The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
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One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver or mortar work calls for that 1 to 2 inch range depending on the application. For a typical Hamilton patio project, figure your square footage first, then decide if you need 1 inch for joint fill or closer to 2 inches for a bedding layer, and order accordingly since this material is sold by the cubic yard.
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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver or mortar work calls for that 1 to 2 inch range depending on the application. For a typical Hamilton patio project, figure your square footage first, then decide if you need 1 inch for joint fill or closer to 2 inches for a bedding layer, and order accordingly since this material is sold by the cubic yard.
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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a ni...
The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
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...
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 concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.
Most Hamilton hardscape jobs pair this sand with paver base gravel underneath and either paver sand or polymeric jointing sand on top, depending on the joint width. If you are doing mortar work for a retaining wall or steps, a load of sand alongside your cement bags covers the mix side of the job. Some crews are shifting to chip stone for paver bedding instead of sand since it does not pump under pressure, worth asking about if that is your project.
Mason sand is much finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is exactly why it works for mortar but can behave differently as paver bedding. If you are used to concrete sand under pavers, do not assume mason sand compacts the same way, test a small section first. In Hamilton's freeze thaw cycles, an uneven bedding layer shows up fast as settling by the following spring.
A common mistake on paver jobs here is skipping compaction between bedding layers, especially with our silt loam subgrade holding moisture longer than sandy soil would. Compact your base, add sand, screed it level, then compact again lightly before setting pavers. Skipping this step is the number one reason patios settle unevenly within a year or two, particularly after a wet Ohio spring.
If your project only needs joint fill rather than a full bedding layer, you may need far less material than the calculator suggests for total coverage, since joints only take a thin fill compared to a full base layer. Talk through your specific application before ordering a full yard if you are only filling gaps between existing pavers, it can save you from having leftover material with nowhere to use it.
Hamilton sits on silt loam soil that drains slower than sandy ground, which is exactly why sand matters here for hardscape prep. When you are setting pavers near the High-Main Street Bridge area or anywhere close to the river, a proper sand base or bedding layer keeps water moving instead of pooling under your patio or walkway. With winters bringing frost down through Zone 6b ground, a well drained bedding layer also resists the heave that cracks poorly built walkways every spring. This is project material, not a soil amendment, so think mortar mix, joint fill, and pool base work rather than garden beds.
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.
