Brickies Sand
The sand that makes mortar behave.
Brickies Sand is a finely textured masonry sand for brick and block laying, rendering and general construction. Its grain size is what gives mortar its workability — the reason a bricklayer asks for it by name rather than taking whatever sand is closest.
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Brickies Sand details
Brickies Sand at a glance
- Product type
- Masonry sand
- Texture
- Fine, consistent grain
- Standard mortar mix
- 1 part cement to 4 parts sand
- Primary use
- Brick and block laying
- Also used for
- Rendering, landscaping, general construction
- Sold as
- Loose by the cubic metre, bulka bag, trailer load
What Brickies Sand suits
What can you use Brickies Sand for?
Brick and block laying
The job it is graded for. Mortar made with it stays workable on the board and bonds properly to the brick, which is the difference between laying and fighting.
Rendering
The fine, consistent grain gives a smoother finish than a coarser sand. For a really fine finish coat, plasterers sand is finer again.
Retaining walls and limestone block work
Any masonry that needs bedding and pointing. It is the sand that goes with the brickies mortar mixes on the mortar page.
General construction and landscaping
It is versatile beyond bricklaying — bedding, backfill and general site work where a clean, consistent sand is wanted.
How much Brickies Sand
How much Brickies Sand 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.
Why Brickies Sand
Why choose Brickies Sand?
It is graded for mortar, not for fill
The grain size is chosen for cohesion and workability. That is a specification, not a description, and it is why substituting a cheaper sand shows up in the wall.
Strong bond, less weathering
Mixed correctly it makes a mortar with a higher resistance to weathering, which matters on anything exposed — and Perth exposes most things.
It mixes easily
The grain size blends readily with cement, so you get a consistent mix without fighting the mixer. On a long day that is a real difference.
It takes a little movement
Mortar made with it accommodates minor shifts rather than cracking at the first sign of one, which is what you want in a wall built on sand.
Getting Brickies Sand home
How to get Brickies Sand
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 Brickies Sand
How to use Brickies Sand
Work out the volume
Length by width by depth, all in metres, gives you cubic metres. The calculator further down does the arithmetic, and it is worth rounding up.
Mix one cement to four sand
That is the client's own standard mortar ratio. Adjust for the consistency you want, and add lime or use a pre-blended brickies mix where the job calls for it.
Check what the job actually needs first
Masonry has a code behind it. External brickwork within a kilometre of the coast wants an M4 mortar, and a lot of Perth is inside that. Ask before you mix rather than after you have laid.
Keep the pile covered and clean
Sand picks up whatever is around it. A tarp keeps leaves and grit out, and grit in a mortar shows up as a poor bond and a rough finish.
When to choose something else
When it is the wrong product
- It is not a plastering sand. For a fine finish coat, plasterers sand is finer again and will not show the grain the way this can.
- It is not a paving or bedding sand for a driveway. A load-bearing bed wants the coarser aggregates and roadbase from the aggregates page under it.
- It is not a play sand. White washed sand is the triple-washed one for sandpits and playgrounds, and that distinction matters.
- The 1:4 ratio is a starting point, not a specification. If the job has an engineer or a code behind it, the ratio comes from them and not from a web page.
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Goes with Brickies Sand
Other products you may need
What you mix it with
The binder and the pre-blended mortars this sand goes into.
The other sands
Sand is the category where the wrong one genuinely does not work.
What goes under the wall
Footings and bases want aggregate rather than sand.
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Planning your project
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Need Brickies Sand 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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