In brick construction, you need to know how many bricks are in 1m3 of masonry. The speed of completion of the project and compliance with the pace of work depends on this indicator. Based on the nature of the masonry, its purpose, craftsmen use various methods to determine the number of bricks per masonry cube.
Why do the calculations?
Determining the number of bricks in 1m3 of masonry, you can get an idea of how material possibilities are comparable to the project plan. Otherwise, insufficiency of the budget may force you to make adjustments directly in the process of work or postpone the implementation of your plans for an indefinite period.
Calculation makes it possible to avoid unnecessary unforeseen expenses for the purchase of building materials and payment for their delivery to the construction site. In addition, it is recommended to purchase a brick cube in a single batch. Only in this case there will be no noticeable discrepancies in the color of the material.
Counting methods
There are several ways to calculate the number of bricks in 1m3 of masonry:
- Based on the concept of average material cost per cubic meter.
- Use average consumption per 1m2 masonry.
The first method is used in cases where it is necessary to build walls, individual sections of which differ in non-uniform thickness using the same brick. If there is a single and a double brick in the masonry, the average number is not used.
Important factors
There are a number of components that affect the number of bricks in 1m3 of masonry:
- thickness of seams;
- character of applied brick (single, one and a half, double).
As it may seem at first glance, the thickness of mortar joints is so insignificant that this factor can be safely neglected. However, in practice, even mere trifles matter.
In reality, for a certain amount of brick in 1m3 of masonry, there are about 0.3 volumes of mortar, which is used to connect the material. By neglecting the seams when performing calculations, craftsmen make one of the most common mistakes in construction.
Calculation of the volume of a brick, taking into account mortar joints
To ease the task somewhat, it is betterrely on practice, discarding exact calculations aside. Repeated execution of the same type of construction measures shows how many bricks are in 1m3 of masonry, taking into account the average thickness of mortar joints:
- single - about 394 pieces;
- double - 200 pieces;
- one and a half - 302 pieces.
Quite difficult to make accurate calculations is the entry into force of another factor - the required thickness of the masonry. When performing small amounts of work, the assumption of small errors, taking into account the above average values for individual types of bricks, turns out to be rather insignificant.
If a large-scale project needs implementation, even a small error can become critical. In this case, one should rely on the idea of how many double, one-and-a-half or single bricks will be needed to fill one square of the area, subject to the given uniform thickness of the masonry.
When using well masonry, you will also have to exclude the possibility of calculating the volume and resort to calculating the area. At the same time, it is recommended to order material approximately 5% more than the required quantity, which will satisfy the needs of construction work in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
