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Bricks delivered to Farnborough

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.

Building in Farnborough? Send us your list and we will come back with a delivered price for the bricks and anything else on it.

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

Delivery facts for Farnborough

Delivering to
Farnborough, Hampshire
How it arrives
Strapped packs, usually crane offload
Postcode districts
GU14, GU17
Nearby (straight line)
Camberley (3 mi), Aldershot (3 mi), Fleet (3 mi)
Daylight
About 7h 52m on the shortest day
Delivery
Standard mainland delivery

Our bricks range for Farnborough jobs

  • Engineering bricks, Class A and BDense, low-absorption bricks for below DPC, inspection chambers and retaining walls.
  • 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.
  • Perforated and frogged bricksHoles or a frog reduce weight and help the mortar key.

Planning the drop in Farnborough

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

  • On busy streets in Farnborough, a parking suspension or a quiet time slot can make offloading safer, so tell us about local restrictions you know of.
  • Clear a level area for pallets, ideally on boards, so materials stay out of standing water.
  • In summer Farnborough gets around 16h 36m of daylight, but early deliveries still beat the traffic and give the longest working day.

Things to check before you order

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).

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.

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.

Quantities: a worked example

Take a garden wall in Farnborough 7 m long and 1.8 m high: 12.6 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 794 bricks, roughly 2 packs of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 0.74 tonnes of building sand and 7 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Ordering bricks for Farnborough: FAQs

Is there a minimum order for delivery to Farnborough?

There is no fixed minimum. For very small orders we will tell you honestly if the delivery cost outweighs the materials, so you can decide.

Do you deliver bricks to trades and homeowners in Farnborough?

Both. Trades can apply for a trade account; homeowners and self-builders can order on a delivered quote.

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.

Which bricks go below the damp-proof course?

Below DPC you need bricks that cope with constant damp and frost: engineering bricks, or clay facings declared F2 and S2. Concrete bricks are another option for below-ground work.

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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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