buying brick
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Ordinary bricks are about 30-40 pence each,if bought individually,cheaper when bought in larger quantities.
As Masona said,may be cheaper to buy more than you need - they are often sold in pallets of 440 or 452.
Single-skin brickwork is 60 bricks per square metre,obviously double it for cavity wall/double thickness.And add about 5% for breakages.
And depending on where your garage is to be built (detached or adjoining) I think it is important to get the right type of brick - if you can,take a spare brick to your local builders merchants,who will probably have a "brick library" to match them with (e.g. most bricks now are 65 mm in height,mine are 73 mm)
As Masona said,may be cheaper to buy more than you need - they are often sold in pallets of 440 or 452.
Single-skin brickwork is 60 bricks per square metre,obviously double it for cavity wall/double thickness.And add about 5% for breakages.
And depending on where your garage is to be built (detached or adjoining) I think it is important to get the right type of brick - if you can,take a spare brick to your local builders merchants,who will probably have a "brick library" to match them with (e.g. most bricks now are 65 mm in height,mine are 73 mm)
just remember, if using 73mm bricks allow 50 per sq/m
also,the most important thing in my opinion as a bricklayer for the past 24years is that they match in with the exisitng as much as possible,its worth paying that bit extra for something that is the same/doesnt look too different
also,the most important thing in my opinion as a bricklayer for the past 24years is that they match in with the exisitng as much as possible,its worth paying that bit extra for something that is the same/doesnt look too different
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The crux of this is that you don't just go and buy "some bricks" ..... there are literally hundreds of different types and styles and for different purposes.
Go to a merchants and look for the ones you like or need to match the house or whatever, and get a price!
If you are cutting an apex, then get ones easy to cut. If you are painting the inside, then get ones with a smooth back.
When you've selected the bricks, you say "I want these at the right price, or I will buy them elsewhere"
Then when you've haggled the merchant down to rock bottom price, expect the bricks not to be delivered on time, days late, and with loads of broken ones when the forklift has bashed them about when loading
Its not just about price
Go to a merchants and look for the ones you like or need to match the house or whatever, and get a price!
If you are cutting an apex, then get ones easy to cut. If you are painting the inside, then get ones with a smooth back.
When you've selected the bricks, you say "I want these at the right price, or I will buy them elsewhere"
Then when you've haggled the merchant down to rock bottom price, expect the bricks not to be delivered on time, days late, and with loads of broken ones when the forklift has bashed them about when loading
Its not just about price
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