Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm delivered in Colchester
4/10 mm graded pipe bedding is the standard Class S bedding and surround stone for small-diameter drainage and utility runs. The tight 4–10 mm grading compacts readily around the pipe barrel without point-loading the crown, giving uniform support in narrow trenches where a larger single size would bridge.
Into Colchester and across Essex 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. 24–72 hours on stocked lines across CO postcodes. 8-wheel tippers for estate work, artic loads for larger platforms, grab and bulk bags for constrained town-centre plots.
Specification
- Nominal size
- 4/10 mm graded
- Typical use class
- Class S bedding and surround
- Material
- Primary crushed / washed gravel
- Compaction
- Self-compacting in narrow trenches
- Supply formats
- Loose tipper, grab lorry, 850 kg bulk bag
- Typical load
- 16–20 t tipper, 850 kg bag
Lead time
Stocked line — most postcodes in England and Wales are dispatched within 24–72 hours of order confirmation. Scotland and Highland deliveries are typically 3–5 working days. Programmed civils schedules are booked in advance and delivered to your call-off dates.
Typical uses on Colchester sites
- Bedding and surround to 100–150 mm foul and surface-water drainage
- Ducting and utility trenches where a fine, self-levelling surround is specified
- Narrow-trench work with limited compaction access
- Land drainage laterals and connections
A lot of local work is residential-led drainage and estate roads, so bedding stone and Type 1 move in phased call-offs rather than single big drops. Archaeology-sensitive plots around the historic core need careful sequencing, and clay arisings usually require classification before disposal.
What shapes Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm supply in Colchester
Drainage packages on residential drainage, estate roads and archaeology-sensitive plots around Colchester take Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm in daily call-offs rather than one bulk drop, so bedding lands as each run is dug rather than sitting in the way. Phased residential call-offs rather than single large drops decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing clay arisings that usually require classification before disposal, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Ipswich, Chelmsford and Clacton-on-Sea.
Questions we get asked
Is 4/10 mm suitable as Class S bedding?
Yes — 4/10 mm graded stone is one of the most commonly specified Class S bedding and surround materials for small-diameter pipe runs. Confirm the size against your drainage detail before ordering, as some specifications call for 10 mm or 4/20 mm instead.
How much pipe bedding do I need per metre of trench?
As a rule of thumb, a 450 mm wide trench with 100 mm bed and 150 mm cover over a 150 mm pipe takes roughly 0.25–0.30 tonnes per linear metre. Send us your trench dimensions and run length and we'll price the tonnage for you.
Which north Essex areas do you cover?
Colchester, Braintree, Witham, Halstead, Clacton and Sudbury, plus Chelmsford and Ipswich on the same routes.
Material out as well as in, around Colchester
Most deliveries into Colchester 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 pipe bedding 4/10 mm in Colchester?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.