should make just over 2.5k per hour! i want a pay rise!

not quite breezeblocks (but may be similar materials )....

last time i was at the kellogg cerial factory in manchester 10 or so years back, they had 8 lines making cornflakes. They come out of the ovens on a belt about 2 ft wide, 5 ins deep, and 150 ft a min. and thats x8.

a lot of people eat those things!

atb

steve

[Edited on 27/11/04 by stephen_gusterson]

They are also made from ASH from power stattions, as a mate's company had the contract to shift the ash. its mixed with concrete and makes the blocks. (Thermalite)

the USA Cinder block is probably the same thing.

but what a TWAT,... where are his cheapo axle stands... he obviously values his money over his life.

I got my axle stands and trolley jack for £30 from Halfords, a small price to pay compared to your life!

Pete