Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, or roughly half that at 2 inches, which is the typical install range for paver joints, mortar beds, and pool base work. For a standard backyard patio project, most homeowners in Grand Junction order somewhere between 1 and 3 cubic yards depending on whether it is joint fill or a full bedding layer. Measure your square footage first, then decide on depth based on the specific job.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
One cubic yard of sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, or roughly half that at 2 inches, which is the typical install range for paver joints, mortar beds, and pool base work. For a standard backyard patio project, most homeowners in Grand Junction order somewhere between 1 and 3 cubic yards depending on whether it is joint fill or a full bedding layer. Measure your square footage first, then decide on depth based on the specific job.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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!
Sand pairs naturally with paver base rock, polymeric jointing sand, or gravel for drainage layers beneath patios and walkways. If your project also involves leveling out alkaline clay subsoil, a base layer of crushed rock underneath the sand will help the whole system drain instead of holding water against your pavers.
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If you are mixing mortar for stonework near the Monument or anywhere else in the valley, use this sand rather than concrete sand. The finer, more uniform grain is what gives mortar its workability and lets it bond properly to stone or brick. Concrete sand's coarser texture makes mortar gritty and harder to trowel smooth, which shows up fast on visible joint lines.
A lot of people still spec sand as paver bedding out of habit, but clean chip stone has largely replaced it for that job because sand pumps and shifts under freeze thaw cycles, and Grand Junction gets real freeze thaw swings between October and April. If you are setting pavers for the long haul, ask about chip stone for the bedding layer and save sand for the joints.
Order slightly more than your calculated volume for mortar jobs, since mixing losses and spillage add up over a multi day project, but keep joint sand orders tight since overbuying there just means bags of leftover material sitting in alkaline clay-heavy soil that will not absorb it and turns it to a wet clump if it rains.
Grand Junction's native soil is alkaline clay, which does not drain well and is a poor bedding material on its own, so most hardscape work here brings in sand rather than fighting the clay underneath. With elevation around 4,586 feet and a frost window that runs mid October to late April, sand for paver joints or mortar work needs to go down while temperatures allow proper curing, generally late spring through fall. Because the Grand Valley is dry, sand stored on site does not turn into a soggy mess the way it might in wetter climates, but it can blow around if left uncovered on windy days near the river.
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.
