Brick Wall Cost Calculator

Work out brick wall cost instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Brick Wall Cost Calculator

Brick wall cost splits into materials and labour. Brick count is wall area times bricks per square metre, plus five percent for breakage and cutting: about 60 bricks per square metre for a half-brick wall in standard metric bricks, double that for a one-brick wall. Labour is normally priced per square metre of finished wall.

Formulas

Brick count

Bricks = area x bricks per m² x 1.05

Total cost

Cost = bricks x unit price + area x labour rate

Worked example

With the default values below, Brick Wall Cost Calculator returns Total wall cost of $30,160.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Wall areaminimum 0.1 m²: 40 m²
Bricks per square metreminimum 1: 60
Price per brickminimum 0.01: 8
Labour rateminimum 0.01 per m²: 250 per m²

Results

Total wall cost: $30,160.00
Bricks required: 2,520
Brick cost: $20,160.00
Labour cost: $10,000.00

Step by step

1Values used
2Brick count
3Total cost
4Total wall cost= 30,160.00
5Bricks required= 2,520
6Brick cost= 20,160.00
7Labour cost= 10,000.00

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Brick Wall Cost figure worked out?

Bricks = area x bricks per m² x 1.05. Brick wall cost splits into materials and labour.

Is mortar included?

Not in this figure. Mortar typically adds a further 5-8 percent of the brick cost, and scaffolding and damp proof course are separate items again.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 4 inputs: Wall area, Bricks per square metre, Price per brick, Labour rate. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic worked example — replace them with your own site or project figures.