Sand for your Building Supply Needs

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Sand is a vital material for various construction jobs. You have to find a trusted supplier that can recommend and offer you the right type of sand for the job. Construction work follows a strict schedule. When your supplier fails to deliver on time, the construction phase could be jeopardised.

Bacchus Marsh Redgum and Garden Centre has been in the building and garden supplies business for decades. You can trust them to meet any of your construction material needs with their wide range of products, ranging from builders’ hardware to rocks and sand. The following commercial sand products are available: White Brick Sand, Orange Brick Sand, Concrete Sand, Packing Sand and Triple Washed Sand. For more information about sand products, visit http://bacchusmarshredgumgardencentre.com.au/.

Customers can expect friendly service and advice from staff. Bacchus Marsh Redgum and Garden Centre also owns a fleet of trucks, allowing for prompt deliveries and even same day deliveries if you are near the shop’s location. If the product you want is in stock, the company will deliver it promptly.

White Brick Sand

White Brick Sand is light grey to white in colour. It is the common mortar mix or brick, block or stone laying. It is ideal for underneath your pool as it is soft and fine in texture. It is also perfect for brick bagging as it can produce a range of colours when mixed with cement and oxides.

Orange Brick Sand

This sand is mainly used for mortaring brickwork and stonework when the requirement is to achieve a dark coloured mortar. Orange Brick Sand is also a perfect base when building a pond liner or above ground pool.

Concrete Sand

Concrete sand is the coarsest of all types of sand. It is washed and screened to a bigger grit than masonry sand. Concrete sand is ideal for mixing with cement and aggregate to produce concrete.

Packing Sand

Like concrete sand, packing sand is also coarse. Produced from the wash of aggregate gravels, packing sand is used by paving contractors as a base to lay their pavers. It is also suitable as a fill material for underneath concrete slabs.

Triple Washed Sand

Also known as white washed sand or sand pit sand, Triple Washed Sand is high quality sand that is perfect for children’s sand pits. It is also the perfect base when laying paving and installing retaining wall systems and joining between pavers. Triple Washed Sand may also be used in concreting, fine rendering and plastering projects.

 

 

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The Benefits of Firewood for Heating

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A classic and effective way to keep you feeling warm and toasty during the cold season is by heating wood in the fireplace. It also creates the right ambiance to unwind after a long day or spend a romantic evening with your significant other. There are compelling reasons why heating your home with wood is a good idea.

Wood is an Economical Heating Fuel

You can save money if you live near a wooded area and can gather your own wood. Though gathering wood is hard work and involves some danger, younger, active people can easily do it. Even if you have a third party to supply your wood, it is still cheaper than any other method of heating your home.

There are many licensed suppliers of firewood. Redgum, a tree of the genus Eucalyptus, is one of the best firewood. You can get value for your money from redgum because it burns hot and long. Firewood is available all year round.

Firewood is a Sustainable Way to Heat your Home

Unlike fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal or propane, firewood is renewable bioenergy. If you use non-renewable resources, the chances are that you have been at the mercy of your utility provider at one time. In contrast, forests, if well taken care of, can supply firewood indefinitely. Homeowners can become more self-sufficient by knowing where their firewood comes from and how to get it. Make sure you get firewood from certified firewood suppliers or collect them from permitted areas.

Collect Firewood for a Healthier Lifestyle

Gathering your own firewood is a form of exercise. You exert a significant amount of energy cutting, splitting, stacking and moving firewood. Collecting wood is a good reason to go outside and move your body, particular during the winter months when you would rather stay inside your home curled up with a book.

Burning Wood is Kinder to the Environment

Burning wood for heat has less of an impact to the environment than if you are burning a petroleum product to heat your home. There are newer stoves with low emissions, allowing you to burn wood without releasing many pollutants back into the air.

You should not feel guilty that you are leaving forests denuded by using wood to heat your home. As long as wood comes from sustainable sources, the environment is actually benefitting from the use of wood to heat homes. For more information on the advantages of using firewood for home heat, please call (03) 5367 1666.

 

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Using Mushroom Compost

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Organic composts, such as mushroom compost and soil are a natural way to add goodness back into the soil without adding in a ton of hazardous chemicals.

Where Does Mushroom Compost Come From?

It is a by-product of mushroom farming and is a mixture of various materials used in farming such as straw, poultry litter and hay, amongst others. These products are converted into a nutrient dense mixture that is used as a base for growing mushrooms.

