Closure brick
$16.27 / SF
Closure brick costs about $16.27 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
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What’s in this rate
This unit covers Closure brick, measured per square foot. The bricklayer lays Closure-size clay brick with tooled mortar joints. The rate covers the listed material, 5.00% material waste, labor, and small tools. modular brick, utility brick, soap brick, thin brick veneer are separate units.
Includes
- closure brick units
- mortar allocation
- tooled bed and head joints
- layout and installation described above
- stated material waste and small tools
Excludes
- veneer ties / anchors (masonry-wall-tie)
- flashing / weeps / mortar net
- paint-exterior-brick-acrylic
- other brick sizes as separate units
- soldier / header / rowlock courses as separate bands
- tax / freight
- after-hours, premium access, and hazardous-material handling
What is a closure brick?
Closure brick is a named clay brick size with a squarer face than standard modular brick, so each unit shows taller in the wall than a modular unit of the same length. Designers choose it for a bolder coursing pattern and because fewer units cover the same wall area. It should not be confused with a closer, which is a cut piece of brick used to finish out a course at a corner or opening. Closure brick is laid as a full veneer or wall face, just like other brick sizes.
Build-up
- Labor 0.14 hr × $55.00 wage and burden
- $7.70
- Material and small tools
- $5.75
- Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
- $13.45 / SF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $1.35
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $1.47
- Loaded rate
- $16.27 / SF
Questions
What is a closure size brick?
Closure is one of the standard named brick sizes used in North America, alongside modular, Norman, utility, economy and others. It has a nearly square face, so it reads chunkier than a modular brick. Exact dimensions vary by manufacturer and are listed on the product data, so check the specified unit before laying out courses.
Is a closure brick the same as a closer brick?
No. A closure brick is a full manufactured unit of a particular size. A closer, sometimes called a queen closer, is a brick cut on site to fill a short space at the end of a course, usually near corners and openings to keep the bond pattern correct. Closers are part of normal bricklaying, not a separate product.
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