Building Sand

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Building sand supplier

Bullimore’s No.1 Seller Building Sand, also known as Builders Sand, is a high-grade, soft sand used in many building applications. It is particularly suitable for bricklaying, pointing, and rendering.

For the savvy construction professional, we offer Building Sand in bulk by the tonne. This cost-effective option provides a top-quality product at a competitive price, perfect for a variety of building applications.

Mortar Production

Building sand plays a crucial role in Mortar Production. It is mixed with cement and water to create a workable mortar, ideal for laying bricks and blocks. The fine texture of building sand ensures a smooth finish and strong bonding between the masonry units.

Pointing

It is also used to prepare pointing mortar, which fills and seals joints between bricks or stones, ensuring weatherproofing and structural integrity.

Plastering and Rendering

– Internal Plastering: Building sand is mixed with lime and/or cement to create plaster to coat interior walls and ceilings. It provides a smooth finish suitable for painting or wallpapering.

– External Rendering: Used in rendering mixtures for coating exterior walls, providing a durable, weather-resistant finish. The smooth texture of building sand allows for a neat and even application.

Floor Screeds

Building sand is used in floor screeds, a layer of material applied to a concrete subfloor to create a smooth, level surface. This is essential for the installation of flooring materials such as tiles, carpet, or hardwood.

General Construction Uses

– Bedding Material: It can be used as a bedding layer for paving slabs and blocks in pathways, driveways, and patios, providing a stable base and helping with levelling.

– Fill and Levelling: Building sand can be used to fill gaps, level surfaces, and create gradients in various construction projects.

Quality
Size:
0-2mm
Suitable for
Bricklaying, pointing and rendering

Find Your Local Depot

Our minimum order quantity is only 5 tonnes per load. You can place an order by calling our Corby office on 01536 216487 or request a fast-track quote online by clicking the button below.

Aggregates calculator

Bullimores Aggregates Calculator calculates the quantity of aggregates you need for your construction project.
Our minimum order quantity is only 5 tonnes per load. You can place an order by calling our Corby office on 01536 216487 or request a fast-track quote online by clicking the button below.

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Where It Comes From

Our aggregate materials are obtained from our quarries in Stamford, Rutland, and other surrounding areas.

Most quarry material is naturally formed, so shape, size and colour will vary. It all comes down to the screening process to achieve uniform and consistent material properties. Aggregates are as good as their processing. Through mining, crushing, washing and separating, these processes only, when delivered skillfully with the best machine technology and workforce, can produce a quality aggregate. And that success relies on our industry’s hardworking men and women and our great team here at Bullimore Aggregates.

FAQs

  • Muck and hardcore (drop off your builder’s rubble at our Bourne depot)
  • Collect aggregates (building sand, sharp sand, type1 granite, limestone, gravels and more from our Bourne and Northampton depots)
  • Small tools (wacker plates, hydraulic breakers, disc cutters, cement mixers, post hole borers and rotavators)
  • Bullimores Plant Hire (We hire a range of micro diggers, mini diggers, 5-8 ton diggers, 13-14 ton excavators, dumpers, rollers and telehandlers)
  • Use our Bullimores aggregate calculator to work out volume. https://www.bullimores.net/calculator
  • Click on “Get A Quote” on the top right of this page for a quick and easy aggregate quote emailed to you. (minimum order quantity is only 5 tonnes on an 8-wheeler lorry)

aggregate office

Aggregate office
7 Oak House, Medlicott Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NF

COLLYWESTON QUARRY

Collyweston Limestone Quarry
Duddington, near Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 3QA

WOOLFOX QUARRY

Woolfox Limestone Quarry
Greetham, near Oakham, Rutland LE15 7SN

Bullimores Sand & Gravel Ltd. is based in Northamptonshire and has several depots covering the Midlands and East Anglia.

Our broad network of quarries and depots spanning Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire means we can deliver aggregates to those areas using our fleet of liveried trucks to distribute our products on time.

For a best price quote or cost comparison, get in touch with the Bullimores team today.

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