Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most jobs here call for 1 to 2 inches depending on whether you are bedding pavers or mixing mortar batches. For a typical patio or walkway base, figure your square footage first, then decide if you need the full 2 inches for stability under heavier pavers. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, round up rather than ordering short and having to schedule a second delivery mid project.
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Greenville Sand Delivery
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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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most jobs here call for 1 to 2 inches depending on whether you are bedding pavers or mixing mortar batches. For a typical patio or walkway base, figure your square footage first, then decide if you need the full 2 inches for stability under heavier pavers. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, round up rather than ordering short and having to schedule a second delivery mid project.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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 a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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.
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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most paver jobs pair mason sand with a base layer of crushed stone underneath for drainage through Greenville's clay, plus paver joint sand to lock the top course in place once it is set. If your project is a pool base, a layer of gravel below the sand helps keep the whole system stable over time. Some crews are now using clean chip stone instead of sand for paver bedding since it will not pump or wash out, worth asking about if drainage is a concern on your site.
Service area
Areas we deliver sand in Greenville, South Carolina
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Mason sand's fine, uniform grain is what makes it workable in mortar, but that same fineness means it compacts differently than concrete sand under a paver base. If you're screeding for pavers, wet the sand slightly before leveling, it holds its shape better under a screed board than bone dry sand, which shifts and creates low spots once you start setting stone on top.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake on clay soil sites like much of Greenville is skipping a compacted base layer and going straight to sand. Clay shifts with moisture, and sand alone won't stop that movement from telegraphing up through your pavers. Always compact a gravel base first, then screed your sand layer on top, thin and level, before setting pavers or building a pool deck foundation.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Mason sand is increasingly being swapped out for clean chip stone as paver bedding material because chip stone does not pump moisture up through joints the way sand can after heavy rain. If your project sits somewhere with poor drainage or your soil holds water like the clay common here, ask about chip stone as an alternative before you commit to a full sand order.
Working With Sand in Greenville
Greenville sits on heavy clay, and that clay does not drain the way sand does, which matters when you are setting pavers or laying a pool base near the river walk or anywhere close to the Liberty Bridge area. Mason sand gives you a clean, stable bedding layer that will not hold water against a paver system the way native clay would. With hardscape season running spring through fall here, most orders come in ahead of patio and walkway builds before the summer humidity peaks. It is also the standard choice for mortar mixing on brick and stone work common in Upstate neighborhoods.
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.