10/20 mm Shingle is commonly used as both a construction aggregate and decorative one. It added to concrete-mixes when additional strength and cohesion are wanted (for example with foundation pours or floor screeding). It can be used for pipe bedding to support underground ...10/20 mm Shingle is commonly used as both a construction aggregate and decorative one.
It added to concrete-mixes when additional strength and cohesion are wanted (for example with foundation pours or floor screeding). It can be used for pipe bedding to support underground drainage. Landscapers and gardeners will often use shingle as a decorative aggregate, using it as a "topper" on the borders, beds, planters and pots (and often in the pots and planters to aid drainage too).
Driveway Covering - suitable as a driveway covering material with good compression and drainage properties - Garden Beds & Borders - great as a topping material for beds and boards (providing insulation against frost damage, keeping weeds down and allowing proper drainage)Planters & Pots - perfect for placing at the base of your pots or planters to allow proper drainage - Grade 10/20 mm - this aggregate has been graded, so the gravel conforms to this sizing - Strengthen Concrete - an ideal aggregate to add strength to concrete mixes - Underground Drainage - suitable for pipe bedding when laying underground drainage - Poly Bag 25kg - convenient sized bagged aggregate Planters and Pots For the same reasons (frost protection, weed control and drainage) shingle is often used in plant pots and planters as a topping over the topsoil or compost layer. Shingle is also commonly used in the base of the plant pot or planter to prevent soil clogging the drainage and leaving the plants roots in "standing water". Driveways Shingle is regularly used as a driveway surface covering material in domestic applications.
It performs well under vehicle compression and provides suitable drainage. Decorative Aggregate This decorative aggregate is a natural product and suitable for a wide variety of landscaping and garden design uses. Construction Aggregate Shingle can be used as the coarse aggregate within concrete mixes (where steel reinforcements are not used) to add cohesion and strength to the concrete.
Common applications would be foundation concrete mixes and floor screeds. Shingle can also be used for pipe bedding when laying underground drainage. The grave will support and hold the pipe in place.
Shingle is often used for French Drains, where a membrane lined trench will be filled with shingle around a perforated underground pipe (which the shingle supports). 25kg Aggregate Poly Bag This aggregate is supplied in convenient 25kg Poly Bag.