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I was curious as to the cost of bricks so I did a bit of research... A standard two-cell "cinder block" in the US weighs around 17.5kg and costs around $2.00 a
by rmah 6y ago
I was curious as to the cost of bricks so I did a bit of research...
A standard two-cell "cinder block" in the US weighs around 17.5kg and costs around $2.00 at home depot [1]. I suspect they'll be much cheaper in bulk. Maybe $1.50 if you buy thousands?
The same thing costs ₹65 INR in India [2]. Or about $0.89 (₹73 INR = $1 USD). Not sure if they would accept orders for a single block at that site.
So, more expensive in the US. But not extremely so.
[1] https://www.homedepot.com/p/16-in-x-8-in-x-8-in-Normal-Weight-Concrete-Block-Regular-H0808160000000000/312064971 https://www.homedepot.com/p/16-in-x-8-in-x-8-in-Normal-Weigh...
[2] https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/concrete-hollow-blocks-21693655391.html https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/concrete-hollow-blocks-...
- kaybe 6y agoI guess what is more expensive is to pay the builders in a first-world-nation, since brick-laying is labour-intensive and requires skill.
- djrogers 6y agoStick building homes is labor intensive and requires a skill as well…
- crazygringo 6y agoObviously it's the difference between the two. Bricklaying requires much more labor than wooden frame construction. And it requires more skill which most contractors do not have. It's more expensive for these basic economic reasons.