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Block Walls: Net Area, Blocks per m², Order Count & Core Grout

Lesson 6 of 815 minLab

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In this lesson

You measure block walls net of openings, work out blocks per square metre from the block size plus the mortar joint, order whole blocks with a breakage allowance and calculate the grout to fill the cores of a retaining wall.

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