Yellow pit sand with the clay content brickies want for a fat, workable mortar.
The bricklayer's staple. A yellow pit sand carrying enough natural clay to give mortar the fatty, workable feel brickies look for on the trowel, holding its shape without going harsh or short.
Supplied to order from trusted WA sand pits and delivered on our own fleet.
| Material | Yellow pit sand with natural clay content |
|---|---|
| Finish | Fat, workable mortar that holds on the trowel |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Source | WA sand pits, supplied to order |
| Good to know | Most brickies mix around 6 parts sand to 1 part cement |
| 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 on site, or available to pick up from Hope Valley. Supplied to order from trusted WA sand pits, so turnaround depends on quarry stock and delivery scheduling.
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 brickies sand covers about 6.7 square metres.
It weighs around 1.5 tonnes per cubic metre. Most brickies mix around 6 parts sand to 1 part cement, so a general estimate is roughly 1 cubic metre of sand per 1000 to 1200 standard bricks, depending on joint size.
Most brickies mix around 6 parts sand to 1 part cement, though the exact ratio varies by job and specification.
No, it's unwashed yellow pit sand. That natural clay content is exactly what gives mortar the fat, workable feel brickies want.
Yes, it's also used for limestone block work, bagging and patching, and filling low spots in lawns.
Not ideally. Render wants the lower clay and silt of our plastering sand, which spreads smooth under the trowel and levels off without crusting as it dries. Brickies sand is built for mortar.
Use paving sand for the bed instead. It's a clean yellow sand that screeds off flat and compacts to a firm, even base so pavers sit level. Brickies sand carries clay that a paving bed doesn't want.
The natural clay content gives the mortar a fat, workable feel that holds on the trowel, rather than going harsh or crumbly.
It's supplied to order from WA sand pits we deal with, so turnaround depends on quarry stock and our delivery run. Tell us the tonnage and the date you need it and we will confirm.
No fixed minimum on sands. The 12 tonne minimum applies to gravels, quartz and basalt only.
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