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Sand - Mulch Mound
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Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Brachie Zehnwirth
Brachie Zehnwirth
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I have ordered twice now, a pleasure to deal with, easy and fast delivery, beautiful mulch!

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a 2 inch bedding layer under a patio cuts that coverage roughly in half. For mortar mixing you are working in much smaller volumes, often a fraction of a yard per project, so measure your block or stone count before ordering. Sand is heavy at 1.35 tons per cubic yard, so order what the job needs rather than rounding up for a stockpile.

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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Missoula Sand Delivery

Missoula 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.
Brachie Zehnwirth
Brachie Zehnwirth
Google Review

I have ordered twice now, a pleasure to deal with, easy and fast delivery, beautiful mulch!

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a 2 inch bedding layer under a patio cuts that coverage roughly in half. For mortar mixing you are working in much smaller volumes, often a fraction of a yard per project, so measure your block or stone count before ordering. Sand is heavy at 1.35 tons per cubic yard, so order what the job needs rather than rounding up for a stockpile.

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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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

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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.

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Hannah

I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).

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Sand for joints or bedding usually shows up alongside crushed gravel for the base layer and pavers or natural stone for the surface. If you are mixing mortar for a stone retaining wall on a slope near the M Trail, you will also want to have your cement and aggregate on site before the sand arrives. Many jobs also call for a bit of extra sand held back for topping off joints after the first freeze thaw cycle settles them.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Mason sand is finer and more consistent than concrete sand, which is why it mixes into workable mortar instead of a gritty paste. If you are building a stone wall or veneer near the M Trail or anywhere with exposed rock outcrops, that consistency matters for joint strength. Do not substitute coarser sand to save a trip, it changes how the mortar cures and how well it bonds to stone in our freeze thaw cycles.

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A common mistake here is laying paver bedding sand too thick, thinking more cushion means more stability. Keep it to 1 inch, screeded flat, then set pavers directly on top. Over Missoula's silt loam subgrade, extra sand depth just gives water somewhere to pool and freeze, which pushes pavers out of level by the following spring.

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Many contractors are shifting paver bedding to clean chip stone instead of sand because it does not pump up through joints under freeze thaw stress, which is a real issue at our elevation and frost depth. If your project is joint fill or mortar, stick with sand, but for bedding under a new patio, ask about chip stone as a pairing before you order.

Working With Sand in Missoula

Missoula sits on old glacial lake bed soils, mostly silt loam, which drains slower than sandy ground and holds moisture longer through our short growing season. That matters for hardscape work because a wet subgrade under pavers or a walkway will shift if you skip a proper sand bedding layer. With frost reaching down through the ground from late September to mid May, any sand used under pavers or flatwork needs to sit on a stable, well compacted base or it will heave. Most of the demand here is mortar for stone work near the university and paver joint fill for patios going in during the short building season.

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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Can I use this sand for my kids sandbox or a play area?

This is washed mason sand meant for mortar mixing and paver work, not the softer, rounder sand typically sold for play areas. It works fine underfoot but it is coarser and less rounded than play sand, so if the project is a sandbox, ask about a different product line.

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How much sand do I need for a 200 square foot patio?

At a 1 inch bedding depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so 200 square feet needs a bit under a cubic yard. If you are going 2 inches deep for extra stability on softer ground, plan closer to 1.25 cubic yards to have enough on hand.

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When is the best time of year to do paver or patio work in Missoula?

Spring through fall, roughly mid May through late September, is when the ground is workable and frost is not a factor. Starting too early in spring risks working over ground that is still thawing, which leads to uneven settling once the base fully firms up.

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Where will the sand be dropped and can the truck reach my backyard?

The truck places the load wherever you have a clear, accessible spot, usually a driveway or the street side of your property, since delivery trucks generally cannot cross lawns or narrow side yards. Let us know at checkout if your access is tight so we can plan the drop location.

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Should I use sand or chip stone under my pavers?

Traditional mason sand works but chip stone is increasingly used for paver bedding because it locks together and does not pump up through joints during freeze thaw cycles, which matters given our long frost season. For mortar mixing or joint fill, sand is still the right choice, chip stone is really a bedding layer alternative.

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