Quote generator for bricklayers
Bricklayer quotes,
brick and mortar counted.
Calco is built for bricklaying businesses. Describe the job or take a photo - Calco works out bricks, mortar, scaffolding, and labour hours, finds the right products in your Stark, Bygma, or Weber price files, and produces a finished quote at accurate cost prices.
Example
Here is how it looks
in practice.
You write or say
"Rebuild chimney above the roof + replace 15 m² of damaged facade brickwork with yellow bricks, scaffolding included."
Calco delivers
QuoteBuilt for your trade
Your trade.
Built in.
Calco knows the rules, standards, and suppliers in your trade. No need to explain your trade every time.
- 01
Bricks and mortar calculated automatically
Calco knows standard brick consumption (approx 68 soft-moulded bricks per m² in a half-brick wall) and mortar usage, and adds the correct waste allowance on top so the number of pallets and bags is right.
- 02
Right mortar type chosen
KC mortar for standard brickwork, lime mortar for older and heritage facades. Calco picks the mortar type from the job, so the bond holds and the facade breathes - and you can always change it.
- 03
Scaffolding and weather-dependent work included
Scaffolding hire per week, erection and dismantling, and allowance for the fact that bricklaying cannot be done in frost. Calco adds the line items you otherwise forget to price.
- 04
Cracks, frost damage and moisture damage recognised
Take a photo of the facade - Calco identifies defective joints, frost-damaged bricks, and settlement cracks, and adds repointing, replacement, and repair to the quote.
Wholesalers
Your wholesalers
11 Danish wholesalers are ready in the standard catalogue from day one. If you buy elsewhere, add your own price file - Calco then uses your purchase prices, so the margin is right on every quote.
Ready in the catalogue from day one
- STARK Danmark
- Bygma
- Davidsen
With your own price file
- XL-BYG Professionel
- Johannes Fog
Trade context
Rules and standards in place
Calco knows the professional foundation that separates an amateur quote from a professional one.
- Danish Building Regulations (BR) for brickwork and facades
- DS/EN 1996 (Eurocode 6) - design of masonry structures
- DS/EN 998-2 - mortar for masonry
- DS/EN 771-1 - bricks and clay masonry units
- Bricklaying trade guidelines and MURO recommendations
- Danish Working Environment Authority requirements for scaffolding and safety
Why bricklaying quotes are hard to get right
A bricklaying quote lives and dies by the quantities: bricks per m2, mortar type and consumption, reinforcement, scaffolding and waste. Add up bricklaying, rendering and pointing across several surfaces, and a quick estimate easily turns into an evening at the desk.
Calco does the counting. Describe the job by voice, text or photo, and Calco turns areas into bricks, mortar and hours with the right waste, on your own price files from STARK, Bygma and XL-BYG, so the cost is your actual cost. Scaffolding and pointing are accounted for.
The professional side stays with you. Calco follows masonry per the building code and Eurocode 6 and mortar types per DS/EN 998-2, but you always review and adjust the quote before it is sent as a PDF or into your order or accounting system.
Typical bricklaying jobs Calco quotes
From a chimney to a full facade - describe the job, and Calco builds the line items with your prices.
- Building a facade
- Cladding a house in brick
- Rendering and floating
- Repointing masonry
- Tiling in a bathroom
- Chimney and fireplace
- Casting a foundation
- Repairing cracks
- Floor and tiles
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