This equation computes the cost of the bricks in a wall, based on the number of bricks needed for the dimensions of the wall and the unit price of the bricks.
Note: this implies that wall is one unit (brick) deep.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the cost of the bricks can be specified in a range of monetary units: US Dollars, Euros, etc. If you specify the input cost in one currency, and you specify the output in another currency, you will get an up-to-date conversion of the cost. vCalc updates the monetary unit conversions every two minutes with accurate, up-to-date currency exchange rates.
The user specifies the cost of the bricks in either a cost per pallet or cost per individual brick. If the user selects "single brick" as the "Choice of Unit Size", the equation will ignore the number of bricks specified for a pallet. If the user selects "pallet of brick" as the "Choice of Unit Size", the equation will use the number "Number of bricks per pallet" in the calculation of the total cost for the wall.
The user identifies the height and length of the wall and chooses the brick standard from the pull down list.
Brick standards used include:
Head joint widths options (in inches) include: 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8,11/16, 3/4
vCalc calculates the number of bricks needed per row based on the wall length and the standard length of a brick and the number of rows needed based on the height of the chosen brick standard and the height of the wall.
This is an estimation and the actual number of bricks needed may vary based on the thickness of the mortar joints and other factors.
There is usually some bricks broken and therefore lost during cutting.
The cost is determined by multiplying the number of bricks needed to construct the wall by the cost per brick. If the cost is specified for the choice of "pallet of brick", the pallet cost is divided by the "Number of bricks per pallet".