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One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, or roughly half that at 2 inches for a firmer bedding layer. Most paver joint and pool base jobs stay in the 1 to 2 inch range, so measure your square footage first and work backward from there. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, order in whole or half yard increments to match your project size rather than rounding up to a full pallet of bags.
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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 of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, or roughly half that at 2 inches for a firmer bedding layer. Most paver joint and pool base jobs stay in the 1 to 2 inch range, so measure your square footage first and work backward from there. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, order in whole or half yard increments to match your project size rather than rounding up to a full pallet of bags.
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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 pairs with crushed stone or paver base for a compacted sub base, then sand on top for the leveling course. If you are setting pavers, many Charlottesville crews are shifting to clean chip stone for the joint fill instead of sand, since it will not wash out or pump up through the joints during heavy spring rain. For mortar work, pair it with your own cement mix on site.
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Charlottesville's clay subsoil does not drain, so any sand bedding layer for a patio or walkway needs a compacted gravel base underneath first, not just sand over clay. Skipping that step is the most common reason paver patios in this area heave or sink after a wet winter. Screed the sand to an even 1 to 2 inches, compact lightly, then set your pavers on top rather than pouring extra sand to fix low spots later.
Mason sand left uncovered in Charlottesville's humid summers can crust on top from moisture and then compact unevenly when you finally spread it. Order close to your install date rather than staging it weeks ahead, and if it sits more than a few days, cover the pile with a tarp. This keeps the sand workable for mortar mixing and prevents clumping that throws off your depth measurements.
If your project mixes mortar work and paver bedding, order mason sand for the mortar and consider chip stone for the paver joints instead of sand, since chip stone resists the pumping and washout that sand joints can suffer in heavy rain. Buying both in one delivery instead of separate bagged runs from a hardware store cuts down on trips and lets you size each material to the actual job instead of guessing with bag counts.
Charlottesville sits on dense clay that turns slick when wet and cracks hard in a dry August, which is exactly why masons here reach for mason sand to keep mortar workable through humid summers. Hardscape crews building patios and walkways near the university and downtown also use it as a leveling layer before pavers go down. In zone 7a, freeze thaw cycles between mid October and mid April can shift a poorly bedded paver base, so a properly screeded sand layer matters more here than in milder climates. Pool installers around town use it for the same reason, a stable, uniform base that will not settle unevenly.
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.
