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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One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or joint work only needs a 1 to 2 inch layer, so a single yard often handles a patio sized project or several mortar batches. For paver bedding at 2 inches, figure closer to 160 square feet per yard. Measure your square footage first, then decide on depth based on whether you are bedding pavers or mixing mortar.
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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!
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or joint work only needs a 1 to 2 inch layer, so a single yard often handles a patio sized project or several mortar batches. For paver bedding at 2 inches, figure closer to 160 square feet per yard. Measure your square footage first, then decide on depth based on whether you are bedding pavers or mixing mortar.
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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 cautio...
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!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Mason sand is often paired with paver base stone or clean chip stone underneath it, since more installers around Charlotte are shifting to chip stone for paver bedding because it will not pump or wash out the way sand can. If you are mixing mortar, you will also need cement on hand before the load arrives. For pool decks, a layer of crushed stone below the sand helps with drainage in our clay soil.
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Charlotte's clay soil does not drain fast, so never bed sand directly over compacted clay without a stone base underneath, especially for pool decks or patios that see standing water after our spring downpours. Water will find the low spot and wash fines out from under pavers over time. A 4 inch layer of crushed stone below the sand gives water somewhere to go and keeps your bedding layer stable through wet Carolina springs.
A common mistake we see around Charlotte is using mason sand for paver joints on a driveway that gets regular vehicle traffic. Fine sand washes out of joints faster under load and rain than angular chip stone does. If your project is a walkway or patio, sand works fine, but for anything cars drive on, ask about chip stone instead, it locks together and will not pump up through the joints.
Order mason sand and any base stone in the same delivery when possible, since staging both materials together saves a second driveway blockage and a second delivery fee. If your project spans a weekend, a single cubic yard of sand often stretches across mortar mixing and joint filling both, so measure both needs before ordering rather than guessing twice.
Charlotte sits on heavy clay, so most sand work here is about creating a clean, stable layer that clay cannot intrude into, whether that is under a paver patio near a Dilworth bungalow or in the mortar mix for a stacked stone wall. With the growing season running from April to November, hardscape crews are busy for most of the year and want sand on site fast and staged where they need it, not spread across the yard. Mason sand is also used to top off paver joints on the many patios and walkways going in around newer Charlotte builds. Because native clay holds water, keeping sand out of contact with wet subgrade matters for long term stability.
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.
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.
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.
