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One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so for mortar beds or paver joint filling you are usually working in smaller volumes than a mulch or gravel job. A typical pool base or joint-filling project for a mid-size patio might need half a yard to a yard, while a full mortar mixing operation for a mason crew running for days could need several yards delivered at once.
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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.
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, so for mortar beds or paver joint filling you are usually working in smaller volumes than a mulch or gravel job. A typical pool base or joint-filling project for a mid-size patio might need half a yard to a yard, while a full mortar mixing operation for a mason crew running for days could need several yards delivered at once.
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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.
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Most jobs using this sand also need chip stone for paver bedding, or portland cement if you are mixing mortar on site. If you are doing a pool installation, ask about pairing with a base gravel layer underneath the sand for better drainage given how much Peoria silt loam holds water.
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If you are mixing mortar in Peoria during the summer months, keep your sand pile covered or shaded, because high humidity off the Illinois River can add moisture to the pile that throws off your water to mix ratio without you noticing. A slightly damp sand pile means less added water needed, and guessing wrong here is one of the most common reasons mortar comes out either too stiff or too soupy on site.
A lot of Peoria contractors default to sand for paver joints out of habit, but with our freeze thaw cycles running from October frost through late April thaw, sand joints tend to wash out or get pushed up over a couple seasons. Chip stone locks better and does not pump the way sand does under repeated freezing and thawing, so if joint stability matters more than tradition, it is worth the switch.
Order your mortar sand and any paver base materials in the same delivery when possible, since combining loads on one truck run cuts down on separate delivery trips and site disruption. This matters more in Peoria's older neighborhoods near downtown where driveway access is tight and multiple truck visits can get complicated fast.
Peoria sits on silt loam, a soil that already holds moisture and compacts tightly, so when you are setting pavers or laying a mortar bed you want a material that behaves predictably underneath, not one that shifts with the clay-heavy pockets you find near the river bluffs. This sand is uniform enough to give masons consistent mortar, and it works fine for pool bases too. A lot of River City patios and walkways still use it in paver joints, though we are seeing more contractors switch those joints to chip stone since it does not pump up through the pavers over a Peoria winter freeze thaw cycle. For mortar work specifically, this is still the material you want.
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.
