Brickwork Take-off Sheet

The wall

Location

Date

Wall length

Wall height

Openings deducted

NET AREA

Brick length (measured)

Brick height (measured)

Joint width

BRICKS PER SQ FT

Wythes

Waste %

BRICKS TO ORDER

Batch / lot number

The arithmetic

Bricks per sq ft

144 / ((length + joint) x (height + joint))

Modular brick, actual

7.625 x 2.25 in

With a 3/8 in joint

6.86 per sq ft

BIA estimating figure

6.75 — a rounded version of the same

⚠ 7.625 + 3/8

= 8.0 exactly — the name INCLUDES the joint

At a 1/4 in joint

7.31 per sq ft — about 6.6% more

At a 1/2 in joint

6.44 per sq ft — about 6% fewer

Double wythe

twice the bricks per sq ft of face

Course height

brick height + joint

Waste

5-10%

⚠ Order in ONE batch

colour varies between production runs

Sections — measure each wall separately

Before ordering

• A real brick MEASURED, not taken from its nominal name
• Joint width decided — it moves the count by about a seventh
• Single or double wythe confirmed as a STRUCTURAL decision
• Openings measured and deducted
• Waste allowance included
• Whole job ordered in ONE batch, and the lot number recorded
• Spares kept for future repairs — matching later is near impossible
• Mortar, ties, DPC, lintels and movement joints costed separately
• Foundation and any height limits checked against local code
• Delivery access and where a pallet can be dropped checked

The name includes the joint

A modular brick called 8 inches measures 7.625 — because 7.625 plus a 3/8 inch joint is exactly 8.0. That is designed, so bricks and joints tile onto an 8-inch grid and courses line up. Same trap as nominal lumber. Measure a brick rather than trusting the box.

Order it all at once

Brick colour varies between production runs, so a patch laid later from a different batch is visible for the life of the wall. That is a better reason to over-order than breakage is — and it is why the lot number belongs on this sheet.