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One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so a typical paver patio bedding layer at 1 to 2 inches will need roughly half that coverage per yard, closer to 160 to 320 square feet depending on depth chosen. For mortar mixing or smaller jobs like joint filling, a fraction of a yard often does it, so measure your square footage first and work backward from there.
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Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.
One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so a typical paver patio bedding layer at 1 to 2 inches will need roughly half that coverage per yard, closer to 160 to 320 square feet depending on depth chosen. For mortar mixing or smaller jobs like joint filling, a fraction of a yard often does it, so measure your square footage first and work backward from there.
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Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all co...
Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.
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Sand pairs naturally with pavers, brick, and natural stone for patios and walkways, and many Cincinnati customers order crushed stone or gravel for a base layer underneath before the sand goes down. If you are building on clay, a compacted stone base under the sand bed will do more for long term stability than the sand alone.
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Cincinnati's clay subsoil holds water, so if you are bedding pavers, do not skip a compacted gravel base under the sand layer. Sand alone over clay will settle unevenly once the ground freezes and thaws between October and April. A 4 inch compacted base topped with 1 inch of screened sand gives pavers a stable platform that will not heave the way a sand-only bed will after a hard winter.
A common mistake on paver jobs here is screeding sand too far ahead of laying. Once it is spread, wind and even light rain can disturb the level before you get pavers set. Work in small sections, screed a few feet at a time, and set your pavers immediately behind the screed board rather than prepping the whole patio area first and coming back to it later.
If your project mixes mortar for brick or stone work, order slightly more sand than your calculator suggests since mixing always wastes some material and mortar batches are easy to underestimate. For paver joints, some Cincinnati contractors are shifting to chip stone instead of sand because it resists washout during heavy spring rains and will not pump up through joints the way sand can over time.
Cincinnati's clay soil does not drain well, which is exactly why sand shows up on so many hardscape jobs around town, from patios near the Roebling Bridge area to backyard paver walks in the hillside neighborhoods. Washed sand gets used for mortar mixing on brick and stone work, for filling paver joints, and for pool base leveling where you need something that will not shift once it is tamped. With freeze thaw cycles hitting hard between the October and April frost dates, a properly bedded paver project depends on consistent, well screened sand rather than whatever fines are left in native soil.
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.
