Bricks delivered across Tyne and Wear

What bricks can we deliver to Tyne and Wear?

• 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.
• Common bricksPlain bricks for internal or hidden walls where looks do not matter.
• Concrete bricksConsistent concrete units in standard and coloured finishes, useful for below-ground work.

Bricks delivered in Tyne and Wear towns

• Bricks in Newcastle upon Tyne
• Bricks in Sunderland
• Bricks in South Shields
• Bricks in Gateshead
• Bricks in Washington
• Bricks in Tynemouth
• Bricks in Wallsend
• Bricks in Newburn
• Bricks in North Shields
• Bricks in Whitley Bay
• Bricks in Houghton-le-Spring
• Bricks in Felling
• Bricks in Jarrow
• Bricks in Gosforth
• Bricks in Hebburn

How much will you need?

Take a garden wall in Tyne and Wear 12 m long and 1.8 m high: 21.6 m². At 60 bricks per square metre plus 5% for cuts that is 1,361 bricks, roughly 3 packs of 500 depending on the maker, laid in about 1.27 tonnes of building sand and 12 bags of cement at a 1:4 mix. Try the brick calculator

Delivering bricks in Tyne and Wear

Bricks come in strapped packs, usually on a pallet, and are lifted off by a lorry-mounted crane where the drop point allows. Our standard mainland delivery area covers Tyne and Wear.

• If the site is up a shared drive or behind other houses, tell us the distance from the road.
• Keep cement, plaster and boards dry: have a tarpaulin or a garage space ready before they arrive.
• On busy streets in Tyne and Wear, a parking suspension or a quiet time slot can make offloading safer, so tell us about local restrictions you know of.

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.

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.

Ordering bricks for Tyne and Wear: FAQs

Do you deliver bricks to Tyne and Wear?

Yes. We deliver across Tyne and Wear, including NE, SR, DH. Our standard mainland delivery area covers Tyne and Wear. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

Can you deliver bricks to a site with restricted access in Tyne and Wear?

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.

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.

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.