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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
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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 covers about 324 square feet, so a typical paver joint job or pool base only needs a fraction of a yard unless the area is large. For mortar mixing, order is usually driven by bag ratio rather than square footage, so estimate by the mix you are running rather than coverage. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, round up slightly rather than short, sand is easy to store dry and use on the next job.

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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Denton Sand Delivery

Denton Sand Delivery

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$74.00 per Yard
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The best local sand, without the guesswork.

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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 covers about 324 square feet, so a typical paver joint job or pool base only needs a fraction of a yard unless the area is large. For mortar mixing, order is usually driven by bag ratio rather than square footage, so estimate by the mix you are running rather than coverage. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, round up slightly rather than short, sand is easy to store dry and use on the next job.

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 Denton 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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Sand pairs naturally with paver base or chip stone underneath it, since more installers are moving away from sand bedding toward chip stone that will not pump out under Denton's clay loam movement. If you are mixing mortar, you will also want your masonry cement on hand before the load arrives. For pool decks, a layer of paver base beneath the sand keeps things stable through freeze thaw swings each winter.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are bedding pavers, know that a lot of installers have moved off sand entirely in favor of clean chip stone, because sand bedding can pump and wash out over time, especially with Denton's clay loam shifting underneath. Sand still works fine for joint filling between pavers once they are set. For pool bases and mortar mixing, the finer washed sand is still the right call, it is really paver bedding where the industry has shifted.

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Mortar mixing is sensitive to moisture content in the sand pile, especially if it sits outside through a Denton thunderstorm. Check the pile before mixing a batch, wet sand throws off your water ratio and weakens the mix. Keep the pile covered with a tarp between uses if you are running a multi-day masonry job, it saves you from guessing on water every morning.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Order sand and paver base or chip stone in the same delivery when you can, it saves a second trip charge and keeps the job moving. Since sand does not degrade sitting in a pile, it is reasonable to order a bit heavy on a big paver or pool deck job rather than run short mid-install and wait on a second load.

Working With Sand in Denton

Denton's native clay loam holds water and swells, which is exactly why sand gets pulled into so many hardscape and masonry jobs here, it does not behave like the soil around it. Pool decks, paver patios, and mortar mixing all depend on sand that will not shift or hold moisture the way the local ground does. With hardscape season running spring through fall and a growing zone that keeps the ground workable most of the year, projects here tend to move fast once they start. Having a full cubic yard on site instead of trickling in bags keeps a mortar crew or paver install from stalling mid-pour.

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 is it different?

Yes, this is mason sand, washed and finely screened natural sand. It is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is what makes it workable for mortar and clean for paver joints. If someone in Denton asks for mason sand, this is the product.

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How much sand do I need for a paver patio in Denton?

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so measure your patio area and divide by that number. Most residential patios need well under a full yard, but round up slightly since sand keeps fine in a covered pile until your next project.

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When is the best time to schedule a hardscape or masonry project here?

Spring through fall is when most hardscape work happens in Denton, since the ground is workable and there is no freeze to fight. Mortar work especially benefits from milder temperatures, extreme heat can dry mortar too fast to work properly, so early or late in the day during summer months helps.

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

You choose the drop location, usually a driveway or the edge of a work area, and specify it at checkout. You do not need to be home, but the spot needs clear truck access, and it helps to have a tarp or plywood down if it is going over grass or a finished surface.

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Should I use sand or chip stone under my pavers?

Chip stone has become the more common choice for paver bedding because it does not pump or wash out the way sand can, especially with Denton's clay loam shifting seasonally underneath. Sand is still the right choice for filling the joints between pavers once they are set, and it remains standard for mortar mixing and pool bases.

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