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BRICKS AND BLOCKS

Metric bricks are a little smaller than the old imperial one. New bricks can be bonded into old brickwork by slightly increasing the mortar bed joint. There are a variety of sizes available and they differ from country to country. Brick sizes have remained fairly constant over the years although, in the UK, the depth used to be less (about 2 ins/51mm) whereas modern bricks are about 2.5 ins./64mm. American bricks are about 8 4 2.25 inches (203 102 57 mm); South African 8.75 x 4 x 3 inches (222 x 106 x 73mm) and in Australia they are 9 x 4.33 x 3 inches (230 x 110 x 76mm).

Comparisons of metric and imperial bricks are as follows:Length of brick (excluding joint) Metric Metric Imperial Imperial Imperial
215mm 215mm 225mm 230mm 230mm

Width of brick (excluding joint)

102.5mm 102.5mm 107.5mm 110mm 110mm

Height of brick (excluding joint)

50mm 65mm 67/68 mm 70mm 73mm

Typical Joint
10mm 10mm 10mm 10mm 10mm
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Imperial Imperial

230mm 230mm

110mm 110mm

76mm 80mm

10mm 10mm

Length (including joint) Metric Imperial

225 mm 8.86 ins 9 ins. 228.6mm

Width (including joint)

112.5 mm 4.43 ins 4 1/2 ins 114.3 mm

Height (including joint)

75 mm 2.95 ins 3 ins. 76.2 mm

Typical joint
10 mm 0.39 ins 3/8 in. 9.55 mm

BRICK QUANTITIES
AREA 1 Sq. Metre 2 Sq. Metres 5 Sq. Metres 10 Sq. Metres QUANTITY
60 bricks 120 bricks 300 bricks 600 bricks

MORTAR
0.02 cubic metres 0.05 cubic metres 0.12 cubic metres 0.24 cubic metres

Building blocks in a size which co-ordinates with bricks are also available. These blocks are equivalent to two brick lengths and three brick heights (i.e. a total of six bricks).

BLOCK QUANTITIES
Area 1 Sq. Metre 2 Sq. Metres 5 Sq. Metres 10 Sq. Metres Quantity
10 blocks 21 blocks 53 blocks 106 blocks

Mortar
0.01 cubic metres 0.02 cubic metres 0.05 cubic metres 0.10 cubic metres

MORTAR and CONCRETE

1 kg. of dry mortar mix (i.e.1 part cement to 5 parts dry building sand) when mixed with water will lay approximately one brick.
Doug Reay It is recommended that for brick work below ground level the ratio should be reduced to 1 part cement to 4 parts soft dry
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