CMU block and mortar count
Concrete blocks, mortar bags and sand for an 8x8x16 block wall.
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520 blocks, 15 bags of mortar, 1.29 CY of grout, 4 control joints; 1.2 days for 3 masons
- Wall area
- 440 sq ft
- Blocks (8x8x16)
- 520
- Courses
- 12
- Mortar
- 44.2 cu ft → 15 bags of 70 lb masonry cement
- Sand
- 2.25 tons (1.67 CY)
Material order
- Blocks
- 520 (8x8x16), of which 45 bond beam block for 1 course
- Mortar
- 15 bags of masonry cement and 2.25 tons of sand (44.2 cu ft of mortar)
- Grout
- 1.29 CY (22.0 cu ft in cells, 11.3 cu ft in bond beams, plus 5%)
- Vertical bars
- 16 bars 8.0 ft long, one in each grouted cell at 48 in; size per drawings
- Ladder joint reinforcement
- 40 pieces of 10 ft (396 ft: 6 rows at 16 in, plus 10% laps)
Also on the sheet
- Control joints · 3 lines, starting with “Spacing”
- Crew, cost and schedule · 5 lines, starting with “Laying time”
- Site safety · 2 lines, starting with “Limited access zone”
The plain-words read of this example
This 60 ft by 8.0 ft wall takes 520 blocks, 15 bags of mortar and 1.29 CY of grout, about $1,707.53 in material. At 150 blocks a mason a day, 3 masons need 1.2 days. Put in 4 control joints, no more than 12.0 ft apart, plus at openings. Keep a 12.0 ft limited access zone along the wall. Grout, bars and bond beams follow the structural drawings.
4 cited sources
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926.706, Requirements for masonry construction (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Tech Talk: Control Joints (Masonry Magazine (Mason Contractors Association of America))
- Movement Joints in Masonry (March 2019) (Masonry Advisory Council)
- IRC 2021, Chapter 6 Wall Construction (R606 masonry) (International Code Council)
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