Concrete & Aircrete Blocks delivery in Cambridgeshire

Choosing from our concrete blocks range

• Hollow and cellular blocksLighter dense blocks with voids, used for some garden and retaining walls.
• Block paving and edgingsOn request alongside your sub-base and sand.
• Dense concrete blocksHeavy, strong blocks for loadbearing walls, below ground and good sound separation.
• Lightweight aggregate blocksLighter to handle with better thermal performance than dense blocks.
• Aircrete (aerated) blocksVery light, easy to cut and good insulators; check the strength grade for loadbearing work.

Concrete & Aircrete Blocks delivered in Cambridgeshire towns

• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Peterborough
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Cambridge
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Wisbech
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in St Neots
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Huntingdon
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in March
• Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Ely

Quantities: a worked example

A single-skin block wall in Cambridgeshire 5 m long and 2.4 m high is 12 m². At 10 blocks per square metre plus 5% you need 126 blocks, with about 0.17 tonnes of building sand and 2 bags of cement for the mortar at 1:4. Try the block calculator

Getting concrete blocks onto your Cambridgeshire site

Blocks are banded on pallets and usually crane-offloaded where the vehicle and access allow; tell us the weight limit of any drive or the ground where pallets will sit. Our standard mainland delivery area covers Cambridgeshire.

• Mention any overhead cables, low branches or narrow gateways, because they decide whether a crane offload is possible.
• Give us the full postcode for the drop point; deliveries around PE are priced to the exact address.
• If the drop point is block paving or soft ground, say so; heavy pallets and bulk bags can mark or sink.

Getting the right concrete blocks

Dense or aircrete?

Dense blocks are strong and good for sound separation but heavy; a 100 mm dense block can weigh around 20 kg. Aircrete blocks are much lighter and insulate better, which helps with energy targets, but need the right fixings.

What strength do I need?

Most houses use 3.6 N/mm² or 7.3 N/mm² blocks. Your structural design, your building control officer or the block manufacturer's guidance sets the grade; tell us what is specified and we will match it.

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.

Your questions answered

Do you deliver concrete blocks to Cambridgeshire?

Yes. We deliver across Cambridgeshire, including PE, CB. Our standard mainland delivery area covers Cambridgeshire. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

How many blocks per square metre?

Standard 440 × 215 mm blocks with 10 mm joints lay at about 10 blocks per square metre of wall. Add around 5 percent for cuts.

Is there a minimum order for delivery to Cambridgeshire?

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.

How much mortar for blockwork?

Roughly 0.008 to 0.01 cubic metres of mortar per square metre of 100 mm blockwork, allowing for waste. Use our block calculator for sand and cement quantities.