Brick Wall, Advanced Calculator
Brick Type = 1
Mortar Joint = 1
Walls, Elevations, & Openings
Walls =
Gables = [[0; 0; 1]]
Stepped Elevations = [[0; 0; 0; 1]]
Doors = [[0; 0; 1]]
Windows = [[0; 0; 1]]
Materials
Waste = 10
#Bricks =
#Ties =
Mortar =
Cement =
Sand =
Sand =
total_walls =
total_gables =
steppedel_table =
total_steppedel =
total_doors =
total_windows =
netwall =
factor table = [[6.6; 6.2; 5.8; 5.5]; [4.5; 4.2; 3.9; 3.3]; [5.1; 4.8; 4.5; 4.3]; [10.05; 9.7; 4.1; 3.9]; [4.9; 4.6; 4.3; 4.1]; [4.6; 4.4; 4.1; 3.9]]
factor =
jointmulti =
percent =
Help
Estimates the quantity of brick, mortar, ties, sand, and cement needed for a structure with multiple walls, gables, and sloped elevations. Openings, windows, and doors are deducted from the net area.
Rows
- Brick Type: Type of brick. See chart below.
- Mortar Joint: Mortar joint size.
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Walls, Elevations, & Openings
- Walls: Length, Height, and Count of each wall. Enter one per row.
- Gables: Width, Height, and Count of each gable. Enter one per row.
- Stepped Elevations: Width, Highest Height, Shortest Height, and Count of each stepped elevation. Enter one per row.
- Doors: Width, Height, and Count of each door. Enter one per row.
- Windows: Width, Height, and Count of each window. Enter one per row.
Materials
- Waste: Percent to add for waste factor.
- #Bricks: Number of bricks.
- #Ties: Number of ties.
- Mortar: Total volume of mortar.
- Cement: Number of bags of cement.
- Sand: Total weight of sand.
- Sand: Total tons of sand.
Examples
Estimate the quantity of brick, mortar, ties, sand, and cement needed for the structure illustrated below. Installation calls for common brick with 3/8" mortar joint. Factor in 10% for waste.
- Brick Type: Common
- Mortar Joint: 3/8"
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Walls, Elevations, & Openings
- Walls
Length; Height; Count
14ft 7in; 20ft; 1
5ft 2in; 20ft; 2
13ft 5in; 20ft; 1
24ft 6in; 20ft; 2
28ft 4in; 20ft; 1
52ft 6in; 27ft; 1
- Gables
Width; Height; Count
14ft 5in; 13ft; 1
25ft 4in; 22ft 2in; 1
- Stepped EL
Width; Highest Height; Shortest Height; Count
24ft 4in; 7ft; 0in; 2
- Doors
Width; Height; Count
2ft 8in; 6ft 8in; 1
3ft; 6ft 8in; 1
- Windows
Width; Height; Count
4ft 5in; 5ft; 3
3ft 2in; 5ft 6in; 16
Materials
- Waste: 10.00%
The quantities required are:
- #Brick: 28,263
- #Ties: 2,826
- Mortar: 245.89ft³
- Cement: 123 bags
- Sand: 24,588.70 lb
- Sand: 12.29 tons
Keywords
Brick Type
Mortar Joint
Walls
Gables
Stepped Elevations
Doors
Windows
Waste
#Bricks
#Ties
Mortar
Cement
Sand
Sand
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