Brick Calculator

Use it when your task matches one of these common needs: Estimate brick count for a simple wall face after openings are removed. Use actual brick face dimensions and mortar joint thickness. It works best when you already know the wall face area, brick face dimensions, mortar joint thickness, and waste percent.

In plain language: The calculator adds the mortar joint to the brick face length and height, converts that face area to square feet, multiplies wall area by the waste factor, divides by brick coverage, and rounds up. The examples on the page are there so you can compare your inputs with a brick-wall example before copying the answer.

Wall area: the visible wall face area, not the thickness or volume of the wall. Brick dimensions: the visible face length and height of one brick in inches. Mortar joint: the planned gap between bricks, included in the face coverage estimate. Waste percent: extra bricks for cuts, breakage, corners, bond pattern, and color matching.

Read the headline estimate first, then check the material, waste, coverage, and unit lines. For project tools, the supporting lines are often the difference between a rough idea and a list you can actually shop from.

Brick counts can change with bond pattern, corners, openings, piers, returns, cuts, wall thickness, damaged units, mortar, ties, flashing, and professional masonry layout. Also check whether your brick dimensions are actual face dimensions, whether the joint is 3/8 inch or another size, and whether openings were already subtracted.

Use 3/8 inch only if it matches your plan or supplier guidance. The Brick Industry Association tables often show 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch joint examples, and changing the joint changes brick coverage.

Yes. Subtract large openings before entering wall area. Then add waste for cuts, corners, damage, and layout changes so the estimate is not too tight.

No. This page estimates brick count. Mortar depends on brick type, joint thickness, bed depth, collar joints, waste, and the mortar product, so price and bag counts should be checked separately.

Only for a rough face-count check. Patio and paver layouts often need base gravel, bedding sand, edge restraints, pattern cuts, and drainage planning, so use a paver-specific calculator for that job.

Supplier tables may use a different brick size, nominal dimension, joint width, wall type, or no waste. Match the exact brick face size and joint before comparing numbers.

No. The calculator runs in your browser tab. Your recent answers stay only on the page while you use it, and they are not sent to a server.