All-In Ballast Delivered
Sharp sand and gravel already blended, so all you add is cement and water. For shed and garage bases, footings, fence posts and paths.
Only£42/tonne collectedDelivered around Hastings from £65 a trip · ex VAT
Sharp sand and gravel already blended, so all you add is cement and water. For shed and garage bases, footings, fence posts and paths.
Ex VAT. Collect any amount, or have it tipped on your drive.
| All-in ballastCollected from our yard, any amount | £42.00/t |
| Delivered 2–9 tonnesYard price + £65 Hastings & Bexhill / £85 Rye & Tenterden / £100 Eastbourne | Instant price online |
| Bulk 10–30 tonnesAnywhere in the South East | Firm price within the hour |
All prices ex VAT. Example: 4 tonnes delivered in Hastings = 4 × £42 + £65 delivery = £233 + VAT. Bulk bags (+£5 each) are for collection.
Anywhere you’re mixing your own concrete.
A concrete slab for sheds, workshops, garden rooms and greenhouses.
Floors and hardstanding slabs where you want something that won’t move.
Strip footings for garden walls and small extensions — to whatever mix building control asks for.
Setting concrete fence posts, gate posts and washing-line posts.
Paths and pads laid in concrete rather than paving.
A stiff concrete bed and haunch behind kerbs and edgings.
Rule of thumb: about 2 tonnes of ballast per cubic metre of finished concrete.
Work out the volume of concrete: length × width × depth (m). Multiply by about 2 for tonnes of ballast.
Example: a 3m × 2.4m shed base at 100mm is 0.72m³ of concrete, so roughly 1.5 tonnes of ballast. That’s under our 2-tonne delivery minimum — collect it, or have 2 tonnes delivered and use the spare for the posts.
For general bases and paths, a lot of people use about 1 part cement to 5 or 6 parts ballast. For footings and structural work, follow what building control or your engineer specifies.
Based on about 2 tonnes of ballast per m³ of concrete. Order a little over — nobody wants to run out mid-pour.
Collect on Saturday morning (8am–12:30), or order with 48 hours’ notice and we’ll tip it on the drive.
Three ways to get it. Pick the one that fits the job.
Any amount, loose or in 1-tonne bulk bags (+£5 a bag). We load you with the machine at Whitworth Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PZ. All-in ballast is £42/t collected.
Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill, Battle, Rye, Tenterden and Eastbourne. Delivery is per trip: £65 Hastings & Bexhill, £85 Rye & Tenterden, £100 Eastbourne. Minimum delivery 2 tonnes. Tipped loose.
32-tonne 8-wheel tipper (up to 20t) or 44-tonne artic (30t), anywhere in Sussex, Kent, Surrey, London, Essex, Hertfordshire and up towards Cambridge. Instant online price around Hastings & Bexhill; everywhere else a firm delivered price within the hour in working hours.
Builders, fencers and groundworkers buy ballast by the load. With a trade account you get monthly invoicing and bulk deliveries across the South East, priced within the hour.
Collect today, or delivered with 48 hours’ notice. Online price in a minute.