Sand
Washed river sand and range of Brickie Sand is perfect for the joints in between pavers. Our quality sand are ideal for plastering, rendering, tiling and grouting, useful for concreting and for sand pits.
Washed river sand and range of Brickie Sand is perfect for the joints in between pavers. Our quality sand are ideal for plastering, rendering, tiling and grouting, useful for concreting and for sand pits.
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Maroota White Brickie
Maroota White Brickie
Description
Maroota White Brickie Sand is a ‘fatty’ sand most commonly used for brick and block work. ‘Fatty’ sand refers to the high clay content in the sand, which repels water (like fat) allowing the sand to become stickier and more workable when mixed with cement. The standard ratio for White Brickie Sand mortar is 6 parts sand to 1 part cement.
White Brickie Sand mortar can be improved drastically by adding Synthetic Lime, Hydrated Lime or Biplas to the mixture as these products improve the workability and stickiness of the mixture.
White Brickie Sand provides a cleaner and brighter looking finish to bricklayers mortar than Yellow Brickie Sand does. To take full advantage of this clean finish, it is recommended that White Brickie Sand is mixed with Blue Circle Off White Cement. This will give your mortar the optimal finish.
White Brickie Sand is sold by the tonne & in 20kg bags.
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Metal dust – Grey blue colour
Metal dust – Grey blue colour
Description
Metal dust is a compactable dust that comes from road base. Its grading is ‘5 mm minus’ and often called crusher dust, quarter minus (1/4 inch and less) or blue quarry sand.
Metal Dust is used to create a solid base, stabilising surfaces, particularly under water tanks and artificial turf, or generally where you want to avoid using solid rocks, for a smoother finish. It’s an economical product that can also be used as a sand for laying pavers and concrete products.
Metal Dust is sold by the tonne & in 20kg bags.
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Newcastle Sand
Newcastle Sand
Description
Newcastle Sand is a fine, sharp sand used for cement rendering. Cement renderers prefer Newcastle Sand over Sydney Sand as it is slightly finer and gives a smoother finish to render. Economic order quantities to fill trucks are 3, 5, 7.5, 15, 20 & 32 cubic metre loads. It is available in 20kg small bags as well as 1000kg bulk bags and loose tipped off a truck in bulk.
Newcastle Sand is sold by the tonne & in 20kg bags.
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Washed Sand
Washed Sand
Description
Washed River Sand is a course washed sand that is dredged locally from the Nepean River and then thoroughly washed. It is an ideal base for paving as it compacts to form a sturdy yet flexible base. Washed River Sand also has many other applications such as being blended with Blue Metal and Cement to make concrete. Washed Sydney sand is a fine, sharp sand used for tiling, rendering, sand pits and concreting. Sometimes referred to as tiling sand or rendering sand or sharp sand or Botany sand or Kurnell sand.
Washed Sand is sold by the tonne & in 20kg bags.
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Yellow Brickie
Yellow Brickie
Description
Yellow Brickie Sand is a ‘fatty’ sand most commonly used for brick and block work. ‘Fatty’ sand refers to the high clay content in the sand, which repels water (like fat) allowing the sand to become stickier and more workable when mixed with cement. The standard ratio for Yellow Brickie Sand mortar is 6 parts sand to 1 part cement.
Yellow Brickie Sand mortar can be improved drastically by adding Synthetic Lime, Hydrated Lime or Biplas to the mixture, as these products improve the workability and stickiness of the mortar.
As well as being a popular bricklayers sand, Yellow Brickie Sand is also used for bag rendering (bagging) and can be used as a bedding for above ground swimming pools.Yellow Brickie Sand is sold by the tonne & in 20kg bags.
Package Weight: 30kg, tonneQuick View