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Paving & Jointing Sand
Paving uses two sands. A bedding layer the pavers sit on, and a dry jointing sand that locks them together.
Our products: Kiln-Dried Sand · Washed Sands
MRP sands for paving
MRP supplies both sands paving needs: washed bedding sand and kiln-dried jointing sand. Pavers are laid on a screeded bed of sand over a compacted base. The bed takes up small bumps, lets the pavers be tapped level, and drains. Once laid, jointing sand is swept into the gaps and vibrated down. It locks the pavers together so they do not rock or creep, and keeps weeds and water out.
What we have to get right
Bedding sand needs a consistent grading, so it screeds evenly and compacts without holding water. That is a washed sand with the silt and clay removed. Jointing sand has to flow into a narrow gap. That only works if it is dry and closely sized. A fine, dry sand runs into a 3 mm joint. A moist or dusty sand sits on top and bridges.
The MRP products
For jointing: Kiln-Dried Sand, washed, dried and screened to a fine, close fraction. It can be sized to suit the joint width. For bedding: Washed Sand screened to a consistent grade. Both come from the same quartz deposit at Talgai and are processed on site.
Supply
Bulk supply to landscape yards, paving contractors and hardscape suppliers across Queensland. Tell us which sand, the joint width or grading if specified, the tonnage and the delivery address.