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Building Materials

Bricks delivered to Blackpool

Bricks are fired clay or concrete masonry units; the UK standard size is 215 × 102.5 × 65 mm, which lays at about 60 bricks per square metre of single-skin wall.

SK Trade is a builders' merchant delivering bricks into Blackpool, priced to your postcode and confirmed in writing.

Shrink-wrapped pallets of red and buff facing bricks on a building site

Bricks to Blackpool: the basics

Postcode districts
FY1, FY3, FY4, FY2
Daylight
About 7h 24m on the shortest day
Nearby (straight line)
Thornton-Cleveleys (4 mi), Lytham St Annes (6 mi), Fleetwood (8 mi)
Delivery
Standard mainland delivery
How it arrives
Strapped packs, usually crane offload
Delivering to
Blackpool, Lancashire

Which bricks can you order in Blackpool?

  • Common bricksPlain bricks for internal or hidden walls where looks do not matter.
  • Perforated and frogged bricksHoles or a frog reduce weight and help the mortar key.
  • Special shapesBullnose, cant, coping and plinth bricks to finish sills, piers and wall tops.
  • Brick matchingSend a photo or sample and we will look for the closest match in manufacturers' current ranges.
  • Facing bricksWirecut, stock and handmade-style faces in reds, buffs, greys and multis for the outside skin.

Before your Blackpool delivery arrives

Bricks come in strapped packs, usually on a pallet, and are lifted off by a lorry-mounted crane where the drop point allows. Blackpool is inside our standard mainland delivery area.

  • Give us the full postcode for the drop point; deliveries around FY1 are priced to the exact address.
  • Have someone on site for the delivery if you can, or agree a safe drop point with us in advance.
  • Keep cement, plaster and boards dry: have a tarpaulin or a garage space ready before they arrive.

Picking the right product

Engineering Class A or B?

Class A is the denser of the two and is usually chosen where strength or very low water absorption matters; Class B is the common choice below DPC and for manholes; a brick DPC course in a building needs Class A (DPC1). Your designer or building control may specify one.

Is the wall exposed?

For walls that will get very wet and freeze, such as parapets, copings, below DPC or free-standing garden walls, use a clay brick declared F2 (freeze-thaw resistant) and S2 (low soluble salts).

In England, building work is checked against the Approved Documents, for example Part A for structure and Part L for energy efficiency, through your council's building control team or a registered building control approver.

How much will you need?

Take a garden wall in Blackpool 8 m long and 0.9 m high: 7.2 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 454 bricks, roughly 1 pack of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 0.43 tonnes of building sand and 4 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Your questions answered

How soon can bricks be delivered in Blackpool?

We confirm the delivery date when we price your order, before you commit. It depends on the product, the quantity and whether it is a stock line or made to order.

Do you deliver bricks to Blackpool?

Yes. We deliver across Blackpool, including FY1, FY3, FY4, FY2. Blackpool is inside our standard mainland delivery area. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

How are bricks delivered?

In strapped packs on a flatbed lorry, normally unloaded by the lorry's crane. Tell us where the packs can go and whether there are overhead cables, low branches or soft ground.

How many bricks are in a square metre?

With standard 215 × 65 mm bricks and 10 mm mortar joints you need about 60 bricks per square metre for a single-skin (half-brick) wall and about 120 for a one-brick-thick wall. Add around 5 percent for cuts and breakages.

Send your list, get a delivered price

Tell us what you need and where it is going. We check the quantities and come back with a delivered price before you commit.

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