Brick calculator

Work out how many reclaimed bricks you need for a wall. Choose a brick, enter the length and height of your wall, take off any doors and windows, and the calculator works out the bricks, pallets, lime mortar and price, with a drawing of your wall. Paving a patio or walkway? Use our brick paver calculator.

1. Choose your brick

2. Your wall

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    Wall sizeEnter the length and height of the wall in feet, or its area. Measure the face you will see.
    Doors & windowsAdd each opening and its area comes off the wall. Order a few extra bricks if you are building arches or sills.
    Wall thicknessOne brick is about 4" thick, for a veneer or a low garden wall. Two or three bricks thick doubles or triples the count.
    Cut & wasteAdd 5% to 10% for cuts, corners and breakage. Reclaimed bricks vary piece to piece.

    FAQs

    How many bricks do I need per square foot of wall?

    A standard brick shows an 8" x 2¼" face in a wall, so with ½" mortar joints you need about 6.2 bricks per square foot of wall, one brick thick. Thinner joints mean a few more bricks, and a wall two bricks thick needs twice as many. The calculator does this math for any of our bricks and joint sizes.

    How much wall does a pallet of bricks build?

    A pallet of 504 standard reclaimed bricks (8" x 3½" x 2¼") builds about 80 sq ft of wall, one brick thick with ½" joints. Jumbo and clinker bricks come 450 to a pallet. You can also buy bricks by the unit, and the calculator rounds up to a full pallet when that costs less.

    How much mortar do I need for a brick wall?

    Plan on about one 38.5 lb bag of Ecologic NHL 3.5 lime mortar for every 30 standard bricks with ½" joints, or about 17 bags per pallet of bricks. The calculator adjusts this for your brick size and joint, and can add the mortar to your cart.

    How many extra bricks should I order?

    Add 5% for a simple wall, and 10% or more if it has many corners, openings or cuts. Reclaimed bricks vary piece to piece, so a little extra lets you pick the best faces and keeps you from running short of matching bricks later.

    Can I use reclaimed bricks for a load-bearing wall?

    No. Reclaimed bricks aren't tested to current structural standards, so we sell them for non-structural use: garden walls, facades, veneers, fireplaces and feature walls.