The Many Uses of Cloburn Granitsand

The range of aggregates we offer at Cloburn is extensive, and covers everything from heavy duty construction products to our own very specialised type of bedding sand, which we call Granitsand.

We’re very proud of the fact that unlike some similar bedding sand type products, Granitsand is made here as a specific product and it’s not just the by-product of the Cloburn quarrying process. We manufacture our hardy Granitsand using a mechanical compression process, taking the hard rock from the quarries and crushing it down into tiny sand sized particles. It’s specially made for customers to buy as a landscaping material, and a fantastic, hardwearing material for builders, gardeners and landscapers everywhere that can be used in commercial grade concrete flooring, slabs and patios too.

Granitsand is a low maintenance solution to your landscaping needs, and like all of the Cloburn products, it doesn’t degrade over time. The attractive red hue also gives it a stand out appeal which will last for many years and not fade in time or due to bad weather.

Many landscape gardeners like to use bedding sand products such as Granitsand to help them create a nice even surface to base their DIY projects on. It can also be incorporated into garden paths and patios, where you only need an inch or so underneath the slabs to make a really good job. It’s not the type of sand that you put between the stones or slabs though, that’s joint sand.

We believe that our Granitsand stands out from the crowd simply because we don’t think of it as an afterthought. It’s not a waste product of mining that we’re selling to make a bit of extra profit, it’s a specially created and carefully produced product designed specifically for the purpose.

It’s also made from stern stuff; we make Granitsand from some of the strongest rocks in Europe, and using a specific manufacturing process that stops it deforming under compression – and we believe this is probably why it’s the preferred bedding sand all over the UK and Europe.

If you’re stuck for a Christmas gift for that special person, we can also gift wrap a specially designed red, green and white festive Granitsand just for you.

For more information about uses for Granitsand, give us a call.