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Brick Information & Drawings Brick Specifications & Types Type FBX vs. Type FBS Building with GG Glazed Brick Brick Shapes Custom Brick Matching Name Brick

Figuring Amount of Cement to Lay Brick: assumes standard 8" brick with 3/8" joint

MASONRY CEMENT: approximately 135 Brick per bag or 7-1/2 bags per thousand brick
PORTLAND & LIME MIX: approximately 235 Brick per mix
(MIX = 1 bag Portland + 1 bag Lime + 40 shovels Sand)

Brick Unit

Size (BDxHxL)

Units Per Square Foot

Standard	3-5/8x2-1/4x8	6.75
Modular	3-5/8x2-1/4x7-5/8	7
Engineer, Jumbo, or Oversize	3-5/8x2-3/4x8 or 7-5/8	5.5
Queen	3-1/8x2-3/4x9-5/8	4.61
King	3-5/8x2-3/4x9-5/8	4.61
Norman	3-5/8x2-1/4x11-5/8	4.57
Jumbo Norman Slim	3-1/8x2-3/4x11-5/8	3.84
Jumbo Norman	3-5/8x2-3/4x11-5/8	3.84
Standard Economo	3-5/8x3-5/8x8	4.3
Modular Economo	3-5/8x3-5/8x7-5/8	4.55
Utility	3-5/8x3-5/8x11-5/8	3