stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 quoting a job up at the min and the customer wants a garden wall out of 6 inch blocks...........the wall is 87ft long and 5 ft high............my mates a brickie and says he will work it all out later but i want to be clever and have ago myself.........so any builders on here care to help me cheat lol..........ive worked it out that 500 blocks, 3 tonne of building sand, 20 bags of cement and 30m of coping will be enough materials to do it............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 is there footings all ready there or do you need to take in to account concrete for them? and labour for digging the fooker! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 And you will need pillars for a run that long ... Have you done any bricky work before ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 is there footings all ready there or do you need to take in to account concrete for them? and labour for digging the fooker! ill be doing footings mate............well my mates micro digger will be............. there going to be 12 inch deep........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 And you will need pillars for a run that long ... Have you done any bricky work before ??? im not building it lol there will be 5 pillars......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I dont think you should be f***ing about with a 5ft wall if youve no idea what your doing.....get your mate out to help you and go halfers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 right just to clarify........... i meant have a go at working out the materials...........NOT building it............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Online block calculator: http://www.source4me.co.uk/calculate_brick_block_mortar.php Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Leemooch 160 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 im no bricky but would think 12" is still not deep enough for a 5ft wall mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wall maybe because he is doing the patio, trees and shed base........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Leemooch 160 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wall maybe because he is doing the patio, trees and shed base........... if i asked a builder for a quote and he had to go away and ask other people i would be looking for a different builder sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wallmaybe because he is doing the patio, trees and shed base........... if i asked a builder for a quote and he had to go away and ask other people i would be looking for a different builder sorry ffs im doing a job there already, as they called me back after i did their trees last year and now they want a patio and shed base...............which is what i do..........they asked if i could build a wall............i said no but my mate can...............he is going round to measure up later............i just wanted to have the crack with him that id already worked it out...............really is as simple as that............... 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mexlad 189 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wall maybe because he is doing the patio, trees and shed base........... if i asked a builder for a quote and he had to go away and ask other people i would be looking for a different builder sorry ffs im doing a job there already, as they called me back after i did their trees last year and now they want a patio and shed base...............which is what i do..........they asked if i could build a wall............i said no but my mate can...............he is going round to measure up later............i just wanted to have the crack with him that id already worked it out...............really is as simple as that............... Your wasting your breath sometimes on here, it wasn't that hard to understand really lol 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 why would someone ask a person who doesn't know what there doing to build a wallmaybe because he is doing the patio, trees and shed base........... if i asked a builder for a quote and he had to go away and ask other people i would be looking for a different builder sorryffs im doing a job there already, as they called me back after i did their trees last year and now they want a patio and shed base...............which is what i do..........they asked if i could build a wall............i said no but my mate can...............he is going round to measure up later............i just wanted to have the crack with him that id already worked it out...............really is as simple as that............... Your wasting your breath sometimes on here, it wasn't that hard to understand really lol thank god for that............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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