About this sand
Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
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How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet, and most mortar and paver joint work only calls for 1 to 2 inches of material. For a typical patio base or bedding layer, figure your square footage, decide your depth within that 1 to 2 inch range, and order in full cubic yards since this sand is sold by the yard, not by the bag.
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Bayou Cane Sand Delivery
Bayou Cane Sand Delivery
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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.
How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet, and most mortar and paver joint work only calls for 1 to 2 inches of material. For a typical patio base or bedding layer, figure your square footage, decide your depth within that 1 to 2 inch range, and order in full cubic yards since this sand is sold by the yard, not by the bag.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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How It Works
Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Mason sand is usually the middle layer on a job, so most orders here pair it with a compacted base stone below and pavers or mortar mix above. If you are setting a pool, a layer of this sand under the liner is standard, and some crews are shifting to clean chip stone instead of sand for paver bedding since it will not pump or wash out the way sand can. Either way, having the base material and the top material arrive together keeps a crew from stalling mid job.
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Areas we deliver sand in Bayou Cane, Louisiana
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Mason sand's fine, uniform grain is what makes mortar workable, but that same fineness means it will not lock together the way coarser bedding sand does under pavers. If you are setting pavers rather than mixing mortar, ask about clean chip stone for the bedding layer instead, it compacts and stays put without pumping moisture up through the joints the way sand can in a wet, high water table area like Bayou Cane.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Keep mason sand covered or use it promptly once delivered, especially during the wetter months here. Standing water on an uncovered pile will not ruin the sand, but it makes it heavier to work with and slower to screed evenly for mortar batches or pool base leveling.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project needs both a base layer and mortar sand, order them as separate yardages rather than guessing one blended total, since mortar work typically uses far less material than a base layer does. Pairing a smaller mason sand order for joints and mortar with a larger base stone order for the structural layer keeps you from over ordering the more refined, pricier product.
Working With Sand in Bayou Cane
With silty clay as the predominant soil around Bayou Cane, native ground holds water and shifts more than a sand base will, which is why mason sand shows up under pavers, in mortar mixes, and around pool decks rather than as a soil amendment. The area's low elevation and heavy seasonal rain mean drainage at the base layer matters more here than in drier inland cities. Zone 9b's long build season, roughly spring through fall between the Feb 20 last frost and Dec 5 first frost, keeps hardscape crews busy for most of the year. This is a project material, not a garden material, and that is exactly how we deliver it.
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.