Brick and Blockwork

Common labour factors for Brick and Blockwork.

For a feasibility study, your Brickwork breakdown is 50% labour, 50% materials and 0% fixed costs.
and your Concrete Masonry breakdown is 25% labour, 75% materials and 0% fixed costs.

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Brickwork, stretcher bond, to walls, supplied and laid, including mortar
Description
Man Hours
Unit

70mm Brickwork to walls, supplied and laid, including mortar




70mm thick Veneer walls, standard


16
hrs/1,000 bricks

Facing, pointing and cleaning down


0.20
hrs/m2

70mm Thick Clay Bricks, 230mm x 76mm


1.45
hrs/m2

70mm Thick Clay Large Format Bricks, 230mm x 119mm

eg. Mezzo 1.5 height bricks
1.19
hrs/m2

70mm Thick Clay Large Format Bricks, 230mm x 162mm

eg. Presto double height bricks
1.09
hrs/m2

90mm Thick Kiln Fired Clay Bricks to walls supplied and laid, including mortar


1.64
hrs/m2

110mm Thick Kiln Fired Clay Bricks to walls supplied and laid, including mortar


2.11
hrs/m2

Concrete Bricks all shades. Includes pre-coloured bagged mortar




70 series Concrete Bricks, 42 per m2


1.45
hrs/m2

90 series Concrete Bricks, 48 per m2


1.45
hrs/m2

290mm x 160mm x 70mm Concrete Bricks


0.96
hrs/m2

390mm x 190mm x 90mm Concrete Bricks


0.71
hrs/m2

390mm x 90mm x 95mm Concrete Bricks


0.96
hrs/m2

390mm x 140mm x 95mm Concrete Bricks


0.71
hrs/m2

Hinuera Stone Bricks




70mm or 90mm thick Hinuera Stone Bricks, sawn


1.50
hrs/m2

200mm high Hinuera Stone Bricks, splitstone


1.50
hrs/m2

Sealing to Hinuera Stone work, coverage 2m2/litre


0.10
hrs/m2



Blockwork
Description
Man Hours
Unit

Blockwork in walls, of hollow blocks




400mm x 200mm x 100mm


0.43
m2

400mm x 200mm x 150mm


0.5
m2

400mm x 200mm x 200mm


0.56
m2

400mm x 200mm x 200mm, hollow block threaded over reo bars


0.96
m2

Pointing and cleaning down


0.10
m2

Fair raking cutting




100mm hollow block


0.18
hrs/m

200mm hollow block


0.28
hrs/m

Concrete filling to cores of hollow blocks




150mm hollow block


0.45
hrs/m2

200mm hollow block


0.55
hrs/m2

Lintel block, including filling




200mm wide x 200mm high x 200mm long


0.40
hrs/m

200mm wide x 400mm high x 200mm long


0.54
hrs/m

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