Once the mushrooms have been harvested, this material is harvested and processed.

Why is Compost Good for the Soil?

Used in a proper manner, organic compost will nourish soil that is marginal or poor and provide nutrients for plant growth. The compost changes the make-up of the soil and helps not only to add nutrients but also to break up and aerate the soil. This improves drainage and microbial activity in the soil, thus improving it overall.

What is so Special about Mushroom Compost?

Mushroom compost tends to look a lot like dark topsoil and has a loose structure. It smells earthy and rich. Pennsylvania State University has proved that mushroom compost is made up of an average of 25% organic material and almost 60% moisture.

This makes it ideal for mixing with soil and handling. The nitrogen content of mushroom compost is around 1.12% and it is in a form that is easily absorbable by plants. It also has an ideal pH for most plants and it is a stable and mature organic compost.

How Much to Use?

You should aim for a uniform application of approximately a three-inch thickness on the surface. This should then be worked into the soil below.

Make sure that you work it into the soil properly to ensure that salts in the compost are properly diluted. Also be sure to get a proper lab analysis from your supplier to ensure that you are receiving a good quality product.

What about Weeds?

Before the compost is taken out, the entire inside of the mushroom house is steam-treated in order to get rid of any possible seeds, pests or pathogens. It is important to ensure that the mushroom compost has been properly treated and has not been left outside where it could be exposed to various seeds and pathogens spread by the elements.

Even if the soil is steam-cleaned, if it is left out for too long, it is possible that it can become contaminated with weed seeds again.

 

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Traders Are Never Short of Supplies

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In the building industry timing can be everything. When a home is being built the new owners want to take over as soon as possible and want everything complete, right down to the landscaping, as quickly as possible.

The same is true of renovations and modifications, whether to the office, home or garden, getting the work completed in a timely fashion is important to Builders and Trades people so that their clients can walk away happy.

For this reason, every care is usually taken to ensure that all the appropriate materials and tools required are in stock or ordered to get the job completed in the time promised. But sometimes not everything goes according to plan and things can go wrong.

Tools can break, usual suppliers can short supply on an order or even an incorrect estimate for supplies can be made, whatever the reason, it can happen; however, Bacchus Marsh & Redgum Garden Centre can easily come to rescue and ease the pressure of jobs possibly going wrong.

If you’re a tradie on the job and you suddenly realise you need something fast, then Bacchus Marsh & Redgum Garden Centre can easily come to the rescue with their great range of supplies and fast, friendly service.

They have a fleet of trucks that can drop off what you want, where you want it, fast. Along with an extensive range of Builders Hardware, there is also a plentiful range of landscape and building supplies.

Rocks and Pavers

Bacchus Marsh & Redgum Garden Centre stock a good range of pavers and rocks. They carry the Adbri Masonry range for pavers and various sizes of rocks such as 20mm Crushed Rock, 10mm Crushed Rock, 40mm Scalpings, 14mm Screenings, 7mm Minus, and Crusher Dust.

Sand

A variety of sand is available. White Brick Sand, Orange Brick Sand, Concrete Sand, Packing Sand and Triple Washed Sand are easily supplied and delivered.

Concrete and Cement

Bacchus Marsh & Redgum Garden Centre can supply off-white cement, limil, rapid set, mortar mix, concrete mix and GP cement as well as the following concrete reinforcements. F52, F62, F72, F82, 8mm/3bar Trenchmesh, 12mm/3bar Trenchmesh, Y12bar, and Y16bar.

Bacchus Marsh & Redgum Garden Centre will truly have you covered for all your urgent landscape supplies and needs and will prove to be a reliable supplier for any future needs. Check them out online at http://bacchusmarshredgumgardencentre.com.au/ today.

 

 

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Commercial Garden Projects Too Big for some Suppliers

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Commercial garden projects are among the most challenging types of landscaping work available in the industry. Often, these projects span a large geographical area, such as a new shopping centre or an industrial estate. The scale of the work and the amount of material that is needed to be delivered to the site make them a scheduling nightmare.

Having an excellent supplier with plenty of stock on hand and a delivery to site service makes the task much more manageable. Bacchus Marsh Redgum & Garden Centre has over 50 years combined experience in the industry, and with this kind of track record, there is not too much that surprises them. This makes them an excellent source for unusual requests, and with a large fleet of trucks on the road, they can just about guarantee same day service.

