Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar mixing jobs only need that thin a layer. For pool base work or thicker mortar batches, figure closer to 2 inches, which cuts your coverage roughly in half, so plan your cubic yard order around the actual depth you need rather than square footage alone.
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Port Royal Sand Delivery
Port Royal 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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
How Much Sand Do I Need?
How Much Sand Do I Need?
One cubic yard of mason sand covers about 324 square feet at a 1 inch depth, and most paver joint or mortar mixing jobs only need that thin a layer. For pool base work or thicker mortar batches, figure closer to 2 inches, which cuts your coverage roughly in half, so plan your cubic yard order around the actual depth you need rather than square footage alone.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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How It Works
Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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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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Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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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.
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
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One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...
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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Mason sand pairs naturally with pavers, mortar mix, and gravel base material on most hardscape jobs around Port Royal. If you are building a paver patio, a lot of local crews are now bedding with clean chip stone instead of sand since it will not pump or wash out in our wet season, so ask about that option before you finalize your order.
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Areas we deliver sand in Port Royal, South Carolina
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Mason sand is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is exactly why it works for mortar and tight paver joints, but that same fineness means it compacts less predictably as a bedding layer under pavers. In Port Royal's humid, rainy stretches, a lot of installers have shifted to clean chip stone for paver bases because it will not pump up through joints the way sand can after heavy rain.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is ordering mason sand for a paver base when what the job actually calls for is bedding stone. Sand works fine for filling joints after pavers are set, but as a structural base layer it can shift over time, especially with our sandy loam soils already draining fast underneath. Match the sand to the task, mortar and joints, not the full base.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Buying mason sand by the cubic yard instead of bagged sand saves a lot of handling time on any job over a few hundred square feet. If you are also ordering gravel or paver base material for the same project, scheduling both deliveries together can save you a second trip charge and gets everything on site before your crew starts.
Working With Sand in Port Royal
Port Royal sits on sandy loam already, so this material is not fighting your native soil, it is working alongside it for specific tasks like mortar and paver joints rather than general bed filling. With a growing season stretching from late March to November and a lot of pool and patio construction along the Lowcountry, mason sand gets steady use spring through fall. The low elevation and humid air mean sand stays workable longer before it sets up hard, which matters when you are jointing pavers on a hot afternoon.
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.