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PAVER BRICKS REQUIRED
Example: Paver bricks typically have a surface area of 32 Square Inches. Your client is a horse barn
needing to install rubber pavers in a wash stall measuring 10 Feet by 15 Feet. How many pavers are
required to complete the oor of the wash stall?
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
B--AR 32
SQ Feet
1. Store the surface area of the paver as the block size:
LNTH 10
Feet
0
Inch
2. Enter the length and width (use “Height” key here) of the stall:
HGHT 15
Feet
0
Inch
BLKS 675
3.Find the number of pavers required:
(675 Blocks)
STORED
Length
Height
Feet
1 0
On/C On/C
Inch
Stor
42
3
Inch
(Blk Size)
Feet
Length
Conv
(Blocks)
51
BLOCKS REQUIRED (PERIMETER)
Example: You are building a small wall only one layer of blocks tall for a garden area whose length is 33
Feet and width is 42 Feet. Determine the number of blocks required, factoring in a 4% waste allowance.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
LNTH 33
Feet
0
Inch
1. Enter the dimensions for length and width of the walled area:
PER 150
Feet
0
Inch
2. Calculate the perimeter of the wall:
BLKS 112.50
3. Calculate the number of blocks required to complete the wall, and add 4% waste allowance:
WDTH 42
Feet
0
Inch
117
(117 Blocks)
(113 Blocks)
BLOCKS REQUIRED (LENGTH)
Example: Determine the number of standard size blocks for a layer of a wall that is 25 Feet long.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
25
Feet
BLKS 18.75
(19 Blocks)
On/C On/C
(Blocks)
Length
Feet
Conv
52
On/C On/C
Length
Width
Feet
4
2
3 3
Feet
WidthWidthWidth
=
(Blocks)
LengthConv
%
4
+