Bricks for Letchworth Garden City, delivered to site

Our bricks range for Letchworth Garden City jobs

• Engineering bricks, Class A and BDense, low-absorption bricks for below DPC, inspection chambers and retaining walls.
• Special shapesBullnose, cant, coping and plinth bricks to finish sills, piers and wall tops.
• 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.

Working out quantities for your Letchworth Garden City job

Take a garden wall in Letchworth Garden City 4 m long and 1.2 m high: 4.8 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 303 bricks, roughly 1 pack of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 0.28 tonnes of building sand and 3 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Before you order bricks

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).

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.

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.

Planning the drop in Letchworth Garden City

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

• Pallets left on a pavement can block the footway, so plan a drop point inside your boundary where you can.
• On busy streets in Letchworth Garden City, 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.

Questions about bricks delivery in Letchworth Garden City

Do you deliver bricks to trades and homeowners in Letchworth Garden City?

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

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.

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.

Can you deliver bricks to a site with restricted access in Letchworth Garden City?

Usually, yes. Tell us about the access when you ask for a price and we will plan the vehicle and offload, or say if a smaller vehicle is needed.