Adw  560 ft 2

Here, the area of door and window openings is Adw .

Deduct area of four corners and door and window openings.
Anet  Ag  Afc  Adw

Here, the net area of the brick veneer walls of the rectangular building is Anet ,the area of
A
four corners of walls is fc , the area of door and window openings is Adw and the gross
A
outside area of the brick veneer walls of the rectangular building is g .

A A
Substitute 8000 ft for g , 560 ft for Adw and 13.33 ft for fc .
2 2 2

Anet  8000  13.33  560

= 7426.67 ft 2

Compute the number of bricks required for stretcher and header course per square foot.
Use Table 14.2 for Types, nominal dimensions and quantities of modular brick per square
foot of wall area.
1
Sbsf  144
hn  ln
Here, the height of the Norwegian brick is hn , the number of bricks required for stretcher
Sbsf
course per square foot is and the length of the Norwegian brick is ln .

Substitute 3.2 in for hn and 12 in for ln

1
Sbsf  144
3.2 12
= 3.75 bricks/sf
1
H bsf  144
hn  d n
Here, the height of the Norwegian brick is hn , the number of bricks required for header
H
course per square foot is bsf and the depth of the Norwegian brick is d n .

Substitute 3.2 in for hn and 4 in for d n

1
Sbsf  144
3.2  4
=11.25 bricks/sf

Compute the number of bricks required for the stretcher and header courses.
Every 5th course will be headers.
Other 4 courses will be stretchers.
St  Anet  Sbsf  4 / 5

Here, the number of bricks required for stretcher course is St , the net area of the brick
veneer walls of the rectangular building is Anet and the number of bricks required for
Sbsf
stretcher course per square foot is .

S
Substitute 7426.67 ft for Anet and 3.75 bricks/sf for bsf .
2

St  7426.67  3.75  4 / 5
= 22,280
H t  Anet  H bsf  (1/ 5)

Here, the number of bricks required for header course is H t , the net area of the brick
veneer walls of the rectangular building is Anet and the number of bricks required for
H
header course per square foot is bsf .

H
Substitute 7426.67 ft for Anet and 11.25 bricks/sf for bsf .
2

H t  7426.67 11.25  (1 / 5)
= 16,710

Compute the total number of bricks required for the construction of walls of the building
without adding waste.
Tb  St  H t
Here, the total number of bricks required for the construction of walls of the building
without adding waste is Tb , the number of bricks required for stretcher course is St and the
number of bricks required for header course is H t .

Substitute 22, 280 for St and 16,710 for H t .

Tb  22, 280  16,710
= 38,990

Compute the total number of bricks for the construction of walls of the building after
adding waste.
Add waste in terms of percentage to the total number of bricks calculated previously.
w
Tbf  Tb  (  Tb )
100
Here, the total number of bricks for the construction of walls of the building after adding
T
waste is bf , the total number of bricks required for the construction of walls of the
building without adding waste is Tb and the waste in percentage is w .

Substitute 38,990 for Tb and 5% for w .

 5
Tbf  38990  (  38990)
100
40,940

Determine the quantity of mortar required for the work without adding waste.
Use Table 14.3 for approximate cubic yards of mortar per 1000 bricks.
Select approximate cubic yards of mortar per 1000 bricks for Norwegian bricks with ½ in
mortar joints as 0.552 cy .
QM  (Tbf  0.552) /1000

Here, the quantity of mortar required for the work without adding waste is QM and the
total number of bricks for the construction of walls of the building after adding waste is
Tbf
.

T
Substitute 40,940 for bf .
QM  (40940  0.552) /1000
= 22.6 cy

Compute the total quantity of mortar required for the work after adding waste.
Add waste in terms of percentage to the quantity of mortar calculated previously.
w
QMf  QM  (  QM )
100
Q
Here, the total quantity of mortar required for the work after adding waste is Mf , the
quantity of mortar required for the work without adding waste is QM and the waste in
percentage is w .

Substitute 22.6 cy for QM and 25% for w .

25
QMf  22.6  (  22.6)
100
= 28.2 cy

Determine the number of wall ties required for the work without adding waste.
N wt  Anet  N sf

Here, the net area of the brick veneer walls of the rectangular building is Anet , the number
of wall ties required for the work without adding waste is N wt and the number of ties per
N sf
square foot of wall is .

N
Substitute 7426.67 for Anet and 0.375 ties/ft for sf .
2

N wt  7426.67  0.375
= 2785

Determine the number of wall ties required for the work after adding waste.
Add waste in terms of percentage to the number of wall ties calculated previously.
w
N wtf  N wt  (  N wt )
100
N
Here, the number of wall ties required for the work after adding waste is wtf , the
number of wall ties required for the work without adding waste is N wt and the waste in
percentage is w .

Substitute 2785 for N wt and 5% for w .

5
N wtf  2785  (  2785)
100
= 2924

Compute the labor time required by mason for laying bricks without adding time for
laying common bond pattern.
Use Table 14.6 for approximate labor hours to lay 1000 bricks for modular brick veneer
walls and solid brick walls.
Select the labor time for laying bricks for modular brick veneer walls with common bond
taken on average as 16 hrs .
tbl  ((Tbf  16) / 1000)
Here, the total number of bricks for the construction of walls of the building after adding
T
waste is bf and the labor time required by mason for laying bricks without adding time
for laying common bond pattern is tbl .

