White Washed Sand
Triple-washed, and clean enough for a sandpit.
White Washed Sand is triple-washed to remove impurities, which is what makes it suitable for children's sandpits and school playgrounds. The same cleanliness and fine uniform grain make it the sand to sweep between pavers, and it is non-staining because of the washing.
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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.
White Washed Sand details
White Washed Sand at a glance
- Product type
- Triple-washed fine sand
- Processing
- Triple-washed
- Primary use
- Sandpits and playgrounds
- Also used for
- Sweeping between pavers
- Appearance
- Bright white, clean
- Sold as
- Loose by the cubic metre, bulka bag, trailer load
What White Washed Sand suits
What can you use White Washed Sand for?
Children's sandpits
The job the washing is for. Fine, clean and soft, with the impurities taken out of it — which is the whole difference between play sand and any other sand.
School and public playgrounds
Same requirement at a larger scale, and the reason it is bought by the truckload rather than the bag.
Sweeping between pavers
Fine uniform particles fill the joints and lock the pavers in place. Non-staining matters here too — a dirty sand marks the paving it is meant to finish.
A clean, coastal look
Bright white against paving and planting. It reads fresh in a way a yellow builders sand does not.
How much White Washed Sand
How much White Washed 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 White Washed Sand
Why choose White Washed Sand?
Triple-washed
Three passes to take out the impurities. That is a process the client states, and it is the reason this sand can go where others cannot.
Non-staining
The washing takes out the clay and fines that mark paving, hands and clothes. On a paved area that is the difference between finishing the job and starting a cleaning one.
Safe and soft underfoot
Fine grain and clean finish, which is what makes it comfortable for a sandpit as well as suitable for one.
It drains well
Good drainage, so a sandpit does not stay a puddle after rain and a paved joint does not hold water.
Getting White Washed Sand home
How to get White Washed 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 White Washed Sand
How to use White Washed Sand
Work out the volume
Length by width by depth, in metres, gives you cubic metres. For a sandpit that is the internal dimensions and how deep you want it filled.
For a sandpit, go generous on depth
Spread a generous layer for a soft, safe base. Shallow sand over a hard base defeats the point of it.
For paving, sweep and compact
Sweep it into the joints and compact it to lock the pavers in place. Repeat after the first rain — the joints settle and want topping up.
Keep a sandpit covered
A cover keeps leaves, cats and rain out of it. That is what keeps clean sand clean, rather than anything about the sand itself.
When to choose something else
When it is the wrong product
- It is not a construction sand. It is too clean and too fine to make a good mortar — the fines a brickies sand carries are exactly what the washing removes, and they are what a mortar needs to bond.
- It is not a bedding sand for a driveway. A load-bearing bed wants a compacted base of roadbase or crushed limestone from the aggregates page.
- Bright white shows dirt. It is beautiful when it goes down and it will need topping up or turning over in a sandpit that gets real use.
- It moves in wind more than a coarser sand does, which is worth knowing for an exposed paved area.
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Goes with White Washed Sand
Other products you may need
What goes under a paved area
If you are sweeping joints, this is what should be compacted underneath them.
The other sands
The construction grades, which are the wrong sand for a sandpit.
For a play area or a garden
What goes around the sandpit rather than in it.
Guides for white washed sand
Planning your project
White Washed Sand quote
Need White Washed 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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