Laterite road gravel, also spelt ferricrete. Nominal 12mm, binds down hard for drives and tracks.
Ferrocrete, also spelt ferricrete, is laterite road gravel carrying its own natural fines. We run it at a nominal 12mm, and it can be supplied from 7mm up to 18mm depending on the job.
Wet it down and roll it and those fines bind the stone into a firm, low dust running surface that sheds water, which is why it has been the country driveway and farm track material in WA for generations.
| Grading | Nominal 12mm, available from 7mm up to 18mm |
|---|---|
| Material | Natural laterite gravel with binding fines |
| Colour | Warm tan through red brown |
| Compaction | Binds and compacts hard with water and rolling |
| Also known as | Ferricrete, laterite road gravel, ironstone gravel |
| Approx. density | 1.7 tonnes per m³ loose |
| Coverage | About 5.9 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, delivered and tipped by our own fleet, or picked up from Hope Valley. Supplied to order, and available in a range of gradings from 7mm to 18mm, so tell us the size you need and we'll confirm stock.
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 ferrocrete (12mm) covers about 5.9 square metres.
It weighs around 1.7 tonnes per cubic metre. A driveway 4 metres wide, 15 metres long compacted to 100mm needs about 6 cubic metres, roughly 10.2 tonnes. Use our calculator to check your own driveway.
We run it at a nominal 12mm, and it can be supplied anywhere from 7mm up to 18mm depending on what the job calls for.
Yes, ferrocrete and ferricrete are the same material, also known as laterite road gravel or ironstone gravel.
Wet it and roll it and the natural iron rich fines bind the stone into a firm, low dust running surface that sheds water.
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