What is the cost of brick wall construction per square foot in India? Cost of brick wall construction per square foot including cost of brick, cost of material cement and sand, labour charges and extra expenses.
Material cost for construction of brick wall depending on availability of material, local price rate, or it will be constructed by contractor or by self, it can vary place to place.
Considering we have to construct 100 square foot brick wall of 4.5″ & 9″ thickness, cost will calculated in cubic metre but some people want to know brick wall cost per square foot so in this topic we will read in detail.
Depending upon the quality of brick and mortar used a construction of brick wall without plastering and painting can cost Rs 5,000 to 6000 /cubic meter in India, if you want to construct 4.5” wall, it will cost you 5968 Rs per m3 and for 9” wall 5052 Rs per m3.
Depending upon the quality of brick and mortar used a construction of brick wall without plastering and painting can cost Rs 6,000 to 11000 /100 sq ft in India, if you want to construct 4.5” wall, it will cost you 6338 Rs per 100 sq ft and for 9” wall 10728 Rs per 100 sq ft.
Depending upon the quality of brick and mortar used a construction of brick wall without plastering and painting can cost Rs 60 to 110 /square foot in India, if you want to construct 4.5” wall, it will cost you 64 Rs per sq ft and for 9” wall 108 Rs per square foot.
Depending upon the quality of brick and mortar used a construction of brick wall without plastering and painting can cost Rs 680 to 1160 / square meter in India, if you want to construct 4.5” wall, it will cost you 682 Rs per m2 and for 9” wall 1154 Rs per square meter.
Brick size: size we have taken in this calculation is modular size of brick used in India that is 8″ ×4″×4″ and cement mortar thickness is taken as 10mm or 0.4″.
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Cost of 4.5 inch thick brick wall per square foot in India
This calculation is multi step process solve in following steps:-
Volume of brick wall:- consider we have 100 square foot area of brick wall and their thickness is 4.5 inch, 4.5 inch into foot =4.5/12 = 0.375 foot, volume = area × thickness, volume of brickwall = 100×0.375 = 37.5 cubic feet, so volume of brick wall = 37.5 cft.
Volume of 1 brick:- brick size in inches is 8×4×4, convert inch into foot that is 0.667 × 0.334 × 0.334, volume of one brick = 0.667 × 0.334 × 0.334 = 0.0744 ft3, so volume of 1 brick = 0.0744ft3.
Volume of brick with mortar:– consider cement mortar thickness is 0.4 inch, add this thickness in each dimension of brick, we get brick size with mortar = 8.4″×4.4″×4.4″, convert inch into foot that is 0.7 × 0.367 ×0.367, volume of brick with mortar = 0.7′ × 0.367′ ×0.367′ =0.094ft3, so volume of 1 brick with mortar = 0.094ft3.
Number of bricks in 100 sq ft 4.5″ thick brick wall:- no of bricks = volume of brickwall/volume of 1 brick with mortar, number of bricks = 37.5/0.094 = 399, so 399 nos bricks required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5″ thick brick wall.
Cost of bricks:- in India rate of bricks is around INR 7000 per 1000 bricks, cost of 399 bricks = (399/1000)×7000 = INR 2793.
Dry volume of cement mortar:- we have volume of 1 brick without mortar is 0.0744ft3, so volume of 399 bricks = 399×0.0744 =29.69ft3, wet volume of mortar = volume of brick wall – volume of bricks = 37.5 – 29.69 = 7.8ft3, dry volume of mortar increased by 33%, so dry volume = wet volume of mortar × 1.33 = 7.8×1.33 = 10.374ft3, so dry volume of mortar = 10.374ft3.
Cement sand mix ratio:– For construction of 4.5 inch thick brick wall we use the cement sand mix ratio 1:4, mixture of cement sand and water in which one part is cement and 4 part is sand, total ratio = 1+4 =5, part of cement is 1/5 to dry volume of mortar and 4/5 part is sand.
Quantity of cement and their cost:- we know density of cement is 40.75 kg/ft3, cement quantity =1/5× 10.374ft3 × 40.75 kg/ft3 = 84.55kgs, cement price per kg is around INR 8, cost of cement = 8×84.55 = INR 677, so 84.55 kgs (1.69 bags) of cement quantity of INR 677 are required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall.
Quantity of sand and their cost:-we know density of sand is 47.54 kg/ft3, sand quantity =4/5× 10.374ft3 × 47.54 kg/ft3 = 395kgs, sand price per ton is around INR 1200, cost of 395kgs sand = (395/1000)×1200 = INR 474, so 395 kgs (around 8 bags) of sand quantity of INR 474 are required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall.
Labour rate and their cost:– for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall we need 2 mason and 2 helper, mason rate is around INR600 and helper rate is around INR 400, total labour charge & cost = (600×2) + (400×2) = INR 2000, so labour cost is around INR 2000 are required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall.
Total material cost required for the construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall, we need bricks is around 399 nos of INR2793, cement is around 84.55kgs of INR677 and sand is around 395kgs of INR474, total cost = 2793+677+474 = INR 3944, so total material cost is around INR3944 are required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall.
Extra expenses:- consider 10% extra expenses of total material cost due to some wastage of cement mortar & some damage of brick in transporting and storage, extra expenses =10% of 3944 = INR 394.
Total cost required for the construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall including material cost, labour cost and extra expenses,material cost = 3944, labour cost=2000 & extra expenses = 394, adding all 3944 +2000+394 =INR 6338, so total cost is around INR6338 are required for construction of 100 square foot 4.5 inch thick brick wall in India.
In India, cost of brick wall construction per square foot is around INR64, including material cost is around INR40, labour cost INR20 and extra expenses is around INR4 per square foot.
