Construction & Materials
Brick & Mortar Calculator
Estimate the number of bricks and bags of mortar needed for a wall.
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Bricks needed
1,153 bricks
Wall area
160 ft²
Mortar volume
3.23 ft³
Mortar bags (80 lb, ~0.6 ft³ each)
6 bags
Estimated bags rounded
4 bags
Formula and working
bricks = wall area ÷ brick face area × (1 + waste)
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Collect the inputs
Wall length = 20 ft; Wall height = 8 ft; Brick length = 8 in; Brick height = 2.25 in; Mortar joint = 0.375 in; Waste allowance = 10 %
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Apply the formula
bricks = wall area ÷ brick face area × (1 + waste)
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Result
Bricks needed = 1,153 bricks
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