Delivery was seamless, and the truck driver took care to deposit the mulch on the tarp I had laid out. The mulch itself is much better quality than my previous experiences with bagged mulch.
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One cubic yard covers roughly 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar sand jobs run 1 to 2 inches deep depending on the application. For a typical patio joint fill you are usually looking at well under half a yard, but mortar mixing for a block wall or larger masonry job can add up fast, so measure your total square footage first and figure your depth before ordering.
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Delivery was seamless, and the truck driver took care to deposit the mulch on the tarp I had laid out. The mulch itself is much better quality than my previous experiences with bagged mulch.
One cubic yard covers roughly 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar sand jobs run 1 to 2 inches deep depending on the application. For a typical patio joint fill you are usually looking at well under half a yard, but mortar mixing for a block wall or larger masonry job can add up fast, so measure your total square footage first and figure your depth before ordering.
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Delivery was seamless, and the truck driver took care to deposit the mulch on the tarp I had laid out. The mulch itself is much better quality than...
Delivery was seamless, and the truck driver took care to deposit the mulch on the tarp I had laid out. The mulch itself is much better quality than my previous experiences with bagged mulch.
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Most jobs using this sand also need paver base gravel or chip stone underneath, since chip stone is what a lot of builders around here now use in place of sand bedding because it will not pump out over time. If you are mixing mortar, have your cement and any coloring additives on hand before delivery so you are not waiting on a supply run mid pour.
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Because Lima's clay heavy silt loam drains slowly, keep bagged or piled mason sand covered with plastic sheeting if rain is forecast before you use it. Wet sand still works fine for mortar, but it throws off your water to mix ratio and can make a batch too soupy to hold a joint line. A quick tarp over the pile saves you from having to guess at adjustments the morning of a pour.
A common mistake is using this sand as full paver bedding instead of joint fill. It is finer than concrete sand, and under freeze thaw cycles like ours it can migrate or wash out from beneath pavers over a few seasons. Many contractors here have shifted to chip stone as the actual bedding layer and use mason sand only to sweep into the joints on top.
If you are mixing mortar for a multi day block or brick project, order your full estimated yardage up front rather than in batches. Sand from different loads can vary slightly in moisture and fineness, and matching mortar color and workability across two separate deliveries is harder than it sounds, especially on a visible wall or chimney face.
Lima sits on silt loam, which drains slower than sandy soils and holds moisture longer through our zone 6b winters. That matters for hardscape work because a joint or bedding layer that stays damp too long can shift or heave once temperatures swing toward the Apr 25 last frost. This sand is fine enough to lock tight in paver joints and resist that movement better than a coarser fill would. Most of our orders here go into mortar batches for block work or joint sand for patios near Ottawa Metro Park style backyard builds.
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.
