Here's a look through our glossary of concrete types to help ensure you select the right concrete for your project:
Here we run through a glossary of popular concrete mix terms, their strengths, and some of the purposes they’re designed for:
Ideal for: Large work sites, tight time and space constraints, and basement builds.
Ideal for: Large work sites, multiple project requirements, and basement builds.
Ideal for: Pre-cast structures, foundations, floors, and walls.
Ideal for: Domestic projects, patterned floors, decorative paving, and architectural features.
Ideal for: Fence posts, road renovations, and general concrete repair.
Ideal for: Industrial hardstandings, pavements, roads, parks, airport taxiways, and car parks.
Ideal for: Domestic builds, light commercial projects, industrial floors, and external hardstandings.
Ideal for: Car parks, pathways, swimming pools, greenhouses, light traffic areas, and sustainable projects.
Ideal for: Laying pipes and cables.
Ideal for: Backfilling, foundations, void filling, and trench reinstatements.
Ideal for: Foundations, building on sulphate soils, and clays.
Screed is a thinner layer of concrete material, which is of higher quality for a smoother finish with smaller aggregates.
Ideal for: Thinner screeds and heavy load areas.
Ideal for: Older concrete sub-bases.
Ideal for: Residential properties, sound, and heat insulation.
Ideal for: Underfloor heating systems.
