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!
Thanks! We received your request.
Something went wrong. Please try again.
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, which is the typical spread for paver bedding or a pool base. For mortar mixing you are working in smaller batches, so figure your yardage off total project area rather than a single number. Most patio and walkway jobs in Fort Mill land between half a yard and two yards depending on square footage and depth.
Couldn't load pickup availability
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.
If your sand isn't the quantity or quality you ordered, we'll make it right.
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, which is the typical spread for paver bedding or a pool base. For mortar mixing you are working in smaller batches, so figure your yardage off total project area rather than a single number. Most patio and walkway jobs in Fort Mill land between half a yard and two yards depending on square footage and depth.
Thanks! We received your request.
Something went wrong. Please try again.
Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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 paver base stone underneath and polymeric sand for the joints once your pavers are set. If you are mixing mortar, you will also want your stone or block on site before the sand arrives so the job moves in one sequence instead of stalling.
Service area
Mason sand works because it is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is what lets it pack tight under pavers without leaving voids. If you are using it as bedding rather than mortar, screed it level with a straight board before setting stone, and resist the urge to compact it wet. Fort Mill's clay subgrade already holds moisture, so let the sand layer stay workable and dry until the pavers are down.
A common mistake on pool decks and paver patios is skipping a proper base stone layer and going straight from clay to sand. That setup will settle unevenly within a season once Fort Mill's clay expands and contracts through winter freezes and summer heat. Always build compacted base stone first, then the sand bedding layer on top, never sand directly on exposed clay.
If your project only needs mason sand for mortar mixing, order a bit more than the math suggests since mix ratios vary by job and waste is common with hand mixing. For paver bedding, clean chip stone is increasingly used instead of sand because it will not pump or wash out under freeze thaw pressure, worth asking your contractor which they prefer before you order.
Fort Mill sits on heavy red clay that holds water and shifts with the seasons, which is exactly why builders do not set pavers or block directly on it. Mason sand gives you a stable, drainable layer that will not heave the way clay does through freeze thaw cycles between the Nov 8 and Mar 15 frost dates. Around the Anne Springs Close Greenway and the newer subdivisions filling in this fast growing suburb, most of the sand orders we deliver go toward paver patios, mortar for stone veneer, and pool base prep. It is a small, precise part of the job, but it is the part that keeps everything above it from shifting.
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.
