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[mikeye15]

Hey all I'm trying to locate all my materials before I start this endeavor. Refmix to SD is $100 just to ship. I thought about driving up until I found out it is 500+ miles(more than $100 in diesel) So does anyone know of a refractory mortar somewhat close?
Thanks
Mike

[Ken524]

Mike,

Be sure to call Forno Bravo to get an accurate shipping cost before giving up.

If that strikes out, call a few local refractory places and brick stores and see if they will get HeatStop 50 for you. A local brick yard in my area ordered it for me at $70-$80 a bag. It's expensive, but you will only need 2-3 bags. INSIST that they order HeatStop 50 (dry, 50lb bags). A lot of places will try to sell you the wrong stuff.

[mikeye15]

Thanks I'll try that. The shipping came from the FB store site.

[Ken524]

Originally Posted by mikeye15

Thanks I'll try that. The shipping came from the FB store site.

The shipping calculator on the website is inaccurate; but the customer service on the phone is really great so it sort of balances out .

[james]

Hi Guys,

We've worked hard to configure the FB Store to return accurate shipping costs -- it now gets live quotes from FedEx. I just checked and we can ship three bags of Refmix to San Diego (92122) for $49. It does go up with each additional bag.

Our basic business model is that we try to charge a fair and market-based price for our products, and we charge FedEx shipping at our actual cost. FedEx Home Delivery is typically the best option for heavier items, such as Refmix, FB Board/Blanket, or larger items, such as pizza peels and oven tools.

I hope this is helpful -- we had to do a few special things to make the FB Store work correctly for some of our items, because their size/weight used to confuse the FedEx shipping system, but I think it's accurate now.

If anything ever looks wrong, you should definitely call the showroom -- 800-407-5119. Tammy, Marina and the rest are seriously helpful! :-)

James

[geisen]

I just found a place in San Diego that does a lot of fireplace work. Squires-Belt Material Company | Home Page
They sell RHI Sairbond "Dry Mortar" 55# bags for $33.
The attached spec sheet says it is for furnaces.
Does this look like a good match to you?

I am in East Lake Chula Vista. Built my stand and trying to decide between buying a casa 110 or going pompeii.

[jwnorris]

I have three or four bags of RefMix [from the Forno Bravo store] left over from my Casa 110 build. I would be willing to meet in Oceanside if you want these at $33.00 a bag.

J W

[geisen]

JW
Highly interested. Very kind of you to meet me half way. Do you have any plans to head down this way, don't want you to make a special trip. Thanks.
Greg.