Brickies Grey
The binder's done. Add sand and water.
Brickies Grey is Cockburn grey cement already blended with Hylime in a 17.85kg bag, 56 bags to a tonne, with one bag sized for a standard 3.5 cubic foot mixer. You add sand and water. It is classified AS3700 M3 — which means it is not permitted for external brickwork within a kilometre of the coast.
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Real stock, not a swatch. Blended products vary a little batch to batch, so treat these as a guide rather than an exact colour match.
Brickies Grey details
Brickies Grey at a glance
- Product type
- Pre-blended mortar binder
- Brand
- Cockburn Cement
- Composition
- Grey GP cement and Hylime
- Pack
- 17.85kg, 56 bags a tonne
- Classification
- AS3700 M3
- Coastal within 1km
- No — the code requires M4
What Brickies Grey suits
What can you use Brickies Grey for?
Bricklaying mortar
The job it is made for. Grey joints, consistent batch to batch, and one less material to measure at the mixer.
Blockwork
Bedding blocks and cores. Same mix, same bag, and the lime keeps it workable long enough to lay a course properly.
Pointing and repointing
The lime in it is what lets a pointing mortar be worked into a joint and stay there rather than shrinking out of it.
Brickwork more than 1km from the coast
External work inland is what M3 is for. Inside the coastal kilometre the code wants M4 and this is not it — check the distance before you order.
How much mortar?
Count it in mixer loads
Brickies Grey is batched by the bag, not by the cubic metre: one 17.85kg bag suits a standard 3.5 cubic foot mixer, and there are 56 bags to a tonne.
How much sand goes with each bag depends on the mortar class you are building, so it is on the pack rather than here. Tell us what you are laying and we will work the sand out with you.
| Pack | Size | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Brickies Grey | 17.85kg bag | One standard 3.5 cubic foot mixer load. Add sand and water. |
| By the tonne | 56 bags | The ordering unit once you are pricing a wall rather than a repair. |
| Sand per bag | Printed on the pack | Varies with the mortar class. Ask at the counter if the job is specified. |
AS3700 M3. Not permitted for external brickwork within a kilometre of the coast, where the code requires M4. And it is not a concrete cement — it does not go in slabs or footings.
Brickies Grey in Perth
The coastal kilometre, and why it catches people out
The masonry code does not allow M3 mortar for external brickwork within a kilometre of the coast — salt-laden air is hard on a mortar joint and M4 is what the code calls for there. Brickies Grey is M3.
A good deal of Perth sits inside that band, and it is not obvious from the street. The fix is not complicated: grey GP cement, brickies sand and Hylime blends to M4. If you are unsure how far out the job is, ask us before you order — it is a much cheaper conversation than the one that starts after an inspection.
Why Brickies Grey
Why choose Brickies Grey?
The lime dose is right every time
Cement and Hylime already proportioned. Hand-dosed lime is the ingredient most likely to drift across a day, and drift shows up as mortar that lays differently at four o'clock than it did at eight.
One bag, one mixer load
Sized for a standard 3.5 cubic foot mixer, so the batching is decided before you start rather than argued about at the barrow.
56 bags to a tonne
Which makes ordering arithmetic rather than guesswork when you are pricing a wall.
A named classification
AS3700 M3. You know what you have got, which also means you know where you cannot use it.
Getting Brickies Grey home
How to get Brickies Grey
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
- 17.85kg bags
- By the tonne — 56 bags
- Single bags or by the pallet
Using Brickies Grey
How to use Brickies Grey
Check the distance to the coast first
M3 is not permitted for external brickwork within a kilometre of the water; the code calls for M4 there. If the job is anywhere near the coast, ring us before you order rather than after the wall is up.
Batch by the bag
One bag to a standard 3.5 cubic foot mixer. How much sand goes with it is on the pack and depends on the mortar you want — bring the job to the counter if it is specified.
Dry mix, then water
Get the blend through the sand before the water arrives. Water first gives you lumps of binder that never fully wet out and a mortar that lays unevenly.
Keep the batches the same
Mortar colour is set by the ratio and the sand. Change either halfway up a wall and the joints will tell everyone about it for the life of the brickwork.
When to choose something else
When it is the wrong product
- It is NOT a concrete cement. It does not go in a slab, a footing or any concrete work — that is the general purpose cement or the concrete bags.
- M3 is not suitable for external brickwork within a kilometre of the coast, where the masonry code requires M4. Blending cement, sand and Hylime yourself is the route to M4.
- There is no sand in the bag. If you were expecting to add water only, that is the Creme Mortar Pre-Mix.
- Wet cement and lime burn skin, and the burns are delayed so people often do not notice at the time. The dry dust contains crystalline silica. Gloves, eye protection and a P2 mask, every time.
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Goes with Brickies Grey
Other products you may need
The sand that goes with it
You still need sand — this is the one bricklayers use.
If you need M4 instead
Blend it yourself for coastal external brickwork.
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Planning your project
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Need Brickies Grey 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.
Or ring the yard on (08) 9434 2290
222 Barrington St, Bibra Lake WA 6163 · Open 7 days
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