16 x 16 slates at HD $3

ng_reader wrote:
> Coming in from India. Fairly low quality, but the pricing seemed right.
>
> Anyone care to say what they would normally pay for a 16x16 natural slate
> tile?
>
> I bought a couple of boxes, just maybe to use them as stepping stones or
> something. Not sure exactly what I was going to do with them, but figured
> that it was cheap enough.
>
> So, that would be $15 a box of 5.
>
> Just an FYI post, I do this once a year, at least.
>
>
Well, stuff for garage/estate sales has to come from somewhere, I guess.
Something that heavy, if you never use it up, is unlikely to get moved,
by you or your heirs.

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On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:41:37 -0400, "ng_reader"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Coming in from India. Fairly low quality, but the pricing seemed right.
>
>Anyone care to say what they would normally pay for a 16x16 natural slate
>tile?

About how thick are they? I bought cement pavers for flagstones and
then decided they were too thick, if I had to dig the hole for them.
>
>I bought a couple of boxes, just maybe to use them as stepping stones or
>something. Not sure exactly what I was going to do with them, but figured
>that it was cheap enough.
>
>So, that would be $15 a box of 5.
>
>Just an FYI post, I do this once a year, at least.
>

I would have to say nominal 1/2", but they vary, unfortunately. They had
the description of "earth gouged" on some of them.

I think they will make nice stepping stones, even if I never do my shower
stall with them.

"mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:41:37 -0400, "ng_reader"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Coming in from India. Fairly low quality, but the pricing seemed right.
>>
>>Anyone care to say what they would normally pay for a 16x16 natural slate
>>tile?
>
> About how thick are they? I bought cement pavers for flagstones and
> then decided they were too thick, if I had to dig the hole for them.
>>
>>I bought a couple of boxes, just maybe to use them as stepping stones or
>>something. Not sure exactly what I was going to do with them, but figured
>>that it was cheap enough.
>>
>>So, that would be $15 a box of 5.
>>
>>Just an FYI post, I do this once a year, at least.
>>
>

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:17:58 -0400, "ng_reader"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I would have to say nominal 1/2", but they vary, unfortunately. They had
>the description of "earth gouged" on some of them.

That's a lot thinner than those pavers. Thanks. I may get some.

>I think they will make nice stepping stones, even if I never do my shower
>stall with them.

I had a friend who wanted a slate bathroom. I thought maybe we could
just go out to Slatington, Pa. and gather scrap off the shoulder of
the road, or out of stream beds, or at least buy the stuff someplace
local and cheap, but it was going to be 100's of pounds I think, in my
car, becasue he didn't have one, and he started getting more and more
annoying. Now we don't even talk to each other. :)
>
>"mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:2qa7845r1n6hf5roip90kkcl0ek2n85u57@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:41:37 -0400, "ng_reader"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Coming in from India. Fairly low quality, but the pricing seemed right.
>>>
>>>Anyone care to say what they would normally pay for a 16x16 natural slate
>>>tile?
>>
>> About how thick are they? I bought cement pavers for flagstones and
>> then decided they were too thick, if I had to dig the hole for them.
>>>
>>>I bought a couple of boxes, just maybe to use them as stepping stones or
>>>something. Not sure exactly what I was going to do with them, but figured
>>>that it was cheap enough.
>>>
>>>So, that would be $15 a box of 5.
>>>
>>>Just an FYI post, I do this once a year, at least.
>>>
>>
>