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Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
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How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a typical 200 square foot paver patio joint job or pool base needs roughly two thirds of a yard, and most people round up to a full yard to account for settling and touch ups. For mortar mixing, order based on your mix ratio rather than area, since it is measured by volume per batch, not spread thickness. Sand is heavy at 1.35 tons per cubic yard, so even a small order is a serious amount of material.
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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.
How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a typical 200 square foot paver patio joint job or pool base needs roughly two thirds of a yard, and most people round up to a full yard to account for settling and touch ups. For mortar mixing, order based on your mix ratio rather than area, since it is measured by volume per batch, not spread thickness. Sand is heavy at 1.35 tons per cubic yard, so even a small order is a serious amount of material.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Sand pairs naturally with paver base and crushed rock for a full hardscape build, since the base handles structure and drainage while the sand fills the joints and levels the bedding. If you are doing a pool deck, decomposed granite or flagstone often rounds out the surrounding landscape. Many Lancaster customers order sand alongside gravel for a driveway or walkway edge in the same delivery.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Mason sand for mortar mixing needs to stay dry and covered before use, especially in Lancaster's wind, which is common come spring afternoons. A loose tarp weighted at the corners keeps it clean and prevents grit contamination from blowing topsoil or debris settling into your pile before you are ready to mix.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake with paver joints is sweeping sand in dry and calling it done. Compact the joints with a plate compactor after the first pass, add more sand, then compact again. Skipping the second pass leaves joints under filled, and in Lancaster's temperature swings between hot days and cold desert nights, under filled joints loosen faster.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project is a paver patio, consider whether you actually need mason sand for the bedding layer or if chip stone makes more sense, since chip stone does not pump up through joints over time the way sand can under freeze thaw cycling. Save your mason sand order for mortar and joint filling where its fine, uniform grain actually matters.
Working With Sand in Lancaster
Lancaster sits at 2,350 feet on sandy loam soil, which already drains fast, so this sand is not fighting the ground, it is finishing a job the native soil started. Most calls we get here are for paver joints on patios near the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve area homes, pool base leveling, and mortar mixing for block walls that hold up against the wind. The dry high desert air means sand does not clump on site, which is good for workability but means you should keep it covered if wind kicks up before you spread it. With such low humidity most of the year, timing your project outside the peak summer heat makes handling easier on your crew.
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.