Spare sand

[i_am_fubar]

During one of my bigger projects in the garden I managed to over-order soft sand and now have about 3/4 of a ton left.

My question now, is what can I do with it? I was thinking of laying a patio over it, but all advice I've read says don't use soft sand.

Any other ideas?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

advertise it on Gumtree and see if you have any takers, the merchant you bought it from may also take it back at a cut price.

 

[Muzz]

you could make a false pocket and secretly distibute it down your trouser leg in your neighbours gardens?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

or build sand castles, claim they are modern art and stick them in the tate modern.

 

[joinerjohn]

or build sand castles, claim they are modern art and stick them in the tate modern.

Great idea !!! You too could win the Turner Art prize.

 

[i_am_fubar]

I'd only get the turner prize if I proceded to stick pills and syringes in the castles and claim it expresses the decay of urban life in the aquatic rainforests of Norway. Or some other pretencious BS

I got it from T&P. Will give em a ring, but does anyone know the likelyhood of them taking it back?

 

[i_am_fubar]

Is there any way I *could* use it in laying a patio? :s

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If your using it as part of a mortar bed, rather than a dry bed.
I don't see why not, but the plight of The aquatic Norwegian rain forests may suffer due to that.
I returned some materials back to supplier recently, was not TP though.

 

[i_am_fubar]

I'm happy (in fact, keen) to go for a bonded bed. Though, again, there seems to be advice against using soft sand for that.

Can anyone confirm?

 

[ajstoneservices]

prepare for the summer floods

 

[i_am_fubar]

Guess that means that it won't be great for letting the water soak through?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If you really want to use it, you will get away with a blend of soft/building sand and sharp sand, 2 parts of each to 1 cement.

 

[ColJack]

can't you sand the lawn with it? sprinkle it over?

or dig some of it into the flower beds?

ask in the gardening part to see if there's a use for it..

or advertise on freecycle or similar.. free to collector, it'll be gone by the end of the week..

 

[noseall]

Dig a hold and bury it.

 

[Deluks]

Dig a hold and bury it.

Good idea. But probably will have to dig a second hole to get rid of the spoil from the first one.
Job done.