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Building Materials

Bricks delivered to Colchester

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.

Trades and homeowners in Colchester can order bricks for delivery by sending a list, a drawing or just the sizes of the job.

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

Your Colchester delivery

Delivery
Standard mainland delivery
How it arrives
Strapped packs, usually crane offload
Daylight
About 7h 46m on the shortest day
Nearby (straight line)
Sudbury (13 mi), Clacton-on-Sea (13 mi), Witham (13 mi)
Postcode districts
CO1, CO2, CO4, CO3
Delivering to
Colchester, Essex

Bricks we supply in Colchester

  • Concrete bricksConsistent concrete units in standard and coloured finishes, useful for below-ground work.
  • Perforated and frogged bricksHoles or a frog reduce weight and help the mortar key.
  • 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.
  • Special shapesBullnose, cant, coping and plinth bricks to finish sills, piers and wall tops.

Picking the right product

Matching an existing house

Bring us the brick name if you know it, or a clear photo of a cleaned face in daylight with a tape measure for scale. Size matters as much as colour: older imperial bricks are often slightly larger than 65 mm.

Colour consistency

Order everything for one job at the same time so the bricks come from the same production run, then mix from three or four packs as you lay to blend any variation.

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.

Delivery to Colchester: what helps

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

  • 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.
  • On busy streets in Colchester, a parking suspension or a quiet time slot can make offloading safer, so tell us about local restrictions you know of.

Sizing your order

Take a garden wall in Colchester 12 m long and 1.5 m high: 18 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 1,134 bricks, roughly 3 packs of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 1.06 tonnes of building sand and 10 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Common questions from Colchester

Do you deliver bricks to Colchester?

Yes. We deliver across Colchester, including CO1, CO2, CO4, CO3. Colchester is inside our standard mainland delivery area. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

Can you match my existing bricks?

Often, yes. Send the brick name if you have it, or a daylight photo of a clean face with a tape measure for scale. We will look for the nearest match in current ranges and can usually arrange a sample before you commit to a full order.

How soon can bricks be delivered in Colchester?

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.

How many bricks come in a pack?

It depends on the manufacturer and the brick. Packs of 400, 475 and 500 are common. We confirm the pack size with your price so you can order whole packs.

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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