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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.
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One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or joint work only needs 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway project, figure your square footage, divide by 324, and adjust up if you are filling deeper joints or building a thicker pool base.

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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Greenville Sand Delivery

Greenville 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.
Donna Nedrow
Donna Nedrow
Google Review

Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!

One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most mortar or joint work only needs 1 to 2 inches. For a typical patio or walkway project, figure your square footage, divide by 324, and adjust up if you are filling deeper joints or building a thicker pool base.

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 Greenville Folks

4.7
out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich

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 ...

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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.

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Michelle Cooper
Michelle Cooper

We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...

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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Mason sand pairs naturally with paver base or crushed stone for the structural layer underneath, with the sand handling the fine leveling and joint work on top. If you are pouring a pool deck or laying brick, having both a base stone and this sand on site in one delivery keeps the project moving without a second trip.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Mason sand for mortar needs to be dry-ish and free of clay lumps when you mix it, since Greenville's sandy loam soil can shed fine silt into a stockpile if it sits uncovered on bare ground during a rainy stretch. Tarp your pile if it is going to sit more than a day or two, especially heading into a wet spring week, so your mortar mix stays consistent from the first batch to the last.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

A common mistake on paver jobs is using mason sand as bedding sand instead of joint fill. It is too fine for structural bedding and can shift or pump water under freeze thaw cycles, which barely applies here given our mild 8a winters, but it still compacts less predictably than chip stone. Save mason sand for joints and mortar, and use a coarser material under the pavers themselves.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are doing both a paver patio and a small pool deck in the same season, order your mason sand in one combined delivery rather than two smaller ones. It sits fine covered for a few weeks between phases, and consolidating the order saves a second truck trip to your site, which matters more than the sand cost itself.

Working With Sand in Greenville

Greenville sits on sandy loam already, so most yards drain fine on their own, which means mason sand here is almost always a construction material rather than a soil amendment. With hardscape season running spring through fall and the frost window from late November to late March, most brick and paver work happens in warm months when mortar cures properly. If you are working near ECU or in the older brick neighborhoods downtown, matching mortar sand to existing joint color and texture matters more than in newer subdivisions.

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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What is mason sand actually used for on a home project in Greenville?

Mason sand is the washed, fine sand used for mixing mortar, filling paver joints, and building smooth pool bases. It is not meant for structural bedding under pavers, that job now mostly goes to chip stone. Around Greenville it shows up most on brick repair, patio joint work, and pool installs.

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How many cubic yards of mason sand do I need for a paver patio?

One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, but joint filling usually uses far less material since you are only filling narrow gaps, not covering the whole surface. Measure your patio's square footage and estimate joint volume separately rather than treating it like a full coverage layer.

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When is the best time of year to do mortar or paver work in Greenville?

Spring through fall works best, roughly after the last frost around March 25 and before the first frost around November 10. Mortar cures more reliably in warmer weather, and most hardscape crews in the area book up during these months, so ordering material ahead of your work date helps keep the job on schedule.

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Can the delivery truck get mason sand close to my backyard build site?

Delivery is usually made to a driveway or accessible area near the street, since the trucks are large and full loads are heavy. If your project is in the backyard, plan on moving the sand from the drop point with a wheelbarrow, and let us know at checkout if access is tight so we can plan the drop spot.

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Should I use mason sand or paver base for my patio project?

Mason sand is for mortar mixing and paver joints, not the structural base layer. For the base under pavers, a compactable stone product performs better than sand and holds up longer under load. Use mason sand specifically for the fine joint fill once your base and pavers are already set.

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