Masonry Estimating API
Masonry estimating maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the brick, block and mortar counts a bricklayer, builder or estimator works to. The brick endpoint computes how many bricks a wall needs from its area (or length × height in feet): bricks per square foot = 144 / ((brick length + joint) × (brick height + joint)), so a standard modular brick with a 3/8-inch mortar joint works out to the well-known 6.86 bricks per square foot — a 100 ft² wall is 686 bricks, plus a waste allowance and the mortar bags (about 7 per 1000 bricks). The block endpoint does the same for concrete masonry units: a standard 16×8-inch CMU with a 3/8-inch joint is 1.125 blocks per square foot, with roughly 2.5 mortar bags per 100 blocks. Both endpoints take custom unit face dimensions and joint thickness, add a configurable waste percentage and round up to whole units. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for construction, masonry-contractor, building-supply and home-improvement app developers, takeoff and material-estimating tools, and trade calculators. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Imperial units (inches and square feet). Live, nothing stored. 2 compute endpoints. This is brick/block and mortar estimating; for poured-concrete volume use a concrete API and for drywall use a drywall API.
api.oanor.com/masonry-api