Bacchus Marsh Redgum & Garden Centre can supply crushed rocks in a variety of sizes, cement products, concrete reinforcing and a range of masonry pavers. They are also sand suppliers with five different types of sand ready for delivery to customers. Their builders’ hardware section makes them the tradies friend, and they are specialists in urgent deliveries. They strive every day to live up to their slogan – “If we have it, you will get it, FAST.”

Commercial Garden Projects Pose Unique Challenges

Quality of Soil

Sometimes commercial garden projects throw up challenges not considered at the time of tendering. The quality of the soil, for example, is an area that may have been ignored in the rush to get large buildings and car parks built. This doesn’t matter if most of the area will be covered with bitumen, but where it isn’t, this is usually where the gardens and landscaped areas are situated. It is pointless planting expensive flora in soil that is too poor to support them.
Bacchus Marsh Redgum & Garden Centre can also supply loams, triplex mix and compost that will improve the condition of the soil prior to planting.

Scheduling and Coordination

Scheduling the movement of labour, suppliers and vehicles in and around a large commercial site is another challenge that experienced tradies know only too well. Delivery of live plants, for example, might seem a simple enough task, but such deliveries have to be well co-ordinated so that the plants are in the ground the same day. If they are left in the open unattended for a couple of days, they will be in poor condition and may not survive the planting. It’s important, then, to have a reliable supplier of soil and other materials necessary to finish the job.

With Bacchus Marsh Redgum & Garden Centre as their regular supplier, tradies and project co-ordinators can lock in their schedules with confidence, knowing that Redgum will move mountains to get their supplies to them on time.

They know how important reliability is to their customers. Your commercial garden project will run like clockwork if you talk to Bacchus Marsh Redgum & Garden Centre first.

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Looking For Landscape, Garden, Building and Concrete Supplies?

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Bacchus Marsh Redgum and Garden Centre P/L is a locally owned and operated business supplying building and garden supplies to the trade and the local domestic market.

With over 50 years experience combined in the industry, we are sure we can help you with whatever you may need.

We offer prompt, same day delivery and a friendly service that you just can’t beat including:

• A wide range of garden, building and concrete products.
• Friendly service and advice with same day delivery service.
• A large fleet of trucks, so we are able to provide clients with prompt deliveries.
• Seasonal firewood.
• Sand
• Pebbles
• Wood chips

Firewood Needed to Keep Winter Chills at Bay

If you are looking for warmth and comfort in the cold winter months, look no further than the Bacchus Marsh Redgum and Garden Centre where supplies of split redgum are ample and readily available. Our customers want reliable supplies of firewood, especially for those early mornings when the frost crackles underfoot and the chill winds find their way through the tiniest crevice and into their homes.

Keeping the inside of the home warm on such days requires a handy supply of dry wood. To get the most effective heating capabilities, wood should be dried to 10% to 20% moisture content. While green wood will certainly burn, a large part of the energy generated from burning green wood is consumed in evaporating the moisture held in the wood. The best quality firewood is cut, split and stacked in a dry, well ventilated area for a few months before it is used.

Minimise Negative Environmental Effects

Does your conventional wood heater comply with Australian Standard AS4013? If it does, you can freely burn timber without feeling guilty about the environment. Dry wood is low in sulphur emissions and leaves little ash residue when burnt in a compliant wood heater. Dry wood is also easier to split and easier to ignite.

As a renewable energy source, plantation firewood is excellent because it re-grows readily with many species shooting quickly from the cut stumps. There is an argument to be made that burning plantation firewood is carbon neutral provided the timber is regrown, as the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from burning the timber is neutralised by the same amount of CO2 being absorbed by the next growth of trees.

Plantation Timber a Renewable Resource

This is good news for anyone worried about the effect their wood heater is having on the environment. Everyone wants to be warm and comfortable during winter, and relaxing at home around a wood fire is one of the best ways to do that. It is not relaxing if you feel guilty every time you stoke it, so knowing that using plantation timber is environmentally responsible should see you well stocked with split redgum for the long winter ahead.

A hardwood like split redgum is much denser than soft wood and gives off more energy. The Bacchus Marsh and Redgum Garden Centre prefer split redgum for its desirable properties, and are waiting to take your order for your winter supply.

 

Our Address: 182 Gisborne Road, Bacchus Marsh, Vic 3340

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