14mm crushed granite blue metal from Byford. Concrete mixes, soakwells and drainage.
Quarry-fresh 14mm blue metal, crushed granite brought in from Byford. It is the standard concrete aggregate in Perth and the usual fill around soakwells, slotted pipe and planter drainage.
Angular, hard and consistent in size, so it locks into a mix well and keeps water moving where you want it.
| Grading | 14mm nominal, single size |
|---|---|
| Material | Crushed granite (blue metal) |
| Colour | Blue grey with a light speckle |
| Source | Byford quarry, supplied to order |
| Supply | Quarry direct, delivered on RSS trucks |
| Approx. density | 1.5 tonnes per m³ loose |
| Coverage | About 6.7 m² per tonne at 100mm depth |
| Supplied | Quarry Direct, sourced from trusted WA quarries and pits |
| Delivery | Perth metro on our own fleet, or pick up from Hope Valley |
Density here is our best estimate, not a weighed figure. Ring the yard if it matters for your job.
Sold by the cubic metre or tonne and delivered on our own trucks, tipped where you need it, or available for pickup from Hope Valley. Supplied to order from the Byford quarry, so let us know your tonnage and we'll confirm delivery.
Not sure how much you need? The volume calculator works out cubic metres and tonnes from your measurements and drops the result straight into a quote request. At 100mm deep, one tonne of blue metal aggregate (14mm) covers about 6.7 square metres.
Delivered regularly into Atwell and Aubin Grove and Armadale and Byford. See all delivery areas.
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It weighs around 1.5 tonnes per cubic metre. Surrounding a standard soakwell typically needs around 1 to 1.5 cubic metres, roughly 1.5 to 2.3 tonnes. Use our calculator to check your own pit.
Yes, it's the standard concrete aggregate size in Perth, angular, hard and consistent, so it locks into a mix well.
Yes, it's a common fill around soakwells, slotted pipe drainage and pot and planter drainage.
Blue grey with a light speckle, the natural colour of crushed Byford granite.
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