Kanawha Brick & Block Co

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Block   Brick   Buying Cement   Concrete   Concrete Plaster   Filling Block   Mortar   Pavers   Plastic Pipe   Rebar   Sand-Gravel   Surface Bonding   Wall Tiles   White Sand   Zonolite  

» Block

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

» Brick

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)

» Buying Cement

Portland Cement = 94 lbs. Per Bag = 1 Cubic Foot
Masonry Cement = 70 lbs. Per Bag = 1 Cubic Foot

» Concrete

4-2-1 Mix — 1 ton Gravel, 1/2 ton Sand, 6 Bags Cement
FIRE CLAY 2 Parts Fire Clay, 3 Parts Cement

» Concrete Plaster

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

» Filling Block

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

» Mortar

Mix 1 Part Mortar to 2 to 2-1/2 Parts Sand
(1 Bag Masonry Cement to 220-275 lbs. Sand)

» Pavers

Take Square Foot of Area and Multiply by 4.5 to Get Number of Pavers

» Plastic Pipe

Approximately 100 lbs. Gravel per Running Foot of Pipe

» Rebar

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

» Sand-Gravel

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)

» Surface Bonding

50lb Bag has 35-40 Square Feet for 1/8" Thick Coating

» Wall Tiles

1 per Every 10 Brick (100 Wall Ties per 1000 Brick)

» White Sand

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)

» Zonolite

4 Cubic Foot Bags Fills Approximately 9 - 12" Block or 16 - 8" Block