Estimate For Motar/Sand - Habitat For Humanity Project

personalt

I am helping estimate and order materials for a local habitat for humanity project.

Someone else has has secured some masons to do the work but I need to get the materials.

I can calculate the amount of 8" block required but was not sure how much sand/mortar I should expect to need. It is a 37'x37'x9' block foundation. It is around 1500 block that I need.

Is there a good rule of thumb that I can use for yards of sand/bags of mortar required?

Tscarborough

3 bags of masonry per 100 block, 1 cuyd of sand per 9 bags of masonry, rough.

Dik Redi

DAMN your good Tscar,, thats very close to what i use depends on job, aprox-32 8" blocks per bag,the sand is ODD some times the wetter it is the more u pay for wieght

Tscarborough

The variable is how much you get on your shoes.

Dik Redi

lol