Yo, listen up, let me tell you somethin’ ’bout this here brick calculator thing. It ain’t rocket science, but it sure can be a headache if you ain’t got the right tools. See, when you’re buildin’ somethin’ with bricks, you gotta know how many of them little buggers you need, right?
Now, I ain’t no fancy engineer, but I’ve built my share of walls and such. My old bones ain’t what they used to be, but my brain still works when it comes to countin’ bricks. So, this here calculator, it helps you figure out how many bricks you gonna need for your wall, or whatever it is you’re buildin’.
First thing you gotta know is how big your wall gonna be. You gotta measure that sucker, length and height. Got that? Good. Write it down so you don’t forget, my memory ain’t so good these days. Then you gotta know how big them bricks are. They ain’t all the same size, you know. Some are bigger, some are smaller. The brick size is important.
This here brick calculator, it does all the fancy math for you. You just gotta punch in them numbers. It’s like magic, I tell ya! It figures out the, whatchamacallit, the area. Yeah, the area of the wall. And then it figures out the area of one brick. Then it divides and multiplies and does all sorts of things that I don’t understand. But in the end, it spits out a number. And that number, that’s how many bricks you need.
Let say you need to know how many bricks you need for one square foot. They say you need about 7 bricks. So if you got a wall that’s, I don’t know, 10 feet long and 8 feet high, that’s 80 square feet, right? I think so. I can still do the simple ones in my head. So, you take that 80 and you times it by 7. What’s that? 560. That is a lot of bricks! You might need to get a friend to help you lift those suckers, they are heavy, you know.
- You need to know the wall size.
- You need to know the brick size.
- Then use a brick calculator to help you.
Now, if you’re buildin’ somethin’ fancy, like with them, what do you call ’em, pillars? Yeah, pillars. You gotta figure that out separate. The brick calculator don’t do that for you. You gotta count them bricks yourself, or find another way to get that number. But for a regular old wall, this calculator is the bee’s knees.
I remember back in the day, we didn’t have these fancy calculators. We just eyeballed it. We’d lay out some bricks, see how many fit, and then guess the rest. Sometimes we were right, sometimes we were wrong. If we were wrong, we’d have to go back to the store and get more. And let me tell you, that was a pain in the you-know-what, especially when we only had a horse and cart to get them bricks with!
So, this brick calculator, it’s a real time-saver. And it saves your back, too. ‘Cause you ain’t gotta carry around extra bricks that you don’t need. You can just get the right amount the first time. And that’s a good thing, especially when you’re gettin’ old like me. Every little bit helps, you know?
They are also calling it a brick estimator calculator, or a brick estimation for a wall tool. But it is all the same thing, just a fancy way to say it, I reckon.
Now, this here calculator, it ain’t gonna build the wall for you. You still gotta do the work. You still gotta mix that mortar, lay them bricks, make sure they’re all straight and level. But at least you’ll know how many bricks you need before you even start. And that’s half the battle, right there.
Another thing, you gotta remember that them bricks, they need some space between ’em. That’s where the mortar goes. You know, that gooey stuff that holds ’em all together. So you gotta account for that, too. The brick calculator, it usually asks you about that. It’ll say somethin’ like, “mortar joint width.” That’s what it’s talkin’ about. The space between the bricks. The calculator will help you with this.
So, if you’re thinkin’ about buildin’ somethin’ outta bricks, I highly recommend you get yourself one of these here brick calculators. It’ll save you time, it’ll save you money, and it’ll save your back. And who knows, maybe you’ll even enjoy buildin’ that wall a little bit more. Or maybe not. It’s still hard work, but at least you’ll be workin’ smart, not hard. That’s what I always say.
These here newfangled things, they ain’t all bad. This brick calculator, it’s a good one. So use it, it’s a good tool. You’ll be glad you did. Trust me, I know a thing or two about buildin’ with bricks. I’ve been doin’ it for a long time. A real long time. You young folks, you’re lucky you got these tools. Now go on, get to buildin’!