Cost of brick wall construction per cubic metre (m3) in India:- for construction of 100 sq ft 4.5 inch or 37.5 ft3 brick wall we required INR6338, 1m3 = 35.32ft3, construction cost of 1m3 brick wall = (35.32/37.5)×6338 = INR 5968, so in India, total cost is around INR5968 required for construction of 4.5 inch thick brick wall per cubic metre (m3).
Cost of brick wall construction per square metre (m2) in India: for construction of 100 sq ft 4.5 inch or 37.5 ft3 brick wall we required INR6338, 100 sq ft = 9.29 sq m, construction cost per sq m = 6338/9.29=INR682, so in India, total cost is around INR682 required for construction of 4.5 inch thick brick wall per square metre (m2).
Cost of 9 inch thick brick wall per square foot in India
Brick size: size we have taken in this calculation is modular size of brick used in India that is 8″ ×4″×4″ and cement mortar thickness is taken as 10mm or 0.4″.
This calculation is multi step process solve in following steps:-
Volume of brick wall:– consider we have 100 square foot area of brick wall and their thickness is 9 inch, 9 inch into foot =9/12 = 0.75 foot, volume = area × thickness, volume of brickwall = 100×0.75 = 75 cubic feet, so volume of brick wall = 75 cft.
Volume of 1 brick:- brick size in inches is 8×4×4, convert inch into foot that is 0.667 × 0.334 × 0.334, volume of one brick = 0.667 × 0.334 × 0.334 = 0.0744 ft3, so volume of 1 brick = 0.0744ft3.
Volume of brick with mortar:- consider cement mortar thickness is 0.4 inch, add this thickness in each dimension of brick, we get brick size with mortar = 8.4″×4.4″×4.4″, convert inch into foot that is 0.7 × 0.367 ×0.367, volume of brick with mortar = 0.7′ × 0.367′ ×0.367′ =0.094ft3, so volume of 1 brick with mortar = 0.094ft3.
Number of bricks in 100 sq ft 9″ thick brick wall:- no of bricks = volume of brickwall/volume of 1 brick with mortar, number of bricks = 75/0.094 = 798, so 798 nos bricks required for construction of 100 square foot 9″ thick brick wall.
Cost of bricks:- in India, rate of bricks is around INR 7000 per 1000 bricks, cost of 798 bricks = (798/1000)×7000 = INR 5586.
Dry volume of cement mortar:– we have volume of 1 brick without mortar is 0.0744ft3, so volume of 798 bricks = 798×0.0744 =59.37ft3, wet volume of mortar = volume of brick wall – volume of bricks = 75 – 59.37 = 15.63ft3, dry volume of mortar increased by 33%, so dry volume = wet volume of mortar × 1.33 = 15.63×1.33 = 20.79ft3, so dry volume of mortar = 20.79ft3.
Cement sand mix ratio:– For construction of 9 inch thick brick wall we use the cement sand mix ratio 1:6, mixture of cement sand and water in which one part is cement and 6 part is sand, total ratio = 1+6 =7, part of cement is 1/7 to dry volume of mortar and 6/7 part is sand.
Quantity of cement and their cost:– we know density of cement is 40.75 kg/ft3, cement quantity =1/7× 20.79ft3 × 40.75 kg/ft3 = 121kgs, cement price per kg is around INR 8, cost of cement = 8×121 = INR 968, so 121 kgs (2.42 bags) of cement quantity of INR 968 are required for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall.
Quantity of sand and their cost:-we know density of sand is 47.54 kg/ft3, sand quantity =6/7× 20.79ft3 × 47.54 kg/ft3 = 847kgs, sand price per ton is around INR 1200, cost of 847kgs sand = (847/1000)×1200 = INR 1017, so 847 kgs (around 17 bags) of sand quantity of INR 1017 are required for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall.
Labour rate and their cost:- for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall we need 2 mason and 3 helper, mason rate is around INR600 and helper rate is around INR 400, total labour charge & cost = (600×2) + (400×3) = INR 2400, so labour cost is around INR 2400 are required for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall.
In india,total material cost required for the construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall, we need bricks is around 798 nos of INR5586, cement is around 121kgs of INR968 and sand is around 847kgs of INR1017, total cost = 5586+968+1017 = INR 7571, in india,so total material cost is around INR7571 are required for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall.
Extra expenses:- consider 10% extra expenses of total material cost due to some wastage of cement mortar & some damage of brick in transporting and storage, extra expenses =10% of 7571 = INR 757.
In india, total cost required for the construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall including material cost, labour cost and extra expenses, material cost = 7571, labour cost=2400 & extra expenses = 757, adding all 7571 +2400+757 =INR10728, in india, so total cost is around INR10728 are required for construction of 100 square foot 9 inch thick brick wall.
In India, cost of 9 inch thick brick wall construction per square foot is around INR108, including material cost is around INR76, labour cost INR24 and extra expenses is around INR8 per square foot.
Cost of 9′ brick wall construction per cubic metre (m3) in India:– for construction of 100 sq ft 9 inch or 75 ft3 brick wall we required INR10728, 1m3 = 35.32ft3, construction cost of 1m3 brick wall = (35.32/75)×10728 = INR5052, so in India, total cost is around INR5052 required for construction of 9 inch thick brick wall per cubic metre (m3).
Cost of 9′ brick wall construction per square metre (m2) in India: for construction of 100 sq ft 9 inch or 75 ft3 brick wall we required INR10728, 100 sq ft = 9.29 sq m, construction cost per sq m = (1/9.29) × 10728 =INR1154, in India, total cost is around INR1154 required for construction of 9 inch thick brick wall per square metre (m2).
