How to estimate the amount of block for a foundation

I show you a simple way to figure out how many block you’ll need. I start with a intro of how many block are in 4 feet, then 8, then 20. Next I show you what lineal feet are and how that ties in. After that I show how to calculate the block for a small garage foundation. And I finish the video showing how to figure out a simple basement block count. If you have any questions, please send them my way. Thanks for watching!!
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[@jeffreycatfish7291]

Really cool to see this still done on paper. Everyone I know just plugs the numbers into free online block and brick calculators. Most don’t even know how to do it on paper because of all the free block calculators on Google.

[@masonthemason6412]

I didn’t even know about Google. I always just type in my calculator

[@austinhoran6288]

Great Job!! This really helped me estimate the number of blocks I need and show me how to draw a simple diagram to submit to the town for a permit Thanks👍👍

[@shavsconstructionvideosvid6866]

Thanks bro this is first i learned how to check blocks 🙏🙏🙏

[@untilwemeetagain_]

Very helpful, thanks sir.

[@masonthemason6412]

You’re welcome!

[@vetiraq]

Great info, thanks. The word you are looking for is linear. Linear feet.

[@adibbshorts]

good looks

[@joshuaweiler4566]

Good content sir

[@masonthemason6412]

Thank you!

[@chimerawarren459]

Thank you young man

[@masonthemason6412]

Of course

[@Bamacher59]

Hello great content, I am going to build a house with a crawl space. I did your math here it worked great. Can you explain or do a video on were to put the rebar and the anchor bolts. Thanks for the videos

[@masonthemason6412]

I believe I did on a couple videos. My recent retaining wall video explains rebar. I think the #6 video explains the anchor bolts

[@pattreadwell6149]

Thanks

[@vincentpereira8416]

You explain it very well young man ty very much iam planning to build my own house and it's going to be a 3 story house with 9'wallx 14' long and the bricks are going to be 16"L x8"Wx4"T

[@masonthemason6412]

Thanks. That’s awesome

[@erneststange6339]

How do you calculate the bond beam?

[@evanking6329]

Good info, thank you. When you get a plan, do the designers try and work out the foundations to fit with either full or half blocks? Or do the give you funky measurements so that you have to cut odd sizes… Sorry if I don’t make sense, it’s late for me gotta get up at 5… 👍

[@masonthemason6412]

Your welcome. No they don’t care haha. It would make it way easier for us and the framers if they made everything in 8ft increments. But they always put pieces in the walls. It made perfect sense to me. Have a good night

[@evanking6329]

Thanks for the reply... Where I'm from block foundations are frowned upon and we don't see them very often anymore... Just out of curiosity, is there a standard block size that you use for foundations or is that a build by build scenario that an engineer or builder decides? I believe I seen you laying 12" and 10" in previous videos of yours...? Anyway, thanks for sharing!

[@masonthemason6412]

Yeah some places want concrete walls. It’s standard to use 10in block. We use 12 in block for frost walls

[@dc-wp8oc]

Mason, for a 32 square foot section of wall, which materials are least expensive, concrete block or typical 2x framing? And what is the smallest CMU that you build with?

[@masonthemason6412]

I don’t know the price difference. 8 in block wall would be the smallest I’d put a building on. You can step the top course back to a 6in block if you need a floor ledge. If you’re framing with 2x4s you can build on a 6in block. If you’re framing with 2x6s you need 8-10in block depending on how high the basement walls are

[@kerrideklerk]

Is there a way to work out how much cement, sand, stone mix you need for the footers?

[@DragoChronicSmoker42]

good video, I am trying to figure out how many cinder blocks I would need to put all around the bottom of this 14x70 mobile home.

[@masonthemason6412]

Around 750

[@leothelion2001]

14x2+70×2= 168 x 1.33 = 224

[@dolciejohn3289]

Hey very interesting I would like to get an estimate of a 28\30 concrete foundation please Thank you❤❤❤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@ricdenali4213]

Typically do you fill all the blocks or just the blocks that have rebar?

[@masonthemason6412]

Just the ones with rebar

[@marioobispo2576]

im a lil comfused on why you multiplies by .75 aqfter you added your permiter of the drawings?? will you always multiply by .75 ? or

[@masonthemason6412]

Bc there’s 3 block in 4 feet which is 3/4. That’s the same as .75. It’s easier to put the decimal into the calculator

[@edithyazzie6382]

How to figure out amount of cement need for house foundation

[@louisyawinan6301]

Where three-quarter comes from?

[@setbdavidson2335]

Can you do one for estimating brick for a job ??

[@masonthemason6412]

Yeah

[@jeffreycatfish7291]

Brick size matters. Most younger Masons have no clue how to do it on paper anymore because it only takes a second to punch the numbers into one of the brick/block calculators online. Even the amount of mortar needed is calculated.

[@leothelion2001]

You could also divide 20 by 1.33 ( 16 " in decimals ) and get the same result

[@stoneartscape]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@yvettehunter3910]

What is a course

[@masonthemason6412]

So a course is a row of block. Like when you look at a wall and the rows are going up each one of those rows are a course

[@DavanteDavidson]

Mason im 19 starting a Masonry company can you show how you estimate brick?

[@masonthemason6412]

Depends on the brick size, they change length and height a lot. Most times I try and see the comparison to block. Example: the last time I did a Brick job, 6 brick made one block. So if you do the same calculation in this video then multiply by 6 it would give you the Brick count

[@abubakarrjalloh8437]

How did you get the .75

[@masonthemason6412]

3block in 4 feet. 3/4

[@zedmiller7924]

12/16=3/4=0.75

[@luke19935]

Lineal feet x 12 to get inches. Divided by 16 because that's length of block. That should give you your number

[@masonthemason6412]

Same thing yes

[@user-cs3wd1fv4c]

Please you said 24×4 is 96 so the .75 where is it from

[@masonthemason6412]

There’s 3 block in 4 feet. 3/4 is .75

[@wazirhazratalli5968]

Meanwhile, all that needed to be done was: measure the perimeter of the foundation, divide it by the length of a single block, then multiply by the number of row height you need.

[@masonthemason6412]

Isn’t that basically what I did? Mine is easier because it works in standard US measurements. That’s the easiest way to do it in the U.S.. your way would be best anywhere else in the world

[@braydoncolliver9699]

I see what you are saying, but I also feel like he was trying to go more in depth and explain what was going on.

[@Agushie12]

Wow your blocks are 16inch The blocks we use here is 18inch and very very heavy. You cannot lift our blocks the way you do there

[@masonthemason6412]

I’ve never heard of 18in blocks

[@Agushie12]

@@masonthemason6412 yh the blocks we use is 18in length, 9in height and 4,41/2,5,6,7in width. Is a solid block and heavy as hell. Is funny how you find it very easy laying blocks there

[@masonthemason6412]

Where are you from?

[@Agushie12]

@@masonthemason6412 Ghana - West Africa