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Lightweight Soil

Grows like soil, weighs like it shouldn’t, blended for rooftops, podiums and load-limited structures.

Lightweight
Type
Lightweight planting
Character
Reduced bulk density
Supply
By the m³
Delivery
Tipper, Vic-wide
Overview

About this product

Every rooftop garden fights a weight budget. Lightweight soil swaps dense mineral fractions for materials like scoria fines and composted organics, cutting saturated density dramatically while keeping the structure and nutrition plants need.

It’s specified on podium landscapes, green roofs and large planter installations where the structural engineer sets the limit.

Technical

Specifications

Material typeLightweight planting soil
CharacterReduced bulk density, free-draining
Use contextRooftops, podiums and planter boxes
Typical density~0.8 to 1.0 t/m³ (indicative)
Common usesGreen roofs, podium planters, weight-limited beds

Figures shown are indicative typical properties and vary by source and batch; details and conformance for your delivery are available on request.

Where it is used

Use cases

01Podium & rooftop gardens
02Green roofs
03Large planters & raised structures
04Load-limited landscapes
Getting it to site

Supply & delivery

Bulk

By the cubic metre

Supplied loose in bulk and delivered by tipper, sized to your access and the day’s program.

Blended

Screened & blended

Screened and blended to a consistent product, batch to batch.

Certified

Documentation on request

Batch results and conformance supplied for specified soils on request.

Tracked

Live in NXT Control

Every load GPS-tracked from the yard to your gate, with the volume on the docket.

How much do you need?

Soil is supplied by the cubic metre. Multiply your area by the depth (in metres) to get the volume. Tell us the area and depth on the quote form and we will work out the metres and price the delivery for you.

Worked example
15 m³ at 300mm

50 m² × 0.3 m deep = 15 m³

Good to know

Common questions

Why use lightweight soil?
On rooftops, podiums and planter boxes the structure has a weight limit. Lightweight soil delivers planting performance at a much lower mass than standard soil, so it suits load-limited situations.
Does it still drain and grow well?
Yes, it is blended to stay free-draining and support healthy planting while keeping weight down. It is delivered by the cubic metre like our other soils.
How is it delivered, and can I track it?
It is supplied loose by the cubic metre and delivered by tipper across Victoria, sized to your site access. Every load is GPS-tracked in NXT Control so you can see it from the yard to your gate.

Need rates for Lightweight Soil?

Tell us the volume, the site and the program. Every load is tracked live through NXT Control, from yard to your gate.

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