Crushed granite road base from Byford, the heavy duty pick for structural pavements.
Crushed granite road base out of the Byford quarry, the hard rock option when the pavement has to carry real load. Angular granite with crusher fines compacts to a dense, stable layer. It's a straightforward material that most Perth landscapers and builders already know how to work with on site.
Angular granite with crusher fines compacts to a dense, stable layer, and suits jobs specified around Main Roads WA crushed rock base gradings. Our go to under car parks, subdivisions and civil works.
| Grading | Crusher run road base, coarse rock down to fines |
|---|---|
| Material | Crushed granite (blue metal) |
| Source | Byford quarry |
| Compaction | Compacts to a dense, high strength layer |
| Colour | Blue grey |
| Approx. density | 1.8 tonnes per m³ loose |
| Coverage | About 5.6 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 |
Sold by the cubic metre or tonne and delivered on our own trucks, tipped on site, or picked up from Hope Valley. Supplied to order from the Byford quarry, so let us know your tonnage and we'll confirm stock and delivery timing.
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 road base covers about 5.6 square metres.
It weighs around 1.8 tonnes per cubic metre. A car park 50 square metres at 150mm compacted depth needs about 7.5 cubic metres, roughly 13.5 tonnes. Use our calculator for your own area.
Angular crushed granite with crusher fines compacts to a denser, higher strength layer than limestone, which is why it's used under car parks, subdivisions and civil works carrying real load.
It suits jobs specified around Main Roads WA crushed rock base gradings, though check the specific grading required for your project. Give us a call on 0409 490 292 or request a quote online and we can talk through the details for your job.
Car parks, hardstands, subdivision and civil works, base under asphalt, and heavy vehicle access areas. You're welcome to check with us directly, we're happy to talk through the specifics of your job before you order.
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