§ 00 — Numbers · Trade

Bricklaying and masonry in numbers.

Brick and half-timbered facades, tiled roofs and the oldest houses.

2,481,935

External wall code 1 «Brick»

642,118

Roofing code 5 «Clay tiles»

47,532

External wall code 4 «Half-timbering»

252,784

All buildings built 1001–1899 (year 1000 = unknown is left out)

Across Denmark, counted in BBR.

Source: BBR + DAR (Datafordeler) — bygningsindeks; grundareal fra Matriklen, jordforurening fra Danmarks Miljøportal (DKJord), fredning/SAVE fra Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen (FBB), energimærker fra Grundfasts energimærke-korpus via Grundfast · fetched 21 Oct 2026

Distributions across Denmark

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Residential buildings with a brick facade, by decade of construction
Built	residential buildings
1900–09	82,337
1910–19	62,231
1920–29	78,063
1930–39	96,249
1940–49	61,596
1950–59	97,951
1960–69	206,703
1970–79	268,563
1980–89	134,052
1990–99	62,154
2000–09	93,238
2010–19	63,355
2020–29	63,738

The brick houses from the 1960s and 1970s are the largest group. These are the cavity walls with wall ties that need inspecting, repointing and retrofit insulation — the trade's market is maintenance too, not just new build.

External wall material as registered in BBR. Buildings from before 1900 are not included.

Total for all of Denmark: 1,370,230 residential buildings.

Source: BBR (Datafordeler) via Grundfast · fetched 21 Oct 2026

Buildings with a fibre cement roof (may contain asbestos), by decade of construction

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Largest share: External wall code 1 «Brick»

10

Share of the municipality's buildings. Municipalities without a fetched number are not on the list.

Bricklaying and masonry in your municipality

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Trades and programmes the numbers apply to

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