SAB 3122

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
AND ESTIMATING
Bricks

Dr. Chai Chang Saar

 MATERIAL
To lay a brickwall, the material consists of:

Brick
Mortar
Wire mesh

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 MATERIAL: BRICK
1) To find brick quantity in 1m2 brickwall:
• 225mm x 113mm x 75mm (Work size)
• Allow 5% of wastage

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 MATERIAL: BRICK
1) Brick Quantity in 1m2 brickwall
– standard size of brick 225mm x 113mm x 75mm

No. of brick in 1m2 brick wall =

Half brick wall = 1000mm x 1000mm = 59.26 no
225mm x 75mm
Add 5% wastage = 2.96 no
Half brick wall = 63 no
Therefore, One brick wall = 63 x 2 = 126 no

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 MATERIAL
2) Mortar
 A lot of types for mixture, eg:
 mixture of cement : lime : sand (1:1:6)
 mixture of cement : sand (1:3)
 Add 1/3 for shrinkage
 Mortar output
mortar output in 1m2 half brick wall 0.025m3
mortar output in 1m2 one brick wall 0.050m3

3) Wire mesh
 Every 4 layers need to put
 1m2 consist of 3.50m length of
wire mesh
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 LABOUR
Mixing mortar – general worker output 2.00hr/m3
Brick bonding – bricklayer & general worker output
(Refer toTable)
Description Bricklayer (Hr/m2) General Worker
(Hr/m2)

Half brick wall 1.00 0.35

common brick
One brick wall 1.75 0.70
common brick

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 BRICKWALL
Build up rate for 1 m2 half brickwall of common clay
bricks in cement and sand (1:3).
Assumption:
Clay Bricks = RM 0.25/no
Wire mesh = 3.50m x RM 0.60
1m3 cement = 28 bag (RM 13.00/bag)
1m3 sand = RM 16.50/m3
Mortar output in 1m2 half brick wall 0.025m3
Mortar output in 1m2 one brick wall 0.050m3
General Workers to mix the mortar is 2.00hr/m3
Allow 20% profit and overhead (Applicable to all build up rate)

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 BRICKWALL
Material cost
Mortar
1m3 cement = 1 x 28 x RM 13.00 = RM 364.00
3m3 sand = 3 x RM 16.50 = RM 49.50
RM 413.50
Add 1/3 shrinkage = RM 137.83
Cost for 4m3 mortar = RM 551.33
4
Cost for 1m3 mortar = RM 137.83

Labour cost for mixing = 2.00 x RM 40.00 = RM 10.00

8 = RM 147.83
Mortar cost in 1m2 brick wall = 0.025m3 x RM 147.83 = RM 3.70
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 DAMP PROOF COURSE

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 DAMP PROOF COURSE
Build up rate for 1m of 113mm wide horizontal DPC of
single course bituminous felt lapped 100mm at joints and
bedded in cement and sand mortar (1:3).
(measured net and no allowance made for laps)

Assumption:
DPC = RM 5.00 per m2
Mortar = 0.002m3
Bricklayer = 0.02hr/m
General worker = 0.01hr/m
Allow for 5% overlapping & wastage

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