Where to buy sand

lukin

Does anyone know anywhere in the city or county that I could buy sand? I need it to make concrete but I only need a little (about a bucket or two).
Do hardware stores sell it? I live in north Cork so somewhere in that area would be ideal.

.red.

Woodies sell bags of sand/cement mix. Probably sell sand on its own too.
A lot of co-ops sell it too.

nlrkjos

Toss Bryan have bags of sand, got it there a few weeks back.

lukin

nlrkjos wrote: »

Toss Bryan have bags of sand, got it there a few weeks back.

Thanks, never heard of that place before

nlrkjos

lukin wrote: »

Thanks, never heard of that place before

Fermoy...sorry I thought you'd know that, good gaff,everything from a nail to an anchor.

fowlerDgrowler

lukin wrote: »

Does anyone know anywhere in the city or county that I could buy sand? I need it to make concrete but I only need a little (about a bucket or two).
Do hardware stores sell it? I live in north Cork so somewhere in that area would be ideal.

They use sand from the beach as a base layer for roads

nlrkjos

fowlerDgrowler wrote: »

They use sand from the beach as a base layer for roads

no good for mixing with cement as beach sand is rounded and won't bind to cement. Quarried sand is irregular shaped and binds better.

lukin

I got it at Mallow Dairgold Co-op store, thanks.

Track9

If you try any small builder on site , a bag of sand for fiver goes a long way .