20 Nov How Many Bricks to Build a Wall
It is never too late to learn some casual bricklaying tricks and tips. You never know when you would require the skill to build a wall in your back garden or in front of your house.Â
Whether you are a handyman or not, the experience and knowledge of building a wall will always come in handy. If this is your first time, it is essential you know the tools, materials, and procedures before you get started. Before we get started, it is essential to know what to avoid.Â
- Avoid ordering an insufficient amount of bricks. You don’t want a situation where you are halfway through your project, and you realize there aren’t sufficient bricks available.Â
- Avoid ordering more than the required number of bricks. You would want a number of unused brick lying around at the end of your project.Â
For novice and beginners, it is important you practice first before carrying out your project. Practicing with a few bricks will remove any pressure you might have. The learning process will help you feel the structure and allow you to minimize any potential mistakes in your project.Â
Another point that will make your building process easy is getting the right tools.Â
Important tools for building your wall
Irrespective of the nature of the job at hand, you need the right tools to start and finish the job. With building projects, there are essential tools that would make the building process easier and enhance the quality of the job. They includeÂ
- Tape measureÂ
- Spirit levelÂ
- Brick trowelÂ
- Bolster
- Shovel
- ChiselÂ
- Speed squareÂ
- Chalk line
How many bricks to build a wallÂ
Before you get started, take the appropriate measurements of the place you want to erect the wall. As soon as you have that sorted, and you’ve identified where the wall will start and end, the next step is to measure your wall height in meters, the length of the wall in meters, and the bricks need per square meter. You will have to multiply all three together. Â
The next step is to identify the right number of bricks needed per square meter.Â
Note: The bricks per square meter will be different from each other.Â
Hall brick walls
Multiply the area by 60Â
Length of wall X height of wall X 60Â
The total will give you the number of bricks you need to build a half brick wall
One brick walls
Multiply the area by 120Â
Length of wall X height of wall X 120
The total will give you the number of bricks you need to build a one brick wall
Single brick piers in half brick walls
This requires an extra 14 bricks per vertical meterÂ
Number of piers X height of wall in meters X 14Â
One and a half bricks piers in a half brick wallÂ
This requires an extra 34 bricks per vertical meterÂ
Number of piers X height of wall in meters X 34