Rules of Thumb
Block
Brick
Buying Cement
Concrete
Concrete Plaster
Filling Block
Mortar
Pavers
Plastic Pipe
Rebar
Sand-Gravel
Surface Bonding
Wall Tiles
White Sand
Zonolite
2-1/2 Bags Mortar per 100 Block (40 Block per Bag)
800 lb. Of Sand per 100 Block
1.125 Block per Sq. Ft. of Wall Area
75% of Length of Wall Gives Number of Block per Course
Take Height of Wall (in feet) Times 1.5 for Number of Courses
Divide Total Sq. Ft. of Wall by 0.89 to Figure Total Number of 8 x 16 Block
800 lb. Of Sand per 100 Block
1.125 Block per Sq. Ft. of Wall Area
75% of Length of Wall Gives Number of Block per Course
Take Height of Wall (in feet) Times 1.5 for Number of Courses
Divide Total Sq. Ft. of Wall by 0.89 to Figure Total Number of 8 x 16 Block
Approximately 7 Bags of Mortar per 1000 Brick (143 Brick per Bag)
Approximately 1 ton of Sand per 1000 Brick
Figure Brick 7 per Sq. Ft. of Wall Area (Allows for Waste)
1-1/2 Brick per Running Foot of Wall
4.625 Courses of Brick per Foot of Wall Height
5 Brick per Square Foot for Paving, Hearths (Laid Flat-Solid Brick)
Approximately 1 ton of Sand per 1000 Brick
Figure Brick 7 per Sq. Ft. of Wall Area (Allows for Waste)
1-1/2 Brick per Running Foot of Wall
4.625 Courses of Brick per Foot of Wall Height
5 Brick per Square Foot for Paving, Hearths (Laid Flat-Solid Brick)
Portland Cement = 94 lbs. Per Bag = 1 Cubic Foot
Masonry Cement = 70 lbs. Per Bag = 1 Cubic Foot
Masonry Cement = 70 lbs. Per Bag = 1 Cubic Foot
4-2-1 Mix — 1 ton Gravel, 1/2 ton Sand, 6 Bags Cement
FIRE CLAY 2 Parts Fire Clay, 3 Parts Cement
FIRE CLAY 2 Parts Fire Clay, 3 Parts Cement
1/4" Thick (100 sq. ft.) - 220# Sand and 0.8 Bag Mortar
3/8" Thick (100 sq. ft.) - 330# Sand and 1.2 Bag Mortar
1/2" Thick (100 sq. ft.) - 440# Sand and 1.6 Bag Mortar
3/8" Thick (100 sq. ft.) - 330# Sand and 1.2 Bag Mortar
1/2" Thick (100 sq. ft.) - 440# Sand and 1.6 Bag Mortar
Cores with Concrete (approximately):
8" Block - 0.93 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
10" Block - 1.29 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
12" Block - 1.64 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
8" Block - 0.93 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
10" Block - 1.29 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
12" Block - 1.64 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
8" Rebar - 1.1 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
10" Rebar - 2 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
12" Rebar - 2.7 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
10" Rebar - 2 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
12" Rebar - 2.7 Cubic Yards per 100 Block
Approximately 3000 lb. Per Cubic Yard (# Yards Times 1.5 for Tons)
Approximately 110 lb. Per Cubic Foot (27 Cubic Feet in 1 Cubic Yard)
Approximately 110 lb. Per Cubic Foot (27 Cubic Feet in 1 Cubic Yard)
Plaster and Stucco - No. 1 or 2
Sandblasting - No. 1,2,3, or 4 (No. 1 for Finer Jobs, the Higher the Number, the Coarser the Sand)
Sandblasting - No. 1,2,3, or 4 (No. 1 for Finer Jobs, the Higher the Number, the Coarser the Sand)


