If you’re sourcing building materials in Matraville NSW, getting the right product for the right application matters more than most people realise. The wrong sand grade under pavers, the wrong brick for a rendered wall, or under-spec’d lintels can cost far more to fix than they saved upfront. Here’s what to check before you place an order.
What Building Materials Are Available in Matraville NSW
At Skippens, our yard on Perry Street stocks the full range of construction and landscaping materials used by tradies and homeowners across the Eastern Suburbs every day.
Sand is one of our most ordered products. Yellow bricklaying sand, white bricklaying sand, washed bedding sand, and paving sand are each suited to specific jobs. Yellow sand is a fatty, unwashed product for brick and block laying. White sand achieves a lighter mortar colour when used with off-white or southern white cement. Washed bedding sand is the go-to for under-paving screeds: well graded, consistent, and easy to compact.
Bricks and blocks include scratch-face render bricks from Austral at 230L x 110W x 76H and Solid Purpose Made Commons from Bowral Bricks at 4kg per brick. Both meet Australian Standards for residential and commercial construction.
Steel lintels carry the Galintel brand: fully compliant with the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and backed by a 25-year product warranty. They’re manufactured from 100% Australian BlueScope steel.
Cement and dry mix products include Builders GP cement, off-white cement, rapid set concrete, sand cement, and UniRender.
Metals and aggregates cover 10mm and 20mm blue metal, DGB20 road base, crusher dust, recycled roadbase (crushed concrete, brick and masonry to 20mm), and recycled bedding sand. Recycled aggregates suit backfill, pipe bedding, drainage and access tracks.
Choosing the Right Product for Building Materials Matraville NSW Projects
Sand Selection
Specify your application first. Bricklaying needs yellow or white sand. Paving needs a well-graded bedding or man sand. Concreting needs washed Newcastle sand blended with 10mm blue metal and GP cement. Mixing these up causes avoidable rework.
Bricks and Blocks
Render bricks and commons differ by face finish and weight. Scratch-face bricks are designed to be rendered over. Purpose Made Commons are solid, load-bearing and left face-exposed. Confirm your spec with your bricklayer before ordering packs, as returns on opened packs are not standard practice at any supplier.
Lintels
Galintel Ultralintels must be installed rough side up to key properly into mortar. Minimum bearing onto brickwork is 100mm for spans up to 1,200mm and 150mm for spans over that. Lintels must be propped at no more than 1,500mm intervals until mortar has cured.
Delivery Across the Eastern Suburbs
We deliver from 1 tonne to 18-tonne loads, covering domestic and commercial jobs across Matraville, Maroubra, Randwick, Botany, Mascot, and the broader Sydney metro area. Our drivers are experienced with tight site access and can provide rough volume estimates over the phone before you confirm an order.
Frequently Asked Questions: Building Materials Matraville NSW
Skippens stocks sand (bricklaying, paving, bedding and washed), bricks and blocks, blue metal and aggregates, road base, cement and dry mix, steel lintels, drainage products, waterproofing, and landscaping supplies from its yard at 3-5 Perry St, Matraville NSW 2036.
Yes. Call the team on 02 9827 9252 and we’ll provide a rough estimate of quantities needed for your job before you commit to an order.
Yes. Skippens delivers across Matraville NSW and the wider Eastern Suburbs, from 1-tonne domestic loads to 18-tonne commercial deliveries. Delivery time frames are confirmed at the time of order.
Yellow bricklaying sand is a fatty, unwashed sand suited to standard brick and block laying. White bricklaying sand is used where a lighter-coloured mortar is needed, typically with off-white or southern white cement. Both are naturally occurring products, so specifications can vary between batches.
Yes. Skippens stocks Galintel Galvanised Steel Lintels, which are fully compliant with all relevant Australian Standards and the Building Code of Australia (BCA), and carry a 25-year product warranty.
Order Building Materials from Matraville’s Longest-Established Supplier
Skippens has been supplying the Eastern Suburbs for over 88 years, three generations deep. Our yard at 3-5 Perry St, Matraville NSW 2036 is open Monday to Friday from 6:00am and Saturday from 6:30am. Call us on 02 9827 9252 to confirm stock, get a volume estimate, or book a delivery. Find us on Google Maps.
