Where to Find Foamed-Glass Blocks Today

This site is an informational archive - we sell nothing and are affiliated with no retailer. But the question readers ask most is simple: can you still buy these? Yes. Recycled-glass cleaning blocks remain in production under their current brand ownership, and they are stocked through the same retail channels the original company built twenty years ago.

The Historical Retail Map

By the mid-2000s the original product family had reached an impressively broad set of shelves, and the archived retailer page tells the story of where each block found its audience:

• Pool blocks sold through national home-improvement chains and dedicated swimming-pool supply retailers - the waterline-scale problem lives wherever pool chemicals are sold.
• Grill blocks had the widest distribution: sporting-goods chains, barbecue specialty stores, regional grocery chains and big-box home centers all carried them, reflecting how mainstream backyard grilling had become.
• Hand sanding blocks reached home-improvement warehouses, regional hardware chains, paint specialists and even general-merchandise grocers.
• Power-sander blocks concentrated in hardware and home-improvement channels where the sanders themselves were sold.
• Household cleaning blocks appeared in grocery and discount channels - impulse-friendly products that sold on a single demonstration.

Finding Them Now

Today the picture is simpler: most major home-improvement chains stock grill cleaning blocks seasonally (look in the barbecue aisle from spring onward), pool-supply retailers carry tile blocks year-round, and the full family - including the sanding and household formats - is easiest to find through large online marketplaces. Search for "grill cleaning block," "pool tile cleaning block" or "foamed glass sanding block" and check that the listing specifies recycled glass construction; that phrase distinguishes the genuine foamed-glass article from look-alike pumice imports. (Recycled-content claims on packaging are worth reading closely - the EPA recycling FAQ explains what post-consumer content actually means.)

Before You Shop

Match the block to the job first - the product guide maps every type, and the deep-dive pages for grill and pool blocks cover the surfaces each one suits. Knowing whether you need coarse stripping foam or fine household foam saves a second trip.