Building Aggregates
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We’ve got a great selection of building aggregates to choose from, with something to suit every project. Whether you’re creating a gravel driveway, laying some slabs, or working on a landscaping job and need decorative aggregates or topsoil, we’ve got it at Selco.
Our construction aggregates are supplied in highly durable woven lattice bags. Choose from fine dust aggregates, sand, bark, large garden stone aggregates and everything in between – we've got stacks of stock ready to order straight to your site.
What types of building aggregates do we have available?
Sand
Sand is an essential part of a construction or building project, and we’ve got an excellent range of building sand, plastering sand, as well as sharp sand, a great aggregate for concrete. No matter if you’ve got a large-scale project or something small and simple, we’ve got bags of sand available in various quantities including bulk bags.
Ballast
Ballast aggregate is usually made up of highly durable materials like granite or limestone. We’ve got various types and sizes available including large ballast bags in both 10mm and 20mm, as well as Grano dust bags which are perfect for use with block paving or artificial grass.
Stone & Gravel
We’ve got an excellent selection of stone and gravel, whether you’re searching for a decorative gravel aggregate for gardens, paths and patios, or durable stone aggregates to spruce up garden borders and other landscaping applications. Our stone and gravel aggregate bags include everything from slate chippings, golden gravel, Cotswold chippings and MOT Type 1 aggregate.
Need large quantities? We’ve got aggregate bulk bags for bigger projects
If you’re working on a hefty project for a customer and need larger quantities of building aggregates, all our sand, stone, gravel and ballast are available in jumbo bags. Buying bulk bags of aggregates is a handy, cost-effective way to fully cover your project’s needs. Whether you’re after bulk bags of sand, ballast, gravel, or even bark or topsoil bulk bags, we’ve got something for every job.
Get your stone, gravel, sand and ballast at exclusive trade prices
You can order your sand, stone, gravel and other bagged aggregates straight to your job site through our free Click & Deliver service, or you can save time and pick up at your local branch using our Click & Collect service.
FAQs
The main types of building aggregates include sand, ballast, gravel, stone, pebbles and chippings, each with their own size, texture and purpose in various construction and landscaping applications.
First, find the area of the space where you’ll be using your aggregate by multiplying the length by the width, then multiply the area by the depth of the space too. Next, work out how much a single bag of aggregate will cover before dividing your total volume by the volume of an individual bag to work out how many bags you’ll need.
Bulk density is calculated by dividing the weight of the aggregate by the volume of the aggregate.
Different projects will require different types of aggregates. Different types of sand are suitable for bricklaying, screeding, rendering, and concrete and mortar mixes, while ballast is a robust mixture used for concrete mixes, path edges, shed bases and securing fence posts. Gravel is often used for driveways, paths and creating foundations, and chippings and stones are used as decorative features in garden beds, pathways and borders.