Walls, bricks and blocks
Walls are built from bricks, blocks and mortar, and the choice changes cost, comfort and strength. These guides compare the materials used in Indian homes, explain wall thickness and mortar, and help you estimate quantities before you order.
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Walls, bricks and blocks
Brick and block sizes in India: red, fly ash and AAC
Standard sizes of red clay bricks, fly ash bricks and AAC blocks in India, how they differ for walling, and how many AAC blocks 100 sq ft of wall takes.
Walls, bricks and blocks
How many bricks for 100 sq ft of wall? Assumptions shown
About 968 bricks for 100 sq ft of 9 inch wall and 484 for 4.5 inch by physical count, 927 and 464 by calculator. Brick sizes, mortar and a worked room example.
Walls, bricks and blocks
Mortar ratio for brick walls: 1:4, 1:5 or 1:6?
Which cement-sand mortar ratio, 1:4, 1:5 or 1:6, goes into brickwork, how much cement and sand 100 sq ft of wall needs for each, and why richer is not always better.
Walls, bricks and blocks
Red brick vs fly ash brick vs AAC block: how to choose for walls
How red clay bricks, fly ash bricks and AAC blocks differ in strength, weight, water absorption and plastering under Indian Standards, and what to ask your supplier.
Walls, bricks and blocks
Which walls can be 4.5 inch? Load-bearing and partition walls
Which brick walls in an Indian house can be 4.5 inch and which need 9 inch or more, how load-bearing walls differ from partitions and infill, and who decides.
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Brick and mortar quantity calculator
Estimate the number of bricks and the cement and sand for mortar for a wall, from its length, height and thickness.