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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.
Tracy Bly
Tracy Bly
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Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet, so a typical paver patio or mortar job needs less material than people expect. For paver bedding most installers set a 1 to 2 inch layer, which cuts that coverage roughly in half at the deeper end. Measure your patio or joint area in square feet first, then work backward from there to figure your cubic yard order.

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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Dallas Sand Delivery

Dallas Sand Delivery

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$74.00 per Yard
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Why order through Mulch Mound

The best local sand, without the guesswork.

We hand-pick and partner with the best yards in your region, keep only the ones our buyers rate well, and back each load with our guarantee.

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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.
Tracy Bly
Tracy Bly
Google Review

Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet, so a typical paver patio or mortar job needs less material than people expect. For paver bedding most installers set a 1 to 2 inch layer, which cuts that coverage roughly in half at the deeper end. Measure your patio or joint area in square feet first, then work backward from there to figure your cubic yard order.

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 Dallas Folks

4.7
out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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Tracy Bly
Tracy Bly

Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

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Eric Waller
Eric Waller

The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a ni...

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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.

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William Schaaf
William Schaaf

This was the easiest process to purchase mulch! It arrived on time and the driver did an amazing job putting it exactly where I wanted it. I will b...

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This was the easiest process to purchase mulch! It arrived on time and the driver did an amazing job putting it exactly where I wanted it. I will be a return customer for sure.

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Mason sand pairs naturally with pavers, natural stone, or brick for anyone building a patio or walkway, and with base rock underneath for a properly layered installation. If you're mixing mortar on site, cement and a mixing tub round out the order. Some Dallas crews are shifting to clean chip stone under pavers instead of sand since it won't pump or wash out during our heavy spring storms, worth asking about if you want that option.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you're bedding pavers, know that mason sand alone can migrate and pump up through joints during heavy rain, which Dallas gets in bursts each spring. A lot of local installers now use clean chip stone as the bedding layer and reserve mason sand for jointing or mortar work instead. Ask your supplier which the job calls for before you order, since using the wrong grade under pavers is one of the most common callbacks in this trade.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Mason sand should stay covered or tarped once delivered if rain is in the forecast, since Dallas storms can wash fines out of an uncovered pile fast and leave you short on your job. It doesn't compact the way base rock does, so don't count on it to carry structural load on its own, it's a bedding and jointing material, not a base material.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Because our native Blackland Clay is so different from the sand itself, don't try to stretch a sand order to also amend garden beds, it won't improve clay drainage and can actually make it worse if mixed in thin layers. Keep sand orders dedicated to hardscape and mortar work, and handle soil drainage problems with a separate product suited for that, like expanded shale or a proper bed mix.

Working With Sand in Dallas

Dallas sits on Blackland Clay, which means most yards already have a heavy, slow draining subsoil, so mason sand gets used mostly for hardscape work rather than soil amendment here. Patio and paver installs, pool decks, and mortar mixing for stone veneer are the common jobs we deliver for. With hot, dry summers and a mild winter down to the mid 8a zone, hardscape crews work nearly year round, so sand orders come in steadily outside the deep summer heat. Because native clay swells and shrinks with our wet spring and dry summer swings, a proper sand bedding layer matters more here than in sandier regions.

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 I'd buy in bags at a hardware store here in Dallas?

Yes, it's the same washed, finely screened grade, just delivered in bulk by the cubic yard instead of in 50 pound bags. That makes it more practical for anything beyond a small patch, since a full patio or wall project can burn through more bags than most trucks can carry in one trip.

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How much sand do I need for a 200 square foot patio?

At a 1 inch bedding depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so 200 square feet needs less than a full yard at that thickness. If you're going with a 2 inch bed, plan on roughly 1.25 cubic yards to cover the same area with room for compaction.

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When's the best time to install pavers with sand bedding in Dallas?

Spring through fall is peak hardscape season here, and with our mild zone 8a winters you can actually work most months except during hard freeze stretches around late December through February. Just avoid installing right before a heavy rain event, since fresh sand bedding needs a chance to settle before it gets soaked.

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Where will the sand be dropped and do I need to be home?

The load is placed wherever you direct at checkout, typically a driveway or curbside spot with truck access. You don't need to be home, but you should have the drop zone clear and reachable beforehand, since the driver won't move the load once it's placed.

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Should I use mason sand or chip stone under my pavers?

Mason sand is the traditional choice and works well for jointing and mortar mixing, but many Dallas installers now prefer clean chip stone under pavers because it doesn't pump or wash out during heavy spring rain the way sand can. If you're set on sand for bedding, plan on periodic joint refills over time.

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