Description 

10mm Ballast is a sand and gravel mix, usually comprised of sharp sand and 4/10mm shingle used in concrete production, making levels and bedding.

Uses & benefits

• Use with cement to create concrete
• Varied mix of sand and stone
• Can be used for a strong base in many projects, such as paving, bedding and making up levels

Description 

Quarried crushed rock fines containing particles ranging from 0mm to 6mm 

Uses & benefits 

• Can be used for blinding rough/open textured sub base surfaces 
• Path dressing for a bedding layer on artificial sports surfaces 
• Specialised floor finishes/screeds 
• It is also used for haunching in manholes 
• Sometimes referred to as Grano Dust 

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Description

Limestone/Granite quarried crushed rock containing particles ranging from 10mm to 63mm with no fines.

Uses & benefits

• Base for permeable paving (SUDS)
• Various drainage applications
• Sub-base
• Temporary surfaces & Haul roads
• Crane pads 
• When compacted will hold together and allow water to pass through (percolate) the voids created by having no fines

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Description

10mm Gravel, also known as shingle or stone. Most commonly used in ready-mix concrete or for drainage purposes. Gravels are suitable for many different construction applications making it an extremely useful and versatile material.

Uses & benefits

• Multipurpose use in various building applications
• Ideal for drainage, surface dressing and pipe bedding

Description 

Limestone/Granite quarried crushed rock containing particles ranging from 2mm to 6mm with no/little fines. 

Uses & benefits 

• Used mainly in block production 
• Widely used as a bedding layer for permeable paving areas (SUDS) 
• Surface dressing for paths 
• Can be used with other products to form hand wearing floor surface 
• Sometimes referred to as Permeable Aggregate or Clean Limestone/Granite 

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Description

20mm Ballast is a sand and gravel mix, usually comprised of sharp sand and 10/20mm shingle in equal measures. Ballast is mainly used in the production of concrete.

Uses & benefits

• Varied mix of sand and stone
• Can be used for a strong base in many projects, such as paving, bedding and making up levels
• Use with cement to create concrete

Description

20mm Gravel, also known as shingle or stone. Most commonly used in ready-mix concrete or for drainage purposes. Gravels are suitable for many different construction applications making it an extremely useful and versatile material.

Uses & benefits

• Multipurpose use in various building applications
• Ideal for drainage, surface dressing and pipe bedding

Description 

Limestone/Granite quarried crushed rock containing particles ranging from 4mm to 10mm with no fines. 

Uses & benefits 

• Used where an angular material has been specified 
• General drainage 
• Surface dressings 
• Mixing with sharp sand to make an all-in ballast for concrete where depth/compacted strengh is an issue 
• When compacted it will hold together and allow water to pass through (percolate) the voids created by having no fines 

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Description 

Limestone/Granite quarried crushed rock containing particles ranging from 4mm to 20mm with no fines. 

Uses & benefits

• Base or intermediate layer for permeable paving (SUDS)
• As a grid system infill used for ground reinforcement, parking areas, tree root protection systems and as bedding layer for permebale paving areas (SUDS)
• Can be used in general drainage applications 
• When compacted it will hold together and allow water to pass through (percolate) the voids created by having no fines 
• Can often be confused with T3 sub-base

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Description

40mm Gravel,  Widely used in the construction industry as a drainage medium. Not suitable for driveways due to size. Gravels are suitable for many different construction applications making it an extremely useful and versatile material.

Uses & benefits

• Large diameter pipe bedding
• Soak-Aways
• Vibro-piling
• Landscaping

Description

6F2/6F5 is a recycled crush run aggregate made from Concrete and Hardcore. Sub base 75mm down. 

Uses & benefits 

• It can be used as bulk fill to build up levels
• A temporary hard standing
• Firming up damp ground
• Used as a layer below Type 1 aggregate

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Description

As Raised Hoggin, is derived from dug gravel or pit-run gravel which includes significant amounts of clay. It is typically used in gardens to provide compacted ground cover, creating an attractive, stable, low-maintenance, semi-permeable, bound surface. The material is increasingly being used at domestic properties as a low cost and environmentally friendly alternative to concrete and block paving in paths and driveways.

Uses & Benefits

• Compacted ground cover
• Low-maintenance, semi-permeable, bound surface.

Description

Soft Sand is a general-purpose sand, used mostly for bricklaying. It is a soft sand, usually with particles no larger than 2mm.

Uses & benefits

• Brick/block laying
• Mortar
• Internal Rendering
• Bedding layer for pond liner

Description

Sharp Sand, also known as grit sand, is a versatile and gritty material usually used for screeding or block paving. Sharp sand is comprised of material 0-4mm in size.

Uses & benefits

• Suitable for various landscaping or building jobs
• Use in screeding, block paving and bedding projects

Description 

A Limestone/Granite sub-base produced from quarried crushed rock containging a well graded micture of particles ranging from 0mm to 32mm. 

Uses & benefits 

• Used to create an easily compacted load bearing non-permeable sub-base and back fill i.e. road, paths, driveways, car parks and structural bases
• Typical use is as a finished surface prior to a top coating of asphalt, concrete, shingle and block paving 
• Interlocks when compacted to ensure minimal voids and provides excellent load bearing qualities 
• Should be non-frost susceptible when used within 450mm of the finished surface and has a maximum permitted top size of 63mm, graded down to dust 
• Not to be confused with other materials such as Road Planings, Scalpings and Type 2 which do not comply with the clause 803 grading specification (all have higher fines content)
• If not conditioned with water the material will not compact properly 

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Description 

A Limestone/Granite permeable sub-base produced from quarried crushed rock containing particles ranging from 0mm to 40mm 

Uses & benefits 

• Used to create a load bearing permeable sub-base typically for sports pitches 
• Permeable paving/SUDS (sustainable urban drainage systems) 
• Equestrian arenas 
• Driveways 
• Paths 
• Patios 
• Tennis courts where drain blockage may be an issue 
• This is an open graded material, however it will have a reduced number of fines when compared to a Type 1. This allows water to permeate at a high rate which means that it drains very well but due to the material particle sizes still retains it's strong load-bearing qualities 
• Type 3 is often mistaken to contain zero fines, which is not the case
• Not to be confused with a graded 4/20 Cleanstone 

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