Master of Bait Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hi folks, Just checking in to see if anyone has any leads on where I can pick up free (or cheap/wholesale) sand. I've seen a few ads on craigslist and kijiji but I was too late. Trying to fill a sandbox for my boy. Thanks, MoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Head down to Lake O. Maybe not Ashbriges Bay but Frenchman Bay or a dozen other spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Head down to Lake O. Maybe not Ashbriges Bay but Frenchman Bay or a dozen other spots. That'd work, not clean sand and I'm pretty sure not legal either. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 I'd pass on the beach sand not the least of which is the point Spiel brings up re:legality. There may also be the matter of cleanliness of the sand, too many geese and gulls basically For a child's sandbox, I'd find proper, clean sand and I would think any place that sold aggregate would be able to fill your order for cheaper than HD or Cdn Tire ($4 per 18kg bag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Check with a few landscaping companies and see were they buy it from it usually is bulk load and cheaper than bagged. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Look for a place that sells bricks and you should find sand. I know a few places out this way, but its probably too far. I could fill a truck for free if you were close enough and own a shovel! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Brick sand is beautiful for sand boxes. Most construction sand is garbage for sandboxes as it turns very hard like concrete after a rain. Not brick sand though, brick sand is almost as nice as a Caribbean beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 cats sure like sandboxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I cover my kid's sand box the minute he is done playing in it. No cats! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 You boys did see free and cheap. The "legality" by the time somebody finds somebody to call buddy will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 You boys did see free and cheap. The "legality" by the time somebody finds somebody to call buddy will be gone. So it's okay if he doesn't get caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 O.K. here is a free and legal source of sand....Sweep it up off the edge of the highway if they put down sand like they do down here on every little snowflake you should have to sweep just a little bit. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt bruce Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 You boys did see free and cheap. The "legality" by the time somebody finds somebody to call buddy will be gone. Same way poachers get away !!! Not good advise , good CLEAN brick sand (the kind you will want your children to play in , remember children will put their hands in their mouths even if covered in things i.e. sand and dirt) is not very costly , probably less than a spool of power pro , some senkos and and a cheap combo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Arnts Landscape supply in Pickering/Whitby. You can bag your own, pretty cheap and clean. The free stuff you see is probably from guys re-doing old landscaping and need to get rid of it. Edited June 18, 2012 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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