How much stone do I need?
How much stone do I need for the ground?
For pebble and gravel:
• approximately 80kg per m², based on a 5cm layer.*For particle sizes >32mm, a thicker layer is required.
• Consumption per sack: 1000kg = 0.625m³.
• Coverage: approximately 12.5m² with a 5 cm layer.
For pine bark:
• approximately 70L per m², based on a 5cm layer.
• Consumption per sack: 1000L = approximately 1m³ = approximately 600kg
• Coverage: approximately 14m² with a 5 cm layer.
For volcanic, slate and chamotte:
• approximately 50kg per m², based on a 5cm layer.
• Consumption per sack: 1000kg = approximately 1m³
• Coverage: approximately 20m² with a 5 cm layer
How much stone do I need to fill a gabion?
Density of approximately 1,650kg per 1m³.
The calculation is very easy to understand with an example: if you have a gabion of 100x50x30 cm, you must do the following calculations:
1x0.5x0.3 = 0.15m³
0.15x1,650 = 247.50kg of stone.
*It is always a good idea to calculate an extra 5%, since when gabions are filled they expand a little and a little more stone always fits than in the theoretical calculations.
Clarifications
ATTENTION!
The grain sizes of GRAVELS AND pebbles are sieve sizes
The actual sizes may vary slightly, since when talking about, for example, 60-80mm stone, it means that the stones pass through an 80x80mm square mesh and do not pass through a 60x60mm one.
Through that 80x80 mesh, a stone 100mm long and 65mm wide can pass, so there may be a percentage of stones larger than 80 and smaller than 60mm.
Breakage of pebbles
On the other hand, in pebbles larger than 60mm, there is a percentage of up to 10% of stones that can break during sorting, washing, loading and unloading; to this day we do not have machinery that prevents such breakages.
In the photos you can see, only real products are shown; broken pieces have not been removed.
Dust and sand in the products
This product is not washed, so it contains dust, sand and even traces of other products due to processing and transport. This is not a problem when using it; the stone will wash itself over time or you can pour water on it before using it.
Jabre or saula, soil stabilizer
Nice and practical soil for little money
Perfect for table and chairs area, getting a hard, comfortable and beautiful pavement, and at the same time drain.
If you are tired of dust, water and mud at the entrance of your house, the jabre can be your solution if you don't want to spend a lot of money. There are options such as concreting but it is very expensive, it needs work, it is very artificial, you need work licenses and a long etc.
Do it yourself, lasting and economical solution.
The Saule or Jabre, in each area it is called in a different way it is broken granite, of a 0-5 mm granulometry, it is a 100% natural material that has very interesting characteristics for the creation of roads, trails or areas of being in your garden.
With the jabre we can create a pavement that does not create dry dust or mud in wet, has drained properties so the water does not accumulate, and you have an always comfortable and passable area, in any season of the year.
Placement of jabre or saula
Its placement is very simple, you can do it with a little work or hire some hands in your area, no specialist is necessary unless you want perfect things, it is also true that a professional is a professional.
You must have a thickness of 7 or 8 cm, the material is extended and compact, if we have mechanical means better, if not with a metal pison it is enough, if you do not have a pison with a little imagination sure that you find something to compact the ground gradually.
Once compacted once we water the land and compact again.
The result is a porous pavement, a small layer of loose gravel will always be left, but it is a comfortable, beautiful and natural pavement, enough for areas of little traffic of vehicles.
Other uses of jabre
Jabre is widely used lately for the realization of natural sidewalks, alcorques for trees, roads, trails and sports fields such as the Petanca fields.
Rolled transit
If the area where you want to use it is continuously traveled by vehicles, a good option is to mix the jabre or saula with STABEX, a lime -based hydraulic binder, a 100% natural product that gives it much more strength and resistance, in turn maintaining porosity.
Big Bag of Jabre or Saula
We offer in Big Bag of 1,000 kg, you will need about 95 kg. by m² (6 cm. Thickness), that is to say with each Big Bag you have for about 10 m², keep in mind if your land has puddles or irregularities.
Jabre in the installation of artificial grass
Jabre is a perfect product to place under the artificial grass, forms a compact and porous pavement, precisely what the artificial grass needs.