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Core Fill, Block Calculator

Size =
#Block =
Bond Beam Size =
Bond Beam Units =
Concrete
Waste = 10
Block =
Beam =
Total =

Help

Estimate the volume of concrete needed for core filling concrete masonry units (block).
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Rows

-Size: Block (size) to be filled.
-#Block: Number of blocks to be filled.
-Bond Beam Size: Bond beam (size) to be filled.
-Bond Beam Units: Units of bond beam to be filled.
Concrete
-Waste: Percentage to factor in to cover waste.
-Block: Total volume of concrete needed to fill the blocks.
-Beam: Total volume of concrete needed to fill the bond beam units.
-Total: Total volume of concrete needed for this project including waste factor.

Examples

How many cubic yards of concrete will be needed to install 1000 square feet of 8×8×16 block and cap it with 20 feet of bond beam? Use 10% waste factor.
-Size: 8×8×16
-#Block: 1,125
-Bond Beam Size: 8×8×16 (Reg)
-Bond Beam Units: 15
Concrete
-Waste: 10.00%
The following results are calculated:
-Block: 10.42
-Beam: 0.12
-Total: 11.59yd³

Keywords

Size
#Block
Bond Beam Size
Bond Beam Units
Waste
Block
Beam
Total
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Core Fill, Block