Aggregates & Uses

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Aggregates

Aggregates form a category of materials generally used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag and recycled concrete.

Below is a list of our aggregate supplies, and the common usages for each, so you can make an informed choice on your requirements.

Once you've found what you need, get in touch; we can be deliver to your site, often on the same day.

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Sand

Soft Sand

For general building and bricklaying.

Sharp Sand

Used for plastering and rendering and can be used as a lawn mulch, and additive with de-icing salt.

Flooring Sand

Course concreting sand for floor screeding and paving.

Silver Sand / White Sand (when available)

Used in children’s play pits and play areas, long jumps and recreation fields. (Less likely to stain clothes).

Ballast

A Mix of sharp sand and 10mm or 20mm shingle.

10mm (3/8) Ballast

Suitable for garden paths and fence posts. When mixed with cement, it can be used for shallow footings or retaining walls.

20mm (3/4) Ballast

Mainly used for mixing concrete for foundations and footings. Also used for forming concrete slabs as a base for conservatories, sheds, garages and extensions.

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SHINGLE

The size describes the sieved state of the stone as it comes out of the quarry crushers.

4mm – 10mm

Perfect for path and driveway finishes.

10mm

Great for bedding pipes and armoured cabling, also for garden paths, driveways, and fence posts.

Mixed with sharp sand for a 10mm Ballast

Extremely versatile, can even be used as mulch to retain on borders and rockeries.

Also great for garden membrane coverage.

20mm

Mixed with sharp sand, a ballast is formed for concrete slabs as well as concrete foundations and footings.

20-40mm and Oversize Ungraded (40-300mm)

Often used for decorative purposes, under trees and on borders. Also very good for drains, cesspits, and soakaways.

You can also replace flints and stones in old walls with rejects.

Sub-base

MOT type 1 or crushed asphalt, crushed Bricks, crushed Concrete.

When compacted down it will form a solid base for a drive or pathway, or a concrete slab for an extension, garage or shed base.

MOT Type 1 Sub base

Can be either Recycled Type 1 or Primary Type 1 i.e Limestone, Granite or Slag (sourced from the blast furnace process of steel production).

Grab hire

Aggregate specialists in Woodbridge SUFFOLK

We have been in the trade for over 42 years, so we have the experience and the know-how to provide you with advice on the exact type of aggregate you need. Our rates are extremely low and our friendly team are more than happy to deliver your purchased materials to your home or building site.