Easy Brick Mortar Calculation | Cement Mortar Calculation in Brick Masonry

Brick Mortar CalculationCalculation of “CEMENT” is one of the important parts of the Estimation of material and for the Expected cost… So today Civil Experience will tell you the simplest way to find Mortar quantity used for brickwork with easy steps and in second.

Mortar Calculation for Brick Work | Brick Mortar Calculation

The mortar calculation for brickwork in building construction is used to determine how much mortar should be applied to each brick before laying it into place.

This can be done using a simple formula-based excel spreadsheet of civil experience upon the weight of the bricks and the thickness of the wall. A concrete block is typically 8 inches thick (20 cm), but if this number is not known then a standard brick size can be used.

Also Read: Brick Mortar Calculation Excel Spreadsheet

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Cement mortar calculation in brick masonry is an important step before buying construction materials but brick work mortar calculation work is a lengthy calculation or you don’t know how to calculate mortar in brick masonry then this civil experience article solve your civil engineering problem.

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Brick Mortar Calculation

example wall height 1 ft, length 1 ft, with 9 inch 

with 1:6 cement mortar


Also Read: Composition of Good Brick Earth | Function of brick Ingredients

Volume of Bricks ( for which you want to find nos. of bricks)

  • 9″ x 4.5″ x 3″ size of brick which used in site or work in India 

NOTE:- ( not ordinary brick which mention in the book… on-site ordinary bricks never used but the calculation is the same for all size brick)

  • with mortar of 12mm size of brick = 9.5″ x 5″ x 3.5″ 
  •  Area of Brick = l * b * h

                                   = 9.5 * 5 * 3.5                                      =166.25 cubic inch
                                   = 0.09620 cubic feet


Volume of wall ( for which you want to find nos. of bricks)

for example wall height 1 ft, length 1 ft, with 9 inch

  • Area of wall = h * l *b               

                               = 1 * 1 * ( 9/12)                                  = 0.75 cubic feet

Also Read: Why Are Bricks Soaked in Water Before Use?


Numbers of bricks

  • No. of brick = wall area / brick area with mortar

                               = 0.75 / 0.09620                                                              = 7.79 = 8 nos. of brick

(Note This point… by interpolating you easily find numbers of bricks)

In 1 square foot, 9 inch wall required 8 nos. of bricks


Volume of bricks without mortar

  •  Area of Brick = l * b * h

                                   = 9 * 4.5 * 3                                      =121.5 cubic inch
                                   = 0.07031 cubic feet

Also Read: 10 Types Of Tests On Brick | How To Check Quality Of Bricks


Find Volume of Mortar

  • The volume of mortar = area of the wall – an area of brick without mortar

                                         =  0.75 – (0.07031 * 8)

                                         =  0.75 – 0.56248                                          =0.18752 cubic feet
                                         = 0.005315 cubic meters ( Wet volume )
NOTE :- 0.33% volume of mortar increase when wet volume convert into dry volume

                                         = 0.007069 cubic meter ( Dry volume )

(Note This point… by interpolating you easily find the volume of mortar)

Also Read: Step by Step Process of Manufacturing Bricks


In 1 square feet 9 inch wall required 0.007069 cubic meter Mortar required

Find the quantity of cement

  • Quantity of Cement = Mortar volume * cement ratio * density of cement

                                             = 0.007069 * (1/7) *1440

                                             = 1.454 Kg = 1.5 KG(Note This point… by interpolating you easily find Quantity of cement)


In 1 square feet 9 inch wall required 1.45 KGMortar required

For Video Tutorial 

How To Calculate Number Of Bricks, Cement And Sand For Brickwork

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1 thought on “Easy Brick Mortar Calculation | Cement Mortar Calculation in Brick Masonry”

  1. I always find it difficult to do some cement mortar calculations. Fortunately, your article is a big lifesaver. I appreciate it when you highlighted the most basic way to find the mortar quantity used for brickwork with simple steps. But for those like me who dread such computation, I often use a brick calculator, which lets me calculate the total number of bricks needed for a given brick masonry wall, foundation, column, or brick pavement area. Thanks for this article!

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