Order concrete blocks for delivery in Thetford

Choosing from our concrete blocks range

• Lightweight aggregate blocksLighter to handle with better thermal performance than dense blocks.
• 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.
• Trench and foundation blocksWide blocks laid in foundation trenches instead of lots of concrete.

How much will you need?

A single-skin block wall in Thetford 8 m long and 2.7 m high is 21.6 m². At 10 blocks per square metre plus 5% you need 227 blocks, with about 0.31 tonnes of building sand and 3 bags of cement for the mortar at 1:4. Try the block calculator

Picking the right product

Thickness

100 mm is the common inner-leaf thickness. Wider blocks (140, 190, 215 mm) are used for separating walls, single-skin garage walls and foundations.

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.

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.

Delivering concrete blocks in Thetford

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. Thetford 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.
• With roughly 7h 40m of daylight in Thetford around the shortest day, morning deliveries leave more working light for the job.
• Mention any overhead cables, low branches or narrow gateways, because they decide whether a crane offload is possible.

Concrete & Aircrete Blocks in Thetford: questions

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.

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.

Do you deliver concrete blocks to Thetford?

Yes. We deliver across Thetford, including IP24, IP27. Thetford is inside our standard mainland delivery area. Send your list or call 0800 088 6341 and we will price it delivered to your postcode.

Can you deliver concrete blocks to a site with restricted access in Thetford?

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.