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Calculations

Useful Info

Please find below some rule of thumb guides to quantities and also useful links to product calculators.  These simple instructions will make it much easier to calculate the quantity of product you need to do the job.

Paint Calculator

How much paint? Use this handy calculator from Dulux to find out how many litres you will need.

Brick & Block Calculator

Rule of thumb guide per m² (allowing 6% wastage)
64 Bricks
11 Blocks

Alternatively the Ibstock Brick Calculator tool will help calculate the amount of bricks and mortar you require for a given area.

Patio Calculator

A quick and easy calculator from Bradstone to plan & design your patio

Decking Calculator

Use the Richard Burbidge Award Winning Decking Planning Tool to calculate the materials needed to construct your new deck

Concrete Calculator

Cemex help you calculate the volume of readymix concrete you require for your job

 

Volume to Weight per cubic metre
1.4 tonnes Bricking Sand
1.8 tonnes Ballast

 
Disposal to Skip
4.2m² per 6 yd skip
6m² per 8 yd skip
To calculate requirements for a specific area i.e. roof click here to access the calculator