serieslandy
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 12:09 PM |
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Number of bricks needed
I want to make a brick wall 23.4m Long 600mm high with a row of headers onto.
Just like this
Am I right in thinking i need:
Wall - 23.4*0.6*120 = 1684 Bricks
Headers - 14 per m = 327
Total = 2011 so 2200 Bricks?
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 12:47 PM |
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Work out the area of the wall and about 120 bricks per square metre for double skin wall. If the headers are edge on it might make a bit of difference
to the final total. Have you included the headers in the total height or added them on top?
[Edited on 24/9/10 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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hughpinder
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 12:49 PM |
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Shouldnt you take the height of the header row off your "wall" calculation?
Regards
Hugh
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serieslandy
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 01:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hughpinder
Shouldnt you take the height of the header row off your "wall" calculation?
Regards
Hugh
No I want the height of the wall to be 600 (7 courses) + the header height.
I've used 120 bricks per m^2, just checking that it was correct.
The extra 200 is for breakages, cracked ones, half bricks ect.
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jossey
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 02:05 PM |
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you would assume so as you used the brick calculator on the internet :O)
that calc is normally ok. ive used it alot to get a rough guide.
always round (up) to the nearest full pack! to be safe.
david j
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 06:29 PM |
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They are not headers strictly speaking, they are a brick on edge which would be a soldier course 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 24/9/10 at 07:22 PM |
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Yep, your calc is very close. Certainly close enough for ordering to the nearest pack size up (usually 452 or thereabouts).
Standard bricks are 215 x 65 x 102.5 mm, giving 225 x 75 for each brick including 10mm of mortar and a wall thickness of 215mm to match your soldier
course (I've been looking at this 'cos I'm about to build a conservatory!)
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