🏖️ Sand & Granite Prices in Lagos
Current Lagos prices for sand & granite — brands, units, change percentage and where to buy. Updated 2026.
Sand & Granite — current prices
2 sand & granite items with retail prices, trends, and where to buy in Lagos
| Material | Unit | Price | Δ% | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharp Sand (per trip/tipper) Sharp sand (coarse) for concrete mixing and block moulding. A "trip" is one tipper truck load (~5 tons). Lagos sharp sand comes from Ogun State sand mines. 💡 Always request washed sharp sand — unwashed sand contains salt/clay that weakens concrete. A 3-bedroom bungalow needs approximately 3-5 trips. | per trip | ₦85,000–150,000 | +15.0% | 📍 Direct from Ogun dredging sites 📍 Lagos building material markets |
Granite 3/4 inch (per trip) The standard granite size for concrete casting — foundations, columns, slabs. One trip (20 tons) costs N450K-N600K in Lagos. Prices vary by distance from quarry. 💡 Buy from Ogun State quarries directly for 20-30% savings. Transport cost is the main variable. | per trip (20 tons) | ₦450,000–600,000 | +10.0% | 📍 Abeokuta quarries (cheapest) 📍 Lagos building markets |
Related labor rates
Construction artisans you'll work with for sand & granite
| Role | Daily rate | Monthly rate |
|---|---|---|
Bricklayer/Mason Lays blocks, renders walls. The most critical artisan — bad bricklaying means uneven walls and structural issues. Experienced bricklayers charge premium. | ₦5,000–₦10,000 | ₦120,000–₦250,000 |
Carpenter Roofing framework, formwork for concrete casting, doors/window frames. A good roofing carpenter prevents leaks for decades. | ₦5,000–₦8,000 | ₦100,000–₦200,000 |
Plumber Water supply and drainage installation. First fix (before plastering) and second fix (after tiling). Poor plumbing causes the most expensive post-construction repairs. | ₦4,000–₦8,000 | ₦80,000–₦180,000 |
Electrician Wiring, conduit installation, panel board, earthing. MUST be certified — unlicensed electricians cause house fires. First fix and second fix stages. | ₦4,000–₦8,000 | ₦80,000–₦180,000 |
Tiler Floor and wall tile installation. Specialist tilers (marble, porcelain) charge N10K-N18K/day vs N5K-N8K for standard ceramic. | ₦5,000–₦12,000 | ₦100,000–₦250,000 |
Painter Interior and exterior painting. Screeding, filling, undercoat, and finishing. A 3-bedroom needs 2-3 weeks of painting work. | ₦4,000–₦7,000 | ₦80,000–₦150,000 |
POP Installer Plaster of Paris ceiling specialist. Paid per sqm (N3K-N6K/sqm installed) rather than daily rate. Cornices and decorative work cost extra. | ₦5,000–₦10,000 | — |
Welder/Iron Bender Bends and ties iron rods for reinforcement. Also fabricates gates, burglar-proof bars, and railings. | ₦4,000–₦8,000 | ₦80,000–₦160,000 |
Laborer (General) Carries materials, mixes mortar, assists artisans. A site needs 3-6 laborers depending on project size. | ₦3,000–₦5,000 | ₦60,000–₦100,000 |
Site Engineer/Foreman Supervises construction, reads drawings, manages artisans. A qualified site engineer prevents costly structural mistakes. 5-7% of project budget. | ₦15,000–₦30,000 | ₦350,000–₦600,000 |
📝 The Lagos context
Sand and granite are the cheap-per-unit, big-in-total materials that go into every bit of concrete and blockwork on a site. Sand comes in two main types: sharp sand (coarse, for concrete and blocks) and plaster or soft sand (finer, for rendering and plastering) — using the wrong one weakens the mix or cracks the plaster. Granite (crushed stone) comes in sizes, commonly 3/4-inch for general concrete and smaller grades for finer work, and is the aggregate that gives concrete its strength.
These are sold by the trip — a tipper load, typically 5-ton, 20-ton or 30-ton — rather than in bags, so the unit is big and the price is dominated by haulage. Because they are dredged or quarried outside the city and trucked in, the delivered price swings with distance from source and, heavily, with diesel: when fuel rises, so does every trip. Two sites the same size can pay very different sand-and-granite bills purely on how far the material travelled.
The practical rules are about quantity and quality. Estimate volumes from your concrete and plaster work up front, buy full trips rather than part-loads, and take delivery when you are ready to use them so they are not contaminated on site. Watch quality too: sand with too much clay or silt weakens concrete, and dirty or dusty granite does the same. A clean, well-graded aggregate and the right sand for each job are what turn cement into strong, lasting concrete — the cheap materials that quietly decide whether the expensive ones perform.