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One cubic yard of this sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so a typical paver joint or bedding job usually needs less than a full yard unless you are covering a large patio or pool deck. For mortar mixing, figure your ratio first and order in half yard increments since small mixing jobs rarely need a full yard. At 1.35 tons per cubic yard, even a modest order adds up in weight, so measure the area before you call in a number.
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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.
One cubic yard of this sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so a typical paver joint or bedding job usually needs less than a full yard unless you are covering a large patio or pool deck. For mortar mixing, figure your ratio first and order in half yard increments since small mixing jobs rarely need a full yard. At 1.35 tons per cubic yard, even a modest order adds up in weight, so measure the area before you call in a number.
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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 b...
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.
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...
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Most paver jobs around Elgin pair this sand with a base layer of crushed stone or road base underneath it, since the sand alone will not carry load on silt loam subgrade. If you are mixing mortar, keep a bag of portland cement on hand to match your batch size to the sand delivered. Some builders are now swapping chip stone in for the bedding layer since it does not pump the way sand can under pavers over time, worth asking about if that is your application.
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Elgin's silt loam does not drain fast, so if you are setting a paver base near grade, add a couple extra inches of stone below your sand layer rather than relying on the sand to handle water movement. The sand itself should stay close to 1 inch for joint fill and bedding, going deeper just adds material cost without improving stability, and it can actually make joints shift more under freeze thaw cycles common through Elgin winters.
A common mistake on mortar jobs here is mixing sand that is even slightly damp from sitting outside, which throws off your water ratio and makes the mix inconsistent from batch to batch. Keep your pile covered between uses, especially during the wetter spring stretch before hardscape season ramps up, and screen out any clumps before you measure for a mix.
If your project also needs a stone base layer, order both materials on the same delivery to save a trip charge and keep your job site staging simpler. Chip stone has become a common substitute for sand as paver bedding since it locks together instead of pumping out over years of freeze thaw, worth pricing both if you are unsure which fits your project.
Elgin sits on silt loam, which holds water and turns to a slick mess once frost pushes up through it, so a lot of homeowners here use sand as a drainage layer or base course rather than fighting the native soil directly. With a growing season that runs frost to frost from mid May to early October, hardscape and mason work has a real window before the ground locks up again. Pool installers and patio builders around Elgin lean on this sand for beds and joints because it compacts evenly and does not hold the clay-like stickiness silt loam brings to a project. It is not a garden amendment, it is a structural and mortar material.
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.
