What is the difference between the cement bags and the concrete or mortar bags?

Cement is the binder on its own. You add the sand, the aggregate and the water, which is why one bag can do a footing, a render or a bricklaying mortar. The concrete bags and the mortar pre-mix already have the sand and stone blended in, so they only need water — less flexible, but nothing to measure.

Which cement do I use for a cream or a white finish?

Creme Cement for a cream or off-white render, screed or pool mix, and Aalborg White where the finish has to be genuinely white. Both carry the same AS3972 Type GP classification as grey, so you are not trading strength for colour. Aalborg White also removes the need to buy and dose white oxide.

What does Hylime do in a mortar?

It improves workability and plasticity, so the mortar behaves on the trowel, and it holds water in the mix so the mortar cures rather than drying out. It also lets fine cracks heal themselves over time through carbonation. It is the same lime already blended into Brickies Grey and Brickies Lite.

What mix ratio should I use?

We do not publish one, because the right ratio depends on what you are mixing and on the sand you are using. The proportions are printed on the bag, and that is the authority. Bring the job to the counter and we will point you at it if you would rather ask a person.

Is cement dangerous to handle?

Yes, and the dangerous part is that it does not feel dangerous at the time. Wet cement and lime are caustic and burn skin, but the burns are delayed, so people finish the day feeling nothing and find the damage that night. Wear waterproof gloves, eye protection and sleeves, and rinse any contact off straight away.

Do I need a mask when I am mixing?

Yes. The dry powder contains crystalline silica, and hydrated lime is finer and goes airborne more easily than cement. Wear a P2 mask, cut bags low, tip slowly and mix in the open air rather than in a shed.

What bag sizes do you stock?

Grey and creme general purpose cement come in 20kg and 40kg, with bulker bags available on the creme for volume work. Aalborg White and Hylime are 20kg. Ring the yard to check what is on hand before you drive down if you want a particular size.

Can cement be delivered, or do I collect it?

Either. The yard is open seven days and every customer gets two hours of our trailers free, which covers most bag orders. For pallet quantities tell us the address and where it can be unloaded, and confirm the current delivery cost when you order.

Bagged Cement Perth

Grey, creme, white and lime.

These are the raw binders: Cockburn grey and creme general purpose cement, Aalborg White, and Hylime hydrated lime. You supply the sand, the aggregate and the water, which is what lets one bag do a footing, a render or a bricklaying mortar. If you want a bag that only needs water added, you are after the concrete bags or the mortar mix instead.

All three cements are AS3972 Type GP; Hylime is AS1672. Bags are 20kg, with 40kg on the grey and creme. Mix proportions are printed on the bag, and the counter will talk yours through if the job is unusual.

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Cement range

Three cements and a lime

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How much cement do you need?

What goes in with it

These are binders, not finished mixes. Every one of them needs sand, and most need aggregate as well, so how many bags you want depends entirely on what you are mixing them into.

We have not printed a ratio here on purpose. Tell us the job at the counter and we will tell you the mix, because the wrong one on a footing is not something you find out about for a year.

Ask us what you need

Product	Bag	What you add
General Purpose Cement	20kg, also 40kg	Sand and aggregate for concrete; sand and Hylime for mortar. AS3972 Type GP.
Creme Cement	20kg, also 40kg	The same as grey, mixed the same way, where the finish has to be cream or off-white.
Aalborg White Cement	20kg	The same again, and it saves adding white oxide to get a premium white grout or render.
Hylime	20kg	Goes in with the cement and sand for workability and water retention. It is the lime already inside Brickies Grey and Brickies Lite.

Wet cement and lime burn skin, and the burns are delayed, so people often do not notice until hours later. The dry dust contains crystalline silica. Gloves, eye protection and a P2 mask, every time.

How to choose a cement

Four things that actually decide it

Are you mixing or pouring?
This page is raw binder. You buy the cement and add the sand, the aggregate and the water yourself, which is cheaper and more flexible but means measuring. If you would rather open a bag and add water only, the concrete bags and the mortar mix are the pages you want.
What colour the finish has to be
All three cements carry the same AS3972 Type GP classification, so the choice between them is the finish. Grey is the default, creme gives a cream or off-white render without dosing oxide, and Aalborg White is for work that has to be genuinely white rather than pale grey.
Whether the mortar needs lime
Hylime is what makes a mortar pleasant to lay. It improves plasticity, holds water in the mix so the mortar cures rather than dries, and lets fine cracks heal through carbonation. If you would rather not dose it yourself, the Brickies bags on the mortar page have it pre-blended.
How you are getting it home
Bags are 20kg, with 40kg on the grey and creme, and a pallet is heavier than most people picture. Two hours of our trailers are free, and the counter will tell you honestly whether what you have towed should be carrying the load you are asking for.

