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Sand - Mulch Mound
Sand - Mulch Mound

About this sand

Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Mitch Smouse
Mitch Smouse
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Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.

One cubic yard of this sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar work only calls for 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway job in Bethlehem, figure your square footage, decide your depth within that range, and size the order from there rather than guessing on bags.

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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Bethlehem Sand Delivery

Bethlehem 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.
Mitch Smouse
Mitch Smouse
Google Review

Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.

One cubic yard of this sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar work only calls for 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway job in Bethlehem, figure your square footage, decide your depth within that range, and size the order from there rather than guessing on bags.

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 Bethlehem Folks

4.7
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Lindsay Mangan
Lindsay Mangan

Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...

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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!

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Julie Nekich
Julie Nekich

Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...

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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Most jobs using this sand also need paver base stone or chip stone underneath it, since sand alone will not carry the load on its own. If you are working a pool base or a masonry repair around an older Bethlehem row home, having both delivered together saves a second trip and keeps the crew on schedule.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

For mortar mixing in Bethlehem's cooler shoulder seasons, keep your sand dry and covered before use, since damp sand throws off your water ratio and makes mortar harder to work in the cold. If you are pointing brick on an older row home near downtown, sift out any clumps first, uniform grain size is what makes this sand behave predictably in the mix.

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A common mistake on paver jobs here is using this sand alone as bedding under the stones. It shifts and pumps moisture up through the joints over a winter freeze thaw cycle, which is exactly why more crews in the Lehigh Valley have switched to chip stone as the bedding layer and save this sand strictly for the joints on top.

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If your project needs both bedding and mortar sand, order the chip stone base and this sand in the same delivery instead of two separate trips. It is more efficient scheduling around Bethlehem traffic near Route 378, and you will have everything on site before your crew starts instead of waiting mid job.

Working With Sand in Bethlehem

Bethlehem's silt loam holds moisture and can get soft after the spring thaw, which makes a clean sand base valuable for anything that needs to drain and stay put, like paver joints or a pool deck footing. With frost pushing down to April 20 most years, hardscape crews here wait for the ground to firm up before setting stone, and having sand on site ready for mortar mixing keeps a masonry crew moving once they start. Around SteelStacks and the older row home neighborhoods, a lot of repointing and small patio work still relies on this same fine sand for consistent mortar. It is not a fill material, it is a working material, so order what the job needs.

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 or concrete sand?

It is closer to mason sand, finer and more uniformly screened than concrete sand. That finer grain is what makes it workable for mortar mixing and paver joints. Concrete sand has a coarser, more mixed grain size meant for structural concrete, not for finishing work like joints or mortar.

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How much sand do I need for a small patio in Bethlehem?

One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth. Most patio joint work only needs 1 to 2 inches, so for a 300 square foot patio you are likely looking at just over half a yard to a full yard depending on your chosen depth.

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When is the best time to install paver joints with this sand?

Spring through fall is the practical window here, once the ground has fully thawed past April 20 and before the first frost around October 15. Working in that window means the sand settles properly and your joints do not shift from freeze thaw cycles before the project has had time to set.

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Can the delivery truck get down a narrow Bethlehem street or alley?

In most cases yes, but access varies by neighborhood, especially in older sections with tight row home alleys. Let us know about any access limits when you schedule, and we will place the load as close to your work area as the truck can safely reach.

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Should I use this sand or chip stone for my paver base?

For the bedding layer under pavers, chip stone is now the more common choice since it does not pump or shift under moisture the way sand can. Save this sand for the joints between pavers and for mortar mixing, where its finer, uniform grain actually makes the difference.

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