How many bricks do you need?
Enter your wall dimensions and get an exact material list — bricks, mortar, sand, and cement — ready to order.
1:4 is standard for most brickwork. Use 1:3 for engineering bricks or below DPC.
Typical UK range: £450–£900 per 1000. Leave blank to skip cost.
Enter your wall dimensions
and press Calculate
How much sand & aggregate do you need?
Calculate exact tonnes, bulk bags, or mini bags needed for any area and depth — sharp sand, building sand, gravel, MOT Type 1 and more.
Typical depths: Patio sand bed 30–50mm · MOT sub-base 100–150mm · Building sand/holm sand 25–50mm
Bulk bag prices: Sharp sand £55–£75 · Holm sand £50–£70 · MOT Type 1 £65–£85 · Gravel £70–£95
Choose your material, enter the area and depth, then press Calculate
How much concrete do you need?
Slabs, footings, paths and columns. Get exact volumes, site-mix quantities, or ready-mix lorry estimates.
Typical depths: Patio 75–100mm · Garage floor 100mm · Driveway 150mm · Footings 200–400mm
Enter your slab dimensions
and press Calculate
Paving & driveway materials
Calculate slab or block counts and edging for any paving project.
Enter your paving area
and press Calculate
How much plaster do you need?
Calculate bags of finish coat, bonding, or sand-and-cement render for any room or wall area.
Each opening deducted at approx 1.8m² (standard door size)
Typical UK prices: Thistle finish £10–£14 · Bonding £9–£13 · Sand &cement render from £5
Enter room dimensions
and press Calculate
How many concrete blocks do you need?
Standard block-on-edge walling or block-on-flat foundation courses — get block count, mortar, sand, and cement ready to order.
Standard method — block laid with the 215mm face vertical. Used for internal walls, cavity wall inner leaf, outbuildings.
For block-on-edge: height is the finished wall height.
1:4 is standard for blockwork above DPC. Use 1:3 for below-ground or structural work.
Typical UK prices: Standard 100mm £0.90–£1.40 · Dense £1.10–£1.60 · Jumbo from £1.80
Choose laying method, enter dimensions, then press Calculate