6F2 Capping delivered in Oxford
6F2 is a coarse recycled capping fill graded 0–125 mm, the most widely used capping material on UK earthworks. It builds a stable working platform over soft formations quickly and cheaply, and is the usual first import onto a site once the muckshift is under way.
Into Oxford and across Oxfordshire we supply it loose by tipper, by grab lorry where a stockpile has to be loaded or reached over a boundary, or in bulk bags for plots a lorry can't discharge into. Stocked aggregates, bedding and topsoil are usually on site within 24–72 hours across OX postcodes. City-centre drops inside the bus-gate network are booked to a timed early-morning window; Harwell, Culham, Didcot and Bicester take full tipper or artic loads to your call-off dates.
Specification
- Grading
- 0–125 mm coarse graded
- Specification
- Clause 613 capping (Class 6F2)
- Material
- Recycled crushed concrete and hardcore
- Typical layer thickness
- Commonly 250–500 mm, per design
- Supply formats
- Loose tipper, artic bulk loads
- Typical load
- 16–20 t tipper, 28–29 t artic
Lead time
Sourced from regional recycling facilities — typically 2–4 working days depending on postcode and depth of stock, with test data supplied on request. On larger schemes we hold production against your programme so call-offs stay on date.
Typical uses on Oxford sites
- General capping fill over weak subgrades
- Site haul roads, compounds and crane platforms
- Bulk level-up and fill on earthworks schemes
- Piling mat build-up where design permits
Central Oxford work is dominated by restricted access — narrow college lanes, bus gates and conservation-area constraints mean grab and bulk-bag drops often beat an 8-wheel tipper. Out of town it flips: science-park and housing plots take full artic loads of Type 1 and capping against a call-off programme, with muckaway running back to licensed facilities in the same movement.
What shapes 6F2 Capping supply in Oxford
River-gravel ground in the centre, firmer plots out at the science parks is exactly why 6F2 Capping moves in volume around Oxford — it builds a working platform that takes plant and lorry traffic before any sub-base goes down. Narrow college lanes, bus gates and conservation-area constraints in the centre decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing muckaway running back to licensed facilities on the same movement as delivery, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Abingdon, Bicester and Didcot.
Questions we get asked
Is 6F2 the same as crusher run or hardcore?
They overlap in practice but are not interchangeable on paper. 6F2 is a specified capping grading under Clause 613 with defined limits, whereas 'hardcore' is a generic term. If your spec names 6F2, order 6F2 and we'll supply the supporting data.
Can 6F2 be used as a sub-base?
No — 6F2 is a capping material. For sub-base use MOT Type 1 to Clause 803, or recycled Type 1 where secondary aggregate is permitted.
Can you deliver inside Oxford's bus gates and conservation areas?
Yes. We schedule early-morning timed windows and use grab lorries, HIABs or bulk bags where an 8-wheel tipper cannot turn or discharge. Tell us the access constraint when you request a quote.
Material out as well as in, around Oxford
Most deliveries into Oxford pair with a removal: the lorry takes your arisings to a licensed facility and comes back loaded, so you pay for one movement rather than two.
Need 6f2 capping in Oxford?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.