Description
Concrete sand is a coarse, gritty sand can be made from crushed rocks like granite or limestone. It’s a key ingredient in concrete, mortar, and asphalt.
How is it used?
- Concrete: Concrete sand’s angular grains bind well with cement, creating strong concrete.
- Mortar: Concrete sand is a key ingredient in mortar.
- Asphalt: Concrete sand is a key ingredient in asphalt.
- Bedding for pavers: Concrete sand provides a stable base for pavers that allows for drainage.
- Pipe bedding: Concrete sand is used to cushion and stabilize pipes in trenches.
- Lawn top dressing: Concrete sand can improve drainage and aeration in dense soils.
- Sand traps: Concrete sand is used in sand traps on golf courses.
The grains of concrete sand are larger than masonry sand.