Masonry

Brick & Block Calculator

Unit size with its mortar joint sets how many bricks fit in a cubic metre of wall — about 500 for a standard clay brick, far fewer for AAC blocks.

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Your estimate

Indicative · not a quotation

Ready to calculate

Enter your measurements on the left and click Calculate Total Estimate Free to compute required quantities and your indicative estimate.

Assumptions & limits+

Money figures use MAYA's illustrative planning rates — an indicative estimate, not a quotation. A site-verified BOQ follows a consultation.
Wall thickness is matched to the selected masonry unit width for a single-wythe wall, or 230 mm for a double-wythe brick wall.
Mortar volume = wall volume minus solid volume of masonry units (wet). Convert to dry cement and sand using the Cement & Mortar calculator (masonry mode).
Total estimate covers masonry units including wastage; mortar and labour are excluded.

Questions people ask

Brick or AAC block?+

AAC is lighter, faster and better insulating; clay brick is denser and takes nails and fixings more readily. Structure, budget and finish decide.

How do I get cement and sand for the mortar?+

Take the mortar volume into the Cement & Mortar calculator (masonry mode).