Find the right cement

Tell us the job, not the product

Tap any job below and the range above filters itself to what suits it.

Compare our cements

Side by side, and why you would pick each

Product	Best for	Main characteristic	Choose this when
General Purpose Cement	Everyday building work	Cockburn Grey, AS3972 Type GP, 20kg and 40kg	You are batching your own and the colour of the finished joint or render does not matter.
Creme Cement	Cream and off-white finishes	Cockburn Creme, AS3972 Type GP, 20kg and 40kg	The render, screed or pool mix would read too dark in grey.
Aalborg White Cement	True white grouts and renders	Aalborg Portland, AS3972 Type GP, 20kg	Pale grey is not white enough, or you are basing a coloured mix and need the tone to hold.
Hylime Hydrated Lime	Workability in mortar and render	Cockburn hydrated lime, AS1672, 20kg	You are blending your own mortar and want it to hold water and behave on the trowel.

Cement pickup and delivery

Collect it, or we will bring it

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 you are asking for.

Have it delivered

Across Perth's southern suburbs, seven days. Tell us the address, how much you need and anything awkward about access — tight driveways and low branches change which truck we send. Confirm the current cost when you order.

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Borrow one of ours for two hours

Borrow one of our trailers free for two hours to get your load home. No charge, no bond.

Yard to your home only — no tip trips
Two hours, no overnight use
Back 30 minutes before we close, whatever the two hours says
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Cement FAQs

What we get asked at the counter

What is the difference between the cement bags and the concrete or mortar bags?
Cement is the binder on its own. You add the sand, the aggregate and the water, which is why one bag can do a footing, a render or a bricklaying mortar. The concrete bags and the mortar pre-mix already have the sand and stone blended in, so they only need water — less flexible, but nothing to measure.
Which cement do I use for a cream or a white finish?
Creme Cement for a cream or off-white render, screed or pool mix, and Aalborg White where the finish has to be genuinely white. Both carry the same AS3972 Type GP classification as grey, so you are not trading strength for colour. Aalborg White also removes the need to buy and dose white oxide.
What does Hylime do in a mortar?
It improves workability and plasticity, so the mortar behaves on the trowel, and it holds water in the mix so the mortar cures rather than drying out. It also lets fine cracks heal themselves over time through carbonation. It is the same lime already blended into Brickies Grey and Brickies Lite.
What mix ratio should I use?
We do not publish one, because the right ratio depends on what you are mixing and on the sand you are using. The proportions are printed on the bag, and that is the authority. Bring the job to the counter and we will point you at it if you would rather ask a person.
Is cement dangerous to handle?
Yes, and the dangerous part is that it does not feel dangerous at the time. Wet cement and lime are caustic and burn skin, but the burns are delayed, so people finish the day feeling nothing and find the damage that night. Wear waterproof gloves, eye protection and sleeves, and rinse any contact off straight away.
Do I need a mask when I am mixing?
Yes. The dry powder contains crystalline silica, and hydrated lime is finer and goes airborne more easily than cement. Wear a P2 mask, cut bags low, tip slowly and mix in the open air rather than in a shed.
What bag sizes do you stock?
Grey and creme general purpose cement come in 20kg and 40kg, with bulker bags available on the creme for volume work. Aalborg White and Hylime are 20kg. Ring the yard to check what is on hand before you drive down if you want a particular size.
Can cement be delivered, or do I collect it?
Either. The yard is open seven days and every customer gets two hours of our trailers free, which covers most bag orders. For pallet quantities tell us the address and where it can be unloaded, and confirm the current delivery cost when you order.

Get a cement quote

Tell us what you are building

Include your suburb if you want it delivered — it changes the price and whether the big truck can get in. If you are not sure which cement you need, describe the job and we will tell you.

Or ring the yard on (08) 9434 2290

Bagged Cement Perth

Cement range

General Purpose Cement

Creme Cement

Aalborg White Cement

Hylime Hydrated Lime