Bricks delivery in Rochdale

What bricks can we deliver to Rochdale?

• Concrete bricksConsistent concrete units in standard and coloured finishes, useful for below-ground work.
• Special shapesBullnose, cant, coping and plinth bricks to finish sills, piers and wall tops.
• Perforated and frogged bricksHoles or a frog reduce weight and help the mortar key.
• Engineering bricks, Class A and BDense, low-absorption bricks for below DPC, inspection chambers and retaining walls.
• Facing bricksWirecut, stock and handmade-style faces in reds, buffs, greys and multis for the outside skin.

Delivering bricks in Rochdale

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

• On busy streets in Rochdale, a parking suspension or a quiet time slot can make offloading safer, so tell us about local restrictions you know of.
• In summer Rochdale gets around 17h 04m of daylight, but early deliveries still beat the traffic and give the longest working day.
• If the drop point is block paving or soft ground, say so; heavy pallets and bulk bags can mark or sink.

Bricks: choosing well

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 Rochdale 9 m long and 1.5 m high: 13.5 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 851 bricks, roughly 2 packs of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 0.8 tonnes of building sand and 8 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Questions about bricks delivery in Rochdale

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.

Do you deliver bricks to trades and homeowners in Rochdale?

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

How soon can bricks be delivered in Rochdale?

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 sell bricks in small quantities?

We price whole packs as standard because that is how bricks leave the works. For small repairs ask anyway: we will tell you honestly whether part packs are possible for the brick you need.