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This is washed, concreting-grade sharp sand in 23 kg bags, sold in an 8-bag lot. The grains are coarse and angular, and washing removes dust and clay so the sand binds well where strength matters. It suits concrete, floor screeds, block paving beds, semi-dry patio bedding, pipe and cable bedding, and loosening heavy clay soil. Compared with ordinary builders sand, sharp sand is grittier and stronger in mixes, but it is not the sand for brushing into paving joints; kiln dried sand is.
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This is washed, concreting-grade sharp sand with a coarse, gritty texture. It is also called grit sand, builders sand or concreting sand. Washing removes dust and clay, and the angular grains lock together, so it suits work where strength matters.
It is a general building and landscaping sand. Mix it with gravel and cement for concrete, or with cement for floor screeds. It is also used as the laying course under block paving, as a semi-dry bedding mix for patio slabs and flags, and as mortar on stone buildings.
It can also bed underground electric ducts, water pipes, cables and ground source heating pipes. In the garden, dig it into heavy clay soil to loosen it and help drainage, or use it to make your own potting soil. It is not for brushing into paving joints, where kiln dried sand is the right choice. As a natural product, its color can vary slightly from bag to bag.