12" Concrete Masonry Units

Construction ITEM DESCRIPTION

Masonry construction unit cost for walls built from 12" concrete masonry units (concrete block or cinderblocks).

Unit Size

One square foot.

Labor Costs

We figure about 11 square feet of wall per hour of mason time (about 14 blocks laid), plus one laborer hour for every 33 square feet of blocks installed.

Material Costs

For one square foot it takes 1.125 blocks plus about 8% waste factor. We also include mortar materials.

Suggested Quantity

Goldenseal suggests the foundation wall area for this masonry unit cost item.

Source of Construction Pricing

This unit cost is based on timing and job cost data for masonry work done by Turtle Creek Construction. Generally we did the small jobs ourselves and subcontracted the larger jobs.

Places Included

Architect Starter File, Construction Starter File, Developer Starter File

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