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SECONDHAND BRICK [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
CONT

... bricks taken from old demolished buildings are cleaned and resold for a price ranging from 50 to 60 per cent of the cost of new common brick. ... They have been called secondhand brick, old brick, reclaimed brick and salvaged brick with descriptive adjectives of distraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

vieille brique qu'on utilise à nouveau, par exemple dans les maçonneries intérieures.

OBS

used rails: rails de réemploi

OBS

remploi ou réemploi: Le fait d'employer ou d'être employé de nouveau. Remploi dans une construction d'un élément architectural qui a appartenu à un édifice antérieur.

Spanish

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