A half-width rectangular shape, typically 9 x 2.25 x 2.5 inches in the standard series. Soaps finish openings, burner ports and wall ends, and fill gaps in bonded brickwork where a full-width brick will not fit. Like splits, they are ordered pre-sized so crews spend less time on the saw.
Heard on the job
Grab a box of soaps for the peep-sight openings, no point cutting straights in half all day.
Also heard as
- soap brick
- half-width brick