The needs for food, clothing, and housing are basic for a person. Building a house nowadays has become quite an expensive undertaking, yet people continue to strive to have their own dwelling. In this regard, we examine how much the most essential building material—brick—costs.
Currently, the price of one brick is 9 rupees. The question arises: what expenses will only bricks cover when constructing a standard 3BHK house? Knowing this budget will help clarify the costs of one of the main construction materials.
Typically, a three-bedroom house covers an area of about 1000–1200 square feet. A significant number of bricks is required to build a single-story building of this size. Rinku Kumar, who builds houses on commission in villages and cities, states that approximately 20–25 thousand bricks are needed to create the frame of a 1000–1200 square foot house.
At a price of 9 rupees per brick, 20,000 bricks will cost 180,000 rupees. If 25 thousand bricks are used, this cost can reach 225,000 rupees. However, since walls are built with varying thicknesses during construction, it is impossible to determine the exact number of bricks; people work based on approximate estimates.
When building, it is always necessary to consider wall thickness, as this is a significant factor affecting overall costs. If exterior walls are made 9 inches thick and interior walls 4 inches thick, the number of bricks may increase or decrease.
Furthermore, during transportation and laying, about 5% to 10% of bricks may be damaged, so an additional 1000–2000 bricks should be budgeted for. For this reason, people have recently been trying cheaper alternatives to red bricks, including fly ash bricks and other concrete blocks such as Vikulf.
