Sand

The George L. Throop Company carries fill sand, concrete sand, washed concrete sand, and washed plaster sand.

All of these different types of sand can be used for different applications and construction jobs such as:

  • back fill utility pipes (water, gas, electric)
  • back fill trenches or holes
  • horse arenas
  • filling sand bags
  • patios
  • volleyball courts
  • sand for sandboxes
  • sand for playgrounds
  • faux beach
  • mason sand can be used to mix with concrete and mortar for laying blocks, bricks and stone
  • concrete sand is used primarily for mixing with cement
  • plaster scratch coat
  • plaster brown coat
  • stucco
  • motar
  • stucco color coat
  • plastering
  • sand blasting
  • sand plastering

Sand from the George L. Throop Company is available in the following packaging:

  • 50 lb sacks
  • 100 lb sacks
  • 3,000 to 4,000 lb Supersack bags
  • Bulk dumped
  • Pneumatic trucks
  • Flat beds can be loaded
  • Van-style trucks can be loaded
  • Containers for overseas shipments

We also carry silica sand and many other specialty sand for water filtration applications.