19mm Crushed Limestone
The local base material, and the one crossovers are built on.
19mm Crushed Limestone is a compactable road base material used under paving, driveways and at crossover points. It compacts into a strong, level foundation, it is clean and easy to work with, and it is the material most of Perth's hard landscaping sits on.
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19mm Crushed Limestone details
19mm Crushed Limestone at a glance
- Product type
- Compactable road base
- Size
- 19mm
- Fines
- Yes — that is what makes it compact
- Primary use
- Under paving, driveways, crossovers
- Colour
- Pale cream to white
- Sold as
- Loose by the cubic metre, bulka bag, trailer load
What 19mm Crushed Limestone suits
What can you use 19mm Crushed Limestone for?
Under paving
The standard base under pavers, compacted and screeded level before the bedding sand goes on. Get this layer right and the paving stays right.
Driveway crossovers
The section between the road and your property, which councils have their own requirements for. Check what yours specifies before you build it.
Driveways and hardstand
Anywhere a vehicle is going to sit or turn. Compacted limestone spreads that load instead of letting it punch into the sand.
Paths and level areas
It can be a finished surface in its own right on a path or a rural drive, compacted and left as it is.
How much 19mm Crushed Limestone
How much 19mm Crushed Limestone do you need?
Length by width by depth, all in metres, gives you cubic metres. For a bed 4m by 1.2m filled to 75mm, that is 4 × 1.2 × 0.075 = 0.36 m³.
It is an estimate. Uneven ground and how firmly the mix settles both change what you actually use, so round up rather than down. We have not published a recommended depth for this product — describe the bed at the counter and someone who works with it every day will tell you.
Whatever you work out here lands in the enquiry form below, already written down.
That is about one trailer load. Order a touch over rather than under — a second trip costs more than the extra scoop.
19mm Crushed Limestone in Perth
Why limestone is the default base in Perth
Perth is built on limestone. It is quarried locally, it is what the trades here have used for generations, and it is what most council crossover specifications are written around — so choosing it is often the path of least resistance as well as the right material.
The pale colour matters more here than it would elsewhere, because so much Perth paving is cream limestone or a light concrete paver. A dark base under pale paving can read through the joints, and a limestone base does not.
It also sits well against the ground it is going into. Limestone base over limestone sand behaves predictably, which is not always true of a material brought in from a different geology.
Why 19mm Crushed Limestone
Why choose 19mm Crushed Limestone?
It compacts hard
The fines lock the larger pieces together under a plate compactor. That is the whole job of a base material, and a clean stone cannot do it.
Local material
Limestone is what this part of the world is made of. It has not been trucked in from another state, and it behaves the way local trades expect.
Pale, so it does not shadow
A cream base under light paving keeps the joints looking clean. A dark base can read through a pale paver over time.
Cost-effective for the volume
A base layer is a lot of material. Limestone is the sensible way to buy that volume without compromising on what it does.
Getting 19mm Crushed Limestone home
How to get 19mm Crushed Limestone
Collect from the yard
Open seven days at 222 Barrington St, Bibra Lake. The loader puts it straight into your trailer or ute, and someone will tell you whether what you have brought will carry the load.
Borrow one of our trailers free for two hours to get your load home. No charge, no bond.
Have it delivered
Across Perth's southern suburbs, seven days. For a quote we need the address, how much you need, and anything awkward about access — tight driveways, low branches and side access all change which truck we send. Confirm the current cost when you order.
Formats
- Loose, by the cubic metre
- Bulka bag, roughly a cubic metre each
- Trailer load, including our free two hour trailer
Using 19mm Crushed Limestone
How to use 19mm Crushed Limestone
Work out the volume
Length by width by the compacted depth, all in metres, gives you cubic metres. Order a little over: material loses volume when it compacts, so the loose delivery is more than the finished layer looks like.
Check the crossover spec first
If the job is a crossover, your council sets the requirements — depth, material and sometimes who can build it. Find that out before you order rather than after.
Lay it in layers and compact each one
Spread and compact in layers rather than dumping the full depth and rolling once. A thick lift compacts on top and stays loose underneath.
Water it as you compact
Slightly damp material compacts far better than bone dry. It is the difference between a base that goes hard and one that never quite does.
When to choose something else
When it is the wrong product
- It is not a drainage material. The fines that make it compact are the same fines that stop water passing through it, so a soak well wants Blue Metal instead.
- Compacted depth is not delivered depth. Material loses volume as it compacts, so order over rather than exactly.
- It is not a finished decorative surface for a formal area. As a rural drive or a utility path it is fine; as a feature it is a working material.
- Council crossover requirements vary and they are not ours to state. Check with yours before you build the section between the road and your property.
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Other products you may need
The other compactable bases
Same job, different material, different budget.
The fine bases that go on top
For screeding under pavers or artificial turf.
If water is the real problem
A base cannot fix drainage. This is what does.
Guides for 19mm crushed limestone
Planning your project
19mm Crushed Limestone quote
Need 19mm Crushed Limestone for your project?
Send us the quantity you need, your suburb, and whether you would like to collect it or have it delivered. If you are not sure how much, put your measurements into the calculator above and we will check it for you.
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222 Barrington St, Bibra Lake WA 6163 · Open 7 days
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