Are these bricks rejects?

I doubt they're frost-rated to spec if you lay them flat like that. They look quite porous, as the faces get compressed and smoothed during manufacture whereas the top and bottom are just sliced, hence the fluffier texture.

I'm sure they'll be fine though. I do like blue bricks.
 
Its not likely nor true.

Just Ivor making stuff up again, on the fly. He has to have his daily troll.
Please ignore the forum stirrer.

Bricks have faces, which are intended to be exposed. The smooth extruded faces are rated for their intended purpose, the rougher sliced top and bottom are for bedding into mortar.
 
Please ignore the forum stirrer.

Bricks have faces, which are intended to be exposed. The smooth extruded faces are rated for their intended purpose, the rougher sliced top and bottom are for bedding into mortar.
Have a read up on solid Staffy best blues and educate yourself.
Or don’t bother and keep guessing. Keep trolling.
 
Just got my replacement Class B engineering bricks from Brickhunter. They could have delivered quicker, I chose a delay to suit my needs. As shown in their photos, they're great. Just the job, problem solved.

I'm not expecting bathroom tiles standard from engineering bricks, but the previous ones were just awful. They looked terrible and also looked like they wouldn't survive frost with all those cracks.

Now I just need to chase the refund from the local builders merchant after I told the delivery bloke to take the last lot back.
 
TBF 99.9% of blue brick are laid the normal way (BOE) the way they are laid on the photo is a lot easier for a novice though, they are rough on top and likely gather moss etc, and also the colour will vary, to me it looks like a block paver on top, not my cup of tea (y)
I remember you saying this at the time, and I get what you mean. I’ve done on edge before and as you say, this was a bit quicker. Does look different though.
 
Just got my replacement Class B engineering bricks from Brickhunter. They could have delivered quicker, I chose a delay to suit my needs. As shown in their photos, they're great. Just the job, problem solved.

I'm not expecting bathroom tiles standard from engineering bricks, but the previous ones were just awful. They looked terrible and also looked like they wouldn't survive frost with all those cracks.

Now I just need to chase the refund from the local builders merchant after I told the delivery bloke to take the last lot back.
Glad you got the help you needed fella, look forward to pics of the finished job.
 
How extruded (e.g. engineering) bricks are made...


The faces are smoothed and rolled so are reasonably smooth and compressed. The top and bottom are made by slicing with a wire, so will be rougher and less compressed.
 
Glad you got the help you needed fella, look forward to pics of the finished job.
I'll update when it's done. Although I'll confess that I've got loads of work on, so a brickie will be building in this case. I've previously built garden walls with brick-on-edge before though.
 
. Does look different though.
Better, in my opinion.




















 

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