How much does bricklaying cost in Hobart?
Hobart bricklayers charge $40–$110 an hour, or $900–$1,975 for every thousand bricks laid, and the bricks themselves are an extra purchase. Measured as wall area, ordinary brickwork comes to $50–$110 per square metre, a garden feature wall $125–$405 and a brick retaining wall $225–$585. Repairs are priced in smaller units: a single brick is replaced for $22–$125, and worn joints are repointed for $36–$135. Greater Hobart is a city of detached houses (85.1% of dwellings, against 72.3% nationally), and a third of homes are owned outright (33.9%, ABS 2021 Census), the kind of long-held houses where repointing and repairs come up.
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Detailed Pricing — Bricklaying Cost in Hobart 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bricklaying (hourly rate) | $40/hr | $68 | $110 |
| Bricklaying (per 1,000 bricks, labour) | $900/1000 bricks | $1,450 | $1,975 |
| Bricklaying (per sqm, standard) | $50/sqm | $72 | $110 |
| Garden feature wall, installed (per sqm) | $125/sqm | $235 | $405 |
| Brick retaining wall, installed (per sqm) | $225/sqm | $405 | $585 |
| Brick veneer (new home, per sqm) | $45/sqm | $63 | $90 |
| Brick pointing / repointing (per sqm) | $36/sqm | $63 | $135 |
| Brick repair (per brick) | $22per brick | $58 | $125 |
| Brick letterbox (supply & lay) | $360total | $720 | $1,350 |
| Brick BBQ or simple fireplace (built, installed) | $1,800total | $3,150 | $5,850 |
| Damp-proof course, whole-house retrofit | $900total | $3,150 | $5,400 |
| Full-day bricklaying | $405per day | $585 | $810 |
| Damp-proof course injection (per metre) | $63/m | $99 | $225 |
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What Affects Bricklaying Costs in Hobart
Working from the brick count
At $900–$1,975 a thousand, a run of 500 bricks comes to $450 to $988 in labour. Bricks, sand, cement, delivery and hire of a mixer are on top, so if you want one number to compare, ask each bricklayer for a supply-and-lay price as well as the labour rate, with the brick named on the quote.
Repairs and repointing
A cracked or crumbling brick is cut out and replaced for $22–$125, and soft, sandy mortar is raked out and repointed at $36–$135. On older walls the hard part is the match: the size and colour of the brick and the colour of the mortar. Ask for a small test patch. Arches and chimneys are priced after an inspection, since the fix depends on why they moved.
Front fences and the 1.2m limit
Tasmania's planning scheme lets a solid brick fence or free-standing wall go up without a permit to a height of 1.2m when it stands within 4.5m of the frontage. Behind that zone the exempt height for a side or rear fence rises to 2.1m, or 1.8m alongside public land. A brick front wall built higher than 1.2m near the street needs a permit before the bricklayer starts.
Heritage houses and precincts
The City of Hobart says a property that is heritage listed, or sits in a Heritage Precinct under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme, will usually need planning approval for any development, and it suggests getting advice from a private building surveyor before building work. A new front wall or a change to a brick facade can fall under that, and heritage brick and lime mortar can push a repair toward the top of its band.
Retaining walls
A brick retaining wall is $225–$585, the dearest brickwork on our table per square metre, because it needs footings, drainage behind it and often reinforcement. Tasmania waives the planning permit for a retaining wall only when the change in ground level it holds is under 1m and it is set 1.5m or more back from each boundary. A taller wall should be designed by an engineer.
Cold nights and mortar
Hobart is a cool-climate city (NCC climate zone 7), and its July overnight lows average 4.6 °C (BOM averages). Fresh mortar must not freeze while it sets, so on cold mornings a bricklayer may start late or cover the work, which can stretch a winter job. Rain is spread through the year, from 38.8 mm in February to 62.0 mm in October, so late summer is the driest time to book.
Scaffold and site access
Brickwork above single-storey height usually needs a scaffold, because safety law in Tasmania, enforced by WorkSafe Tasmania, requires fall protection for anyone working at height off the ground. At ground level, room to stack pallets close to the wall and a clear barrow path keep the hours down; a full day on site is $405–$810.
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Bricklaying Cost in Hobart by Wall Area
Say 12 damaged bricks are cut out and replaced, and 15 square metres of soft mortar are raked out and repointed, both the example's own assumptions. The bricks at $22–$125 a brick come to $264–$1,500, and the repointing at $36–$135 a square metre comes to $540–$2,025.
What moves a repair of that size in Hobart is the match and the cold. Old brick and mortar need a matching colour and size, so a test patch comes first, and heritage brick with lime mortar can lift the price of a repair. Cold mornings bring later starts or covered work when fresh mortar might freeze.
Bricklaying Cost in Hobart: What the Quote Should Include
A Hobart bricklaying quote reads best when it names the brick, the mortar and the repair method on separate lines. Cold nights, rain spread through the year and older walls that need a match rather than a new build all shape the work, from Sandy Bay to Bellerive.
- The brick named by size and colour, and the mortar mix and colour, for any repair beside old brickwork, with a small test patch shown first.
- Who buys the bricks, sand, cement, delivery and the mixer hire, or a supply-and-lay price asked for alongside the labour rate.
- A damaged brick cut out and replaced at $22–$125 a brick, with soft or sandy mortar raked out and repointed at $36–$135 a square metre.
- Arches and chimneys priced after an inspection, with the reason they moved written down before the fix is quoted.
- Heritage brick and lime mortar named where the house calls for them, since matching old work can push a repair up its price band.
- Salty staining or crumbling mortar low on a wall checked for rising damp, with injection at $63–$225 a metre priced before repointing.
- Cold-morning handling: later starts or covered work when fresh mortar might freeze, and what a stretched winter job does to the dates.
- Scaffold for brickwork above single-storey height, and space to stack pallets beside the work, listed as access lines.
- Start and finish dates, payment stages and GST in writing, and ask for their licence number and insurance.
Frequently Asked Questions — Bricklaying Cost in Hobart
Our Methodology
These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →