Any brickys?

[Saltmoon 2,208]

So my boss has asked me to find out how many blocks I need and I'm no bricky it's for 2 pillars 600x600mm x 2.1m high anyone know how to work that out? They will be layed on their flats 9" way 

 

Cheers for any help 

[jok 3,197]

Simply go to your supplier, give them the measurements and they'll give you the appropriate blocks. Simple.

[Councilestatekid 1,814]

Depends on what size blocks etc mate if you go Travis Perkins or somewhere they'll tell you exactly what you need.its easy they even price up full jobs for you with all blocks sand cement everything you need saves hours of you fecking about

[downsouth 7,143]

Tell him hes the boss earning the good money so f**king work it out himself.

[villaman 9,983]

You would be better doing them 450x 450 or 675x 450 then it would work in blocks 

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

53 minutes ago, downsouth said:

Tell him hes the boss earning the good money so f**king work it out himself.

The tail doesnt wag the dog

[Rabid 1,936]

1 hour ago, villaman said:

You would be better doing them 450x 450 or 675x 450 then it would work in blocks 

And that would be the right answer

[wilbur foxhound 480]

There’s 10 blocks in a square meter but building it at 600x600 there will be a lot of waste

[Saltmoon 2,208]

Cheers for the replys I'll put it the boss man

[wilbs 249]

2.1m standard height for most external doors on new builds = 28 courses of bricks or 9 courses of blocks and a briquette. If you just pick your gauge up slightly you can do away with the briquette.

2 courses of 4in concrete blocks per upright block = 18 x 4.5 = 81 x 2 pillars = 162 blocks.

675mm x 675mm would be easier as it's just a full block (450mm) and the header of the next block 215mm + 10mm perp 

If you really need a 600mm x 600mm pillar I will PM you the easiest way to do it. Hope this helps, do you want to borrow a trowel

[jiggy 3,209]

675mm x 675mm at 2125mm high would take 171 blocks for both pillars. That's using 100mm x 440 mm blocks on flat.

[wilbs 249]

Jiggy did you get your tape from the Pound Shop lol. You're 25mm out of gauge and years behind we've moved on from Imperial.

9 x 225mm (215mm block + 10mm bed) = 2,025mm + 75mm briquette and bed = 2.1m height that is required.

I think you forgot to measure for your mortar between your beds or are you using dry stone wall measurements lol. For many years materials have been coming in at various sizes but you've still got to stick to gauge. If your external wall was 25mm too high and I walked round with NHBC at joist or wall plate height they would condemn the house because all your lintels would be tipping 25mm. Even I couldn't blag that after building house for nearly 30 years.

Also like I said 65mm brick + 10mm bed = 75mm x 28 courses = 2.1m height required 

[wilbs 249]

You are right in what you are saying  but when you are laying blocks flat you actually need 12.5mm beds or sometimes more or less as blocls come in different sizes and you've still got to work to gauge, you can't make your own gauge up you have to compensate with beds according to material size. 

You wouldn't believe the meetings I have had over the years with brick and block reps over their tolerance of materials 

[Qbgrey 4,062]

Blocks are a pain coming in at 215mm,ive always said they should be a bit smaller,sometimes difficult to get em down to marry up with brickwork,time you bed the dpm,then bed the damp,then first course of wall ties..even now i see plenty if brickys putting far too much bed down on blocks..

[wilbs 249]

I normally get the lads to bump up the external brick work corners 5-10mm just to help them get over this as it then keeps your lintels sitting nice, all that comes with experience.

The problem nowadays is getting decent reliable lads most of them want the money but don't want to do any work.