T
Substitute 40,940 for bf .
tbl  ((40940 16) / 1000)
= 655 hrs

Compute the labor time required by mason for laying bricks after adding time for laying
common bond pattern.
Add waste in terms of percentage to the labor time required by mason for laying bricks
calculated previously for laying common bond pattern.
w
tblf  tbl  (  tbl )
100
Here, the labor time required by mason for laying bricks after adding time for laying
t
common bond pattern is blf , the labor time required by mason for laying bricks without
adding time for laying common bond pattern is tbl and the waste in percentage is w .
Substitute 655 hrs for tbl and 7% for w .
7
tblf  655  (  655)
100
= 701 hrs

Compute the labor time required by helpers for laying bricks without adding time for
laying common bond pattern.
Use Table 14.6 for approximate labor hours to lay 1000 bricks for modular brick veneer
walls and solid brick walls.
Select the labor time required for laying solid brick walls with common bond using
2¼ in x 3¾ in x 8 in bricks taken on an average as 10.5 hrs.
th  (Tbf  10.5) /1000
Here, the total number of bricks for the construction of walls of the building after adding
T
waste is bf and the labor time required by helpers for laying bricks without adding time
for laying common bond pattern is th .

T
Substitute 40,940 for bf .
tbl  ((40940 10.5) /1000)
= 430 hrs

Compute the labor time required by helpers for laying bricks after adding time for laying
common bond pattern.
Add waste in terms of percentage to the labor time required by helpers for laying bricks
calculated previously for laying common bond pattern.
w
thf  th  (  th )
100
Here, the labor time required by helper for laying bricks after adding time for laying
t
common bond pattern is hf , the labor time required by helper for laying bricks without
adding time for laying common bond pattern is th and the waste in percentage is w .

thf
Substitute 430 hrs for and 7% for w .
7
thf  430  (  430)
100
= 460 hrs

Compute the time required by mortar mixer to lay bricks.

Assume 3 brick layers to be laid.
Tmm  tblf / 3

Here, the time required by mortar mixer to lay bricks is Tmm and the labor time required
t
by mason for laying bricks after adding time for laying common bond pattern is blf .

tblf
Substitute 701 hrs for .
Tmm  701/ 3
= 234 hrs

Compute the cost of bricks required for work.

CB  (Tbf  612) / 1000

Here, the cost of bricks required for the work is CB and the total number of bricks for the
T
construction of walls of the building after adding waste is bf .

T
Substitute 40,940 for bf .
CB  (40940  612) /1000
= $25055.28

Compute the cost of mortar required for the work.

CM  QMf  95

Here, the cost of mortar required for the work is CM and the quantity of mortar required
Q
for the work after adding waste is Mf .

QMf
Substitute 28.2 cy for .
CM  28.2  95
= $2679

Compute the cost of wall ties required for the work.

Cwt  ( N wtf  4.25) /100

Here, the cost of wall ties required for the work is Cwt and the number of wall ties
N
required for the work after adding waste is wtf .

N
Substitute 2924 for wtf .
Cwt  (2924  4.25) /100
= $124.27

Compute the cost of mortar mixer required for the work.

Cmm  Tmm  9.50

Here, the cost of mortar mixer required for the work is Cmm and the time required by
mortar mixer to lay bricks is Tmm .
Substitute 234 hrs for Tmm .
Cmm  234  9.50
= $2223

Compute the cost of laying bricks by mason.

Clb  tblf  29

Here, the cost of laying bricks by mason is Clb and the labor time required by mason for
t
laying bricks after adding time for laying common bond pattern is blf .

tblf
Substitute 701 hrs for .
Clb  701 29
= $20329

Compute the cost of laying bricks by helper.

Ch  thf  22

Here, the cost of laying bricks by helper is Ch and the labor time required by helper for
t
laying bricks after adding time for laying common bond pattern is hf .

thf
Substitute 460 hrs for .
Ch  460  22
= $10120

Compute the cost of material required for the work.

Cmc  CB  CM  Cwt

Here, the cost of material required for the work is Cmc , the cost of bricks required for the
work is CB , the cost of mortar required for the work is CM and the cost of wall ties
required for the work is Cwt .

Substitute $25055.28 for CB , $2679 for CM and $124.27 for Cwt .

Cmc  25055.28  2679  124.27
= $27858.55

Compute the cost of labor required for the work.

CL  Clb  Ch

Here, the cost of labor required for the work is CL , the cost of laying bricks by helper is
Ch and the cost of laying bricks by mason is Clb .

Substitute $20329 for Clb and $10120 for Ch .

CL  20329  10120
= $30449

Compute the cost of equipment required for the work.

CE  Cmm  Crcs

Here, the cost of equipment required for the work is CE , the cost of mortar mixer required
for the work is Cmm and the rental cost of scaffolding is Crcs .

Substitute $2223 for Cmm and $1800 for Crcs .

CE  2223  1800
= $4023

Compute the total cost of material, labor and equipment required for the work.
CMLE  Cmc  CL  CE

Here, the total cost of material, labor and equipment required for the work is CMLE , the
cost of material required for the work is Cmc , the cost of labor required for the work is CL
and the cost of equipment required for the work is CE .

Substitute $27858.55 for Cmc , $30449 for CL and $4023 for CE .

CMLE  27858.55  30449  4023
= $62330.55

Therefore, the total cost of material, labor and equipment required for the work is
$62,330.55
.
Compute the cost of material, labor and equipment for 1000 bricks.
c pb  (CMLE / Tb ) 1000
c
Here, the cost of material, labor and equipment for 1000 bricks is pb , the total cost of
material, labor and equipment required for the work is CMLE and total number of bricks
required for the construction of walls of the building without adding waste is Tb .

Substitute $62330.55 for CMLE and 38,990 for Tb .

c pb  (62330.55 / 38990) 1000
= $1599
Therefore, the cost of material, labor and equipment for 1000 bricks is
$1599 .