Guest Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Hi everybody Was wondering what your thoughts were on this and whether this could be an option. Already my budget for the foundation unit is running low and i still have heaps of sand to buy for inside and out. With the normal size bag it takes about 5 bags to fill our outdoor sandpit and as you klnow it doesnt last that long (chn just cant seem to keep it in the sandpit) Anyway, do you think a better option would be to buy builders sand from a proper builders yard for our outdoor area, it works out so much cheaper and then just use the usual play sand for indoors. Would love to hear your views on this one. xxx Quote
Guest Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 My experience has been that Builders Sand is not washed and therefore can stain. I may be wrong.... Quote
Inge Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 builders sand can be very abrasive ... from experience ended up with very sore hands after using it at home and not wearing gloves!! Inge Quote
Stargrower Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Yes I have to agree - builders' sand is very rough and very orange! Beehive Quote
dottyp Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Builders sand is far coarser than play sand, it does make hands sore and does stain clothes. It may be cheaper option but not recommended for children to play with. I always look out for the GLS or HOPE sale brochures as I picked up 20 x 25kilo bags for £1.99 each. Tesco is also another good place to look out for reduced bags of children's sand. dottyp Quote
Susan Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 You could use Silver sand but not builders sand. Quote
Guest Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Thankyou all for your replies, i thought that aswell, but just wanted to double check....one of those jobs that needeed to be done over the past two weeks. Can tick it off my list of things to find out xxx Quote
Cait Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 The sand that you get to brush between paviours in the drive is very nice and free-flowing, whiteish sand. My Preschool used it (as we had loads left over from the drive) last year very successfully. Quote
katekit Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) We buy silver sand or 'play sand ' from B & Q, I can't remember how much it is but its about £3 and that's always been fine. Edited October 18, 2009 by katekit Quote
louby loo Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 you can get silver sand form builder merchants. Quote
blondie Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 we buy our sand from county supplies - its a lot cheaper than galt etc - do you have an equivalent - they would sell to local schools so ask there -they might be able to help. they also sell everything else paint, glue,collage supplies etc at much cheaper prices than galt etc x Quote
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