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Aggregate & Stones: Pea Gravel & Round Stones
Urban Paving supply Canterbury’s favourite range of grey round stones and chips in a range of sizes. We also stock pea gravel and the construction aggregates for preparing the base of your paving or landscaping project.
Aggregate: Crusher Dust
A 0-5mm aggregate with silts and small chip up to 5 mm. It is used for bony spots on bases and under pavers.
Aggregate: Premix
An aggregate mixture of washed sands and stones up to 13 mm. Used for concrete work. Use 1.5 bags cement per scoop for lower strength (e.g. pathways) and 2 bags cement per scoop for higher strength (e.g. driveways). (Please note that reinforcing mesh is required in some situations).
Aggregate: Basecourse (AP20)
A crushed aggregate used as a base for driveway, path and paving preparation. It is recommend to have 100 mm depth and this product requires compacting.
Aggregate: Basecourse (AP40)
A crushed aggregate used as a base for driveway, path and paving preparation. It is recommend to have 80-150 mm depth, depending on stability required. This product needs to be compacted.
13 mm
Aggregate: Greystone Chips
Available in two sizes, 10 mm and 13 mm. Used for pathways (10 mm) and driveways (13 mm).
6 mm
Pea Gravel
Small pea gravel rounds are good for around pipes, as fill or for general landscaping.
6 mm
65 – 120 mm
Rounds (13 mm, 19 mm & 40 – 65mm), Tailings (20 – 40mm) & Boulders (65 – 120mm)
We have 5 sizes of grey river stones available as detailed above. Depending on their size they can be used for fill under concrete and backfill etc., but are all popular for landscaping.
