Brick Calculator
Estimate the bricks for a wall or veneer. Enter the wall length and height, add a waste allowance, and get the number of standard modular bricks needed (mortar joints included) and an estimated cost.
Your project
Estimate
Bricks needed · Includes mortar joints + waste
- Wall area
- 160ft²
- Estimated material cost
- $924.00
Estimates are guidance only and exclude tax, labor, and site conditions unless stated. Confirm with a local pro.
How it's calculated
No black boxes — here is the exact math behind your estimate, so you can check it or adapt it for your own quote.
- 1
Wall area (ft²) = length × height - 2
Bricks = wall area × 7 (standard modular bricks per ft², including mortar) - 3
Bricks with waste = ⌈ bricks × (1 + waste% ÷ 100) ⌉ - 4
Cost = bricks × price per brick
Worked example
A 20 ft × 8 ft brick wall with a 10% waste allowance.
Inputs
- Wall length
- 20 ft
- Wall height
- 8 ft
- Waste allowance
- 10 %
- Price per brick
- 0.75 $/brick
Result
- Bricks needed
- 1,232 bricks
- Wall area
- 160 ft²
- Estimated material cost
- $924.00
Tools & materials for this project
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- Masonry trowel Spread and shape mortar as you lay brick.
- Mortar mix Bagged mortar for bedding and jointing brick.
- Brick jointer Finish mortar joints with a clean concave profile.
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Brick cost by state
The calculator does the quantity math exactly. What it can't know is what a fair unit price looks like where you live — a brick wall runs 61% more in the priciest US market than the cheapest.
Brick cost in all 50 states + DC US average $12.00 per square foot installed · regional averages, full ranked table, and typical project totals.