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Author: | carmania [ Jul 05, 2012 10:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Hi Everyone, Could someone please confirm my understanding of the below costs of brick supply and lay. Not including the foundation / Slab Building a brick wall. I have found basic bricks as cheap as 60cent each with the top end quality at $1.50 per brick. I have asked brickies the cost of laying a brick and been told anywhere from $1.00 - $1.20 per brick. Using the standard size brick (something like 200mm x 100mm) there are roughly 52 bricks per m2 in laying a wall. So lets asume my bricks costs me $1 each and I get someone to lay them for $1 per brick then would the following be true? Based on a wall height of 2.7m heigh It would cost me ...... Materials : 52 bricks per m2 @ $1 a brick = $52 m2 Labour: 52 bricks per m2 @ $1 a brick = $52 m2 Therefore $104 m2 Given a wall height of x 2.7m high the cost of laying a wall would be $104m2 x 2.7 heigh = $280 per linear meter. This is for one "Skin" / row and - If I was to build a double brick wall the cost would be double per m2 ie - $560 per linear meter. - If I were to build a brick vaneer wall the cost would be $280 per linear meter for the outside brick wall part and aprox 70% of the cost of brick for the timber frame (being 70% of $280 per linear meter) is $196 per linear meter making it $280 (brick) + $196 (Timber Frame) ie $476 per linear meter. Is my math correct? Please advise, Thanking you all in advance Andrew BTW - how cheap do brickies lay for ca$h given the downturn in the building industry? |
Author: | delatite13 [ Jul 09, 2012 12:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Your maths would be approx correct. frame costs may differ where and how they are produced due to frame detail. As for Cash, well we all know that that is a "no no" but I have heard of it somehow happening (min discount is no GST!!) Just remember that all bricks are not equal as are all brickies. Get references and check their work. I have found great differences in the quality of work performed. |
Author: | delatite13 [ Jul 09, 2012 12:41 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Forgot to mention, if your planning to do this as and O/B, please ensure you do everything correctly re permits etc applicable to your state. Being an O/B is not that hard, you have to be methodical and logical, and having a hint of a bastard and cheapskate doesn't hurt either! |
Author: | lynny-jane [ Jul 09, 2012 7:18 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Hi Andrew, We paid $1 per brick about 8 months ago (cash) and we also had to pay for sand/cement/clay (approx an extra $1500 for the whole house) My advice would be to not look too much at the $$$'s, but to get a reputable bricklayer - we heard stories of walls having to be demolished, levels not correct, bad workmanship and short cuts so we went with a local bricklayer who we knew could do a decent job. We also had quotes as low as 70 cents a brick but in the end we were very happy to pay more for a good job. We haven't found labor prices any cheaper due to the downturn - my thinking is that if the trades are working less then they'll charge more on each job to carry them through......just my opinion though. Good luck with it all. |
Author: | carmania [ Jul 09, 2012 9:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Thank you for your input / advice. When you get bricklayer aside from supplying all the bricks, sand and cement. who supplies the cement mixer and scaffolding if necessary? I would expect the bricklayer to have his own hand tools at the very least. Thanks Andrew |
Author: | Stewie D [ Jul 09, 2012 12:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Brick Laying Costs - House Extension |
Quote: When you get bricklayer aside from supplying all the bricks, sand and cement. who supplies the cement mixer and scaffolding if necessary? The brickies have the tools you mention - hand tools , profiles , levels, shovels, wheel barrows and brick barrows and cement mixer etc and maybe a few A- frames but for a whole second storey then it is up to the builder or OB to supply all the necessary scaffolding and maybe a builders hoist as well. Stewie |
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