Sand

[zigzag]

I need to order a HUGE amount of sand to fill our newly inherited sand area. We always buy our sand from Tesco and are really happy with it, but it would take so many bags to fill it!! Does anyone buy their sand in bulk? if so where from?? :1b

[HoneyPancakes]

Builders Merchants?

[finleysmaid]

yes we get ours through wholesale gardening supplies...best to find someone local google it you'll be amazed how many come up. Make sure you are looking for play pit sand not builders sand!

[finleysmaid]

this sort of thing....

 

 

http://www.gardenoasis.co.uk/play-sand-bulk-p-2231.html

 

we needed 4 bulk bags to fill the new sand pit!!!

[Steve]

You'll need to specify that it is play sand not builders sand. Otherwise your children will turn orange!

[finleysmaid]

You'll need to specify that it is play sand not builders sand. Otherwise your children will turn orange!

uurrmmhh isn't that what i just said?

[narnia]

yes, but what fun.......a whole lot of oompalumpas

[finleysmaid]

:blink:

[Guest sn0wdr0p]

I went online at the beginning of the holidays and looked for aggregate suppliers. I found a few local merchants and the first two only did builders sand but the third sold play sand. It cost me £80 for a ton and has been well worth the cost as the children have loved being in our large sand pit. We did laugh yesterday as one of our out of schoolies after playing in the sand went to do summersaults on the swing bars and loads of sand fell out of his pants when he went upside down. We have found that we have a lot sand under the bars so it must be happening a lot - I thought the children were transporting it in containers when I wasn't looking.

[Stargrower]

We use a company called MJ Giddings. The deliver play sand for £99 per tonne. We go through 2 tonnes a year! They also do bark, cobbles etc.

[zigzag]

Thanks for the replies I will look into it straight away.

[Guest]

Play sand from B and Q, we need tons