Hey there, lemme tell you, reckonin’ how many bricks you need ain’t rocket science. It’s like countin’ chickens, but with bricks. This here brick wall calculator thing, it’s a godsend, I tell ya. Saves ya a heap of trouble and money, no doubt. No more guessin’ and endin’ up with a pile of extra bricks or, worse, runnin’ out halfway through.
First off, you gotta know how big your wall’s gonna be. It’s like measurin’ for a dress, you need the length and the height. This is important for the brick calculator. You measure that, write it down. Don’t be like my neighbor, Martha, who tried to eyeball it and ended up with a wall lookin’ like a drunken snake.
Now, them bricks, they ain’t all the same size. Some are big, some are small, like kids in a family. You gotta know what size you’re usin’. The brick calculator will ask you that. And don’t forget that gooey stuff, the mortar, that goes between ’em. That takes up space too! It is like space between teeth, you know. The calculator thingy will ask you about the mortar.
- Measure your wall. How long, how tall? Write it down, don’t lose it! This way you know your square footage, which is important for calculating bricks by square footage.
- Figure out your brick size. Big bricks, little bricks, write it down!
- Think about the mortar. How thick you gonna slather it on?
This here calculator, it’s like a magic trick. You punch in all them numbers, and bam! It tells ya how many bricks you need. It’s like havin’ a smarty-pants nephew doin’ the math for ya, only this one don’t talk back. If you don’t use a brick calculator you might end up short. Or you might end up with too many. Either way, you are throwing money away.
Now, I heard some folks sayin’ you gotta add a little extra, like when you’re bakin’ a pie and you make a little more dough just in case. They say add about 10%. That’s ’cause some bricks might break, or maybe you’ll mess up a few. Better to have a few too many than not enough, I always say. It’s better to be safe than sorry, so don’t skip the extra 10% when calculating how many bricks you need.
And another thing, them walls, they don’t last forever, ya know. Just like us, they get old and creaky. I’ve seen walls with cracks bigger than my thumb! That’s usually ’cause of the weather, beatin’ down on ’em year after year. Or maybe the fella who built it didn’t know his elbow from a hole in the ground. Or maybe they just didn’t take care of it, like forgettin’ to water your plants.
One more thing that I learned is that a good wall has the bricks overlapping. Like when you are making a braid in your hair. They say that if the bricks are lined up, end to end, straight up and down, that makes the wall weak. Like when you are sick and your legs don’t work right. Then the wall can get cracks more easily. So if you are building it yourself, make sure to overlap the bricks.
This brick calculator, though, it don’t care about none of that. It just tells ya how many bricks you need. It’s up to you to make sure that wall’s built right and taken care of.
I remember one time, my cousin, bless his heart, he tried to build a wall without knowin’ nothin’. Ended up lookin’ like a pile of rocks a dog dragged in. Had to tear it down and start all over. Wasted a whole bunch of bricks and time.
So, take my advice, use that there brick wall calculator. It’s easier than pie, and it’ll save ya a whole lot of headache. And remember what I said about the weather and takin’ care of your wall. You don’t want it crumblin’ down like an old cookie, do ya?
Now go on and get to calculatin’! And don’t be a dummy, if you are using a customized brick calculator you can even adjust the brick size and mortar and everything. But if you ask me, the regular one is good enough for most folks. Just make sure you got all your numbers right. Don’t want no wonky walls in my neighborhood!
And one last thing, don’t go buyin’ them fancy bricks unless you got money to burn. Plain old bricks work just fine. It’s like buyin’ them fancy shoes, they might look pretty, but they ain’t gonna make ya walk any faster. Just get good, sturdy bricks, and you’ll be alright.
