Worldwide wall material estimator
Bricks, blocks, mortar, cement, sand and cost for a whole job, not just one wall. Any region - UK, US, Europe, Australia, South Africa or a custom size - solid or cavity walls, multiple sections in one estimate.
United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia or South Africa's standard sizes, or type in a custom brick or block face size - one calculation covers all of them.
Add as many wall sections as the job needs, each with its own material, and see running totals across the whole thing - no re-entering numbers per wall.
Model a full cavity wall - separate outer and inner leaf materials, plus a wall-tie estimate - or a solid single or full-thickness wall.
Mortar volume converts straight into bags of cement and tonnes of sand for the mix ratio you choose, with a wastage allowance built in.
Optional per-material pricing for a rough cost, extra units for corners and returns, and a coursing check so you know before ordering if a wall lands on a whole course.
Full packs plus loose units for ordering, a name for each wall (front elevation, garage, side return), and a one-click copy or standalone HTML export of the whole job to keep, print or send on.
A layout that spreads across a wide window instead of one narrow column, plus a light/dark toggle that remembers your choice next time you open the app.
Load a realistic example to see how it works - it rotates through a handful of different jobs (cavity, blockwork, imperial, more) so it's not the same one twice in a row - or clear everything back to a single blank wall in one click.
Buildxact is a well-known cloud estimating and takeoff platform used by builders for whole-job quoting. It's built for running a business's estimating pipeline, not for a quick brick-and-block sense-check - here's how a focused, one-off desktop tool compares.
| Feature | Brick & Block Calculator | Buildxact |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-off purchase after a free trial | Subscription, from ~$169/month (Foundation plan) |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | ✕ |
| Instant standalone brick/block estimate, no plan upload | ✓ | ~ |
| Worldwide brick/block size presets built in | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cavity wall build-up (separate leaves + wall-tie estimate) | ✓ | ~ |
| Full job estimating, quoting & client management | ✕ | ✓ |
| Requires an account/cloud sign-in to use | ✕ | ✓ |
| Mobile companion app | ✕ | ✓ |
Comparison based on Buildxact's publicly listed pricing and features as of August 2026 (buildxact.com, softwareadvice.com, capterra.com) - pricing and features change over time, so check buildxact.com for current details. Buildxact is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is for informational purposes and isn't sponsored by or affiliated with Buildxact.
Brick & Block Calculator is a Windows desktop app, free to try from the Microsoft Store.
Yes - Brick & Block Calculator uses the same shared Metre2 account as Vector, Forma and every other Keystone app. Sign in once and it works everywhere.
Site managers, estimators, bricklayers, small trade contractors and self-builders who want a quick, worldwide-capable materials estimate before they order - not a replacement for a full takeoff on a complex job.
Yes - pick United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia or South Africa, or type in a custom brick or block size. The same calculation applies everywhere, in metric or imperial.
Yes - add as many wall sections as a job needs and see running totals across all of them, and choose a full cavity wall build-up (separate outer and inner leaf, plus a wall-tie estimate) or a solid wall for each section.