ᐅ Where can I get bricks for a single-family home?

michert schrieb:

... Don’t underestimate construction site logistics and deliveries of building materials. In my view, this is why the wholesale system has survived the internet age.

That is definitely true. As a general contractor or property owner, you are usually relieved when the building supply store can deliver just in time and with exactly the amount needed at that moment. If you handle everything yourself as the property owner, you could easily need the equivalent of one-third of a full-time position just for construction logistics (procurement, disposal, storage, catering).

Hornbach? There, delivery only costs €99 (about $110). You can have the concrete for the ground slab delivered in bags. I ordered from there for the outdoor area once: a pallet of concrete, a pallet of curbstones, and 5 big bags of decorative gravel. €99 (about $110). It was delivered by 3 different trucks.

fragg schrieb:

Hornbach? Delivery costs only €99. You can have the concrete for the slab delivered in bags.

Doing a 20 cubic meter (cbm) slab with bagged concrete. Yes!
I once put 1.5 tons through the mixer from bags in one day. That lasted me a week.

Aside from that: local building materials supplier, €35 per delivery (including tax), €3 per pallet lift. Stock items can be delivered within one day if it’s really urgent.

Concrete by the cubic meter from bags: at least €200 excluding delivery, plus water, electricity, and mixing costs.
Ready-mixed concrete by the cubic meter (minimum order 6-7 cbm without small order surcharge): €137 delivered to my place.

michert schrieb:

The building material trade is just organized the way it is. Through wholesale, as a consumer, you get the worst prices.

That’s already useful information. So, it means I can skip requesting quotes there because the prices are always bad? Since short-term delivery is included in the price, when you factor that in, the price isn’t actually bad. But I don’t need that, so the price is bad for me.

Regarding logistics; I have about 1/2 hectare (1.2 acres) of storage space next door and also a hall where I can store weather-sensitive components.

So, I don’t have to pay the extra charge for precise delivery through the building material supplier but can instead request from a brick manufacturer. They deliver the items when it suits them, and I get a better price.

Domski schrieb:

Cubic meter of bagged concrete: at least €200 without delivery plus water, electricity, and mixing.
Cubic meter of concrete (6-7m³ (211-247 cubic feet) minimum order without small quantity surcharge): €137 delivered to my site

Thanks
I will get back to the concrete once I understand how the bricks work

Visit one or two local building material suppliers and ask for advice, including information about volume discounts. It should be clear that you won’t get the same prices as a general contractor. If you actually manage to get the bricks directly from the manufacturer (not sure if anyone does this), you will still need the building material supplier for reinforcement and other reinforcing accessories. I hardly believe a steel mill would supply you directly, and at that point, volume discounts become important.