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Sand - Mulch Mound
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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.
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At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, and at 2 inches that drops to roughly 162 square feet, so measure your project area first and pick the depth that matches your use, thin for a paver joint fill, deeper for a pool base. Most mortar mixing jobs need less volume than people expect since it is blended with cement rather than spread flat. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly rather than short, a return trip costs more than a little extra sand sitting on a tarp.

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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Marion Sand Delivery

Marion Sand Delivery

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$74.00 per Yard
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Why order through Mulch Mound

The best local sand, without the guesswork.

We hand-pick and partner with the best yards in your region, keep only the ones our buyers rate well, and back each load with our guarantee.

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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.
Nicholas Thom
Nicholas Thom
Google Review

So Easy!
So Cheap!
So doing this again next year!

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, and at 2 inches that drops to roughly 162 square feet, so measure your project area first and pick the depth that matches your use, thin for a paver joint fill, deeper for a pool base. Most mortar mixing jobs need less volume than people expect since it is blended with cement rather than spread flat. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly rather than short, a return trip costs more than a little extra sand sitting on a tarp.

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

3

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 Marion Folks

4.7
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Tracy Bly
Tracy Bly

Very happy with the ease of ordering. Delivery went exactly as planned. Garden soil looks great and couldn’t be happier.

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Eric Waller
Eric Waller

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...

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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.

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Sand pairs naturally with paver base stone and edge restraints on hardscape jobs, and with bagged or bulk cement for anyone mixing their own mortar on site. If you are setting a pool this season, a load of sand for the base alongside gravel for drainage covers both ends of the job in one delivery.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

For mortar mixing in Marion's climate, keep your sand covered and dry before use, especially in spring when rain is frequent, since damp sand throws off your mix ratio and weakens the bond. If you are working outdoors during a wet stretch between March and May, tarp the pile overnight and only pull what you need for that day's batch, testing moisture by squeezing a handful before you start mixing cement.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

A common mistake with paver bedding is assuming sand alone will hold up long term. Marion's silt loam base combined with freeze thaw cycles through a zone 6a winter can cause sand bedding to shift or pump moisture up between joints over a few seasons. If you are setting pavers rather than mixing mortar, ask about clean chip stone instead, it locks in place and does not migrate the way sand can under repeated freezing.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If your project needs both a base layer and a finishing layer, like a pool installation, order your sand and any companion gravel or stone in the same delivery rather than scheduling two separate trips. Combining loads on one truck run reduces the per trip delivery cost and gets both materials on site the same day, which keeps a hardscape or pool crew working without a gap waiting on a second delivery.

Working With Sand in Marion

Marion sits on silt loam, a soil that holds water and gets slick when wet, so it is not something you want to build a paver base directly on top of without a proper sand or stone bedding layer between. This sand gives masons the workability they need for mortar joints on brick and block projects common around town, from Harding Memorial style stonework to backyard walls. For paver bedding specifically, more contractors here are shifting to clean chip stone since it resists the pumping problems that can happen with sand under freeze thaw cycles in a zone 6a winter. Pool base work and mortar mixing remain the strongest uses for this material locally.

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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Is this the same as mason sand?

Yes, what we deliver is washed and finely screened sand, which is what people in many regions call mason sand. It is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is why it works so well for mortar mixing and other jobs where a smooth, workable consistency matters more than coarse strength.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a pool base?

It depends on your pool footprint and desired depth, but as a reference, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth. For a typical above ground pool base, most homeowners land between 1 and 3 cubic yards depending on diameter, so measure your circle's square footage first and use that figure.

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When is the best time to install sand for a hardscape project in Marion?

Spring through fall is prime hardscape season here, once the ground has thawed from Marion's winter and dried out enough to work. Avoid installing right after heavy spring rain since silt loam soil underneath stays saturated longer than sandy soil, which can cause your base layer to settle unevenly if you build on top of it too soon.

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Where will the sand be placed on delivery day?

Our driver places the load wherever you designate ahead of time, typically a driveway or flat area near your project. Let us know if access is limited, narrow gates or steep grades can affect where the truck can safely maneuver, so a clear flat spot close to the work area makes unloading and later moving the material much easier.

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Should I use sand or chip stone under my pavers?

For paver bedding specifically, many contractors now prefer clean chip stone over sand because it resists shifting and does not pump moisture up through the joints during freeze thaw cycles, which Marion sees plenty of each winter. Sand still performs well for mortar mixing and pool bases, it is really the bedding layer under pavers where stone has become the stronger long term choice.

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