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The table below portrays the brick lengths of walls in mm for new metric bricks (102.5 x 65 x 215) assuming a 10mm mortar joint. This table can be used not only for new build construction but to get a measurement for a dimension potentially missed in a survey; as many smaller architects practices know, when it comes to drawing up the plans from a measured survey, the numbers never quite add up and sometimes key measurements can be missed, get your photographs out and work alongside this chart to check the external measurements.

 

Number of Bricks 

between structural opening

(inc. no end mortar joints) 

to return of brick

(inc. 1 mortar joint) 

Structural Opening

(inc. 2 mortar joints) 

0.5

102.5

112.5 

 122.5

1

215

225

235 

1.5

 327.5

 337.5

347.5 

440 

450 

460 

2.5 

552.5 

562.5 

572.5 

3

665 

675 

685 

3.5

777.5 

787.5 

797.5 

4

890 

900 

910 

4.5

1002.5 

 1012.5

1022.5 

5

1115 

 1125

1135 

5.5

1227.5 

1237.5 

1247.5 

6

1340 

 1350

1360 

6.5

1452.5 

 1462.5

1472.5 

7

1565 

 1575

1585 

7.5

1677.5 

1687.5 

1697.5 

8

1790 

1800 

1810 

8.5

1902.5 

1912.5 

1922.5 

9

2015 

2025 

2035 

9.5

2127.5 

2137.5 

2147.5 

10

2240 

2250 

2260 

10.5

2352.5 

2362.5 

2372.5 

11

2465 

2475 

2485 

11.5

2577.5 

2587.5 

2597.5 

12

2690 

2700 

2710 

12.5

2802.5 

 2812.5

2822.5 

13

2915 

2925 

2935 

13.5

3027.5 

3037.5 

3047.5 

14

3140 

3150 

3160 

14.5

3252.5 

 3262.5

3272.5 

15

3365 

3375 

3385 

15.5

3477.5 

 3487.5

3497.5 

16

3590 

3600 

3610 

16.5

3702.5 

3712.5 

3722.5 

17

3815 

 3825

3835 

17.5

3927.5 

 3937.5

3947.5 

18

4040 

 4050

4060 

18.5

4152.5 

 4162.5

4172.5 

19

4265 

4275 

4285 

19.5

4377.5 

 4387.5

4397.5 

20

4490 

4500 

4510 

 

The table below shows the coursing heights in mm for new metric bricks (102.5 x 65 x 215) assuming a 10mm mortar joint

CourseCourse Height Course Course Height
 175  11825
 2150 12900
 3 225 13975
 4 300 141050
 5 375 151125
 6 450 161200
 7 525 171275
 8 600 181350
 9 675 191425
 10 750 201500