Industry Calculations (Rules of Thumb)
Brick	Terms:   Strap = 105-106 bricks               Cube = 5 straps               Lift = 2 cubes	7 Brick = 1 square foot Standard size brick = 3.5 x 2.25 x 8.0 Modular size brick = 3.5 x 2.25 x 7.5 Paver brick standard size = 4.0 x 8.0 x 2.25 Paver brick modular size = 3.5 x 7.5 x 2.25 7 bags of mortar to 1,000 bricks Approx. 300 lbs. of sand to 1 bag of mortar
Block	1 bag of mortar to 40 blocks
Mortar	N Type = normal  S Type = below grade  M Type = high strength
Sand	1 ton = 2,000 lbs. Approx. 1 ton of sand needed for each 1,000 bricks