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Sand - Mulch Mound
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About this sand

Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Nicholas Thom
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One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or paver joint work only needs 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway project, figure out your square footage first, then decide if you are filling joints thin or bedding a base thick, since that doubling in depth cuts your coverage roughly in half.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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Athens Sand Delivery

Athens Sand Delivery

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$74.00 per Yard
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About this sand

Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Nicholas Thom
Nicholas Thom
Google Review

So Easy!
So Cheap!
So doing this again next year!

One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or paver joint work only needs 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway project, figure out your square footage first, then decide if you are filling joints thin or bedding a base thick, since that doubling in depth cuts your coverage roughly in half.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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How It Works

Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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Choose your quantity

Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.

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Select your delivery date

Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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Sit back and wait

Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

From The Mouths of Athens Folks

4.7
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Tracy Bly
Tracy Bly

Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

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Eric Waller
Eric Waller

The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a ni...

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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.

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Sand pairs naturally with crushed gravel or paver base for anyone building a patio from the ground up in Athens clay and silt loam soils. If you are setting pavers, chip stone is worth considering instead of sand for the bedding layer since it will not pump out or wash away in wet weather. Mortar sand is often ordered alongside brick or block for retaining walls on the area's sloped lots.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Mason sand for mortar work should be kept dry until you are ready to mix, especially in Athens where humidity swings and sudden rain are common spring through fall. Wet sand throws off your water to mix ratio and weakens the bond. If you are not using the full yard in one session, tarp the pile tightly and set it on a slight slope so any rain runs off instead of pooling into the stockpile.

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A common mistake with paver joint sand is sweeping it in dry and calling it done. Compact it with a plate compactor after the first pass, add more sand, then compact again. Skipping the second pass leaves joints under filled, and on Athens's freeze thaw cycle that gap becomes a spot where ice wedges pavers apart over a winter or two.

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If your project is paver bedding rather than mortar or pool base work, ask about chip stone instead of sand. It does not pump up through joints under freeze thaw pressure or heavy foot traffic the way sand can, and for the sloped, moisture holding silt loam common around Athens that stability matters more than the small cost difference.

Working With Sand in Athens

Athens sits on silt loam that drains slowly and holds moisture, which is exactly the kind of ground that makes a stable sand base matter for patios and walkways. With growing zone 6b freeze thaw cycles between the Oct 31 first frost and Apr 15 last frost, a properly screeded sand bed resists heaving better than compacted native soil alone. A lot of hardscape work here happens on sloped lots near the hills, so a clean, uniform sand for paver joints and mortar mixing helps keep those surfaces from shifting season to season.

Masonry vs Fill Sand

Masonry sand is washed and finely screened, the right choice for mortar work, paver joints, and sandboxes. Fill sand is coarser and less processed, better suited to leveling, bedding pipe, and filling low spots.

Bedding and Leveling

For pavers, screed a 1 inch sand bed over a compacted base rather than using sand to fix deep grade problems. A thin, even bed locks pavers in place. A thick one shifts underfoot.

Working With Moisture

Slightly damp sand spreads, screeds, and compacts far more easily than bone dry sand, which just flows back into your screed lines. Lightly wetting the pile before you work it saves real effort.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this the same as mason sand?

Yes, this is washed and finely screened natural sand, which is what most people mean by mason sand or masonry sand. It is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is what makes it workable for mortar mixing and tight paver joints.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a patio paver project?

One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth. For a typical joint fill pass, most patios only need a thin layer, so measure your square footage and use that coverage rate as your starting point before rounding up slightly for waste.

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When is the best time to install sand for hardscaping in Athens?

Spring through fall is prime hardscape season here, once the ground has cleared the Apr 15 last frost date and before the Oct 31 first frost sets in. Working outside that window risks the sand base freezing or shifting before it settles properly.

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Where will the sand be placed on delivery day?

Our truck places the load wherever you specify at checkout, typically a driveway or staging area close to your project site. Make sure there is clear truck access and enough room for the pile, since we place the full load in one spot rather than spreading it around the yard.

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Should I use sand or chip stone under my pavers?

Sand has been the traditional choice, but chip stone is increasingly used for paver bedding because it does not pump or wash out the way sand can under repeated freeze thaw cycles. Sand still makes sense for mortar mixing and pool bases where its fine, uniform texture is actually the point.

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