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Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
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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, so a small paver patio or pool deck project often needs just a yard or two. For mortar mixing or joint fill, figure your square footage and depth, typically 1 to 2 inches, then divide accordingly. Sand is sold and delivered by the cubic yard, so round up slightly rather than run short mid-project.
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San Marcos Sand Delivery
San Marcos 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.
I have ordered twice now, a pleasure to deal with, easy and fast delivery, beautiful mulch!
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, so a small paver patio or pool deck project often needs just a yard or two. For mortar mixing or joint fill, figure your square footage and depth, typically 1 to 2 inches, then divide accordingly. Sand is sold and delivered by the cubic yard, so round up slightly rather than run short mid-project.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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How It Works
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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.
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Mason sand pairs naturally with paver base or crushed granite for the structural layers underneath, with the sand reserved for the fine top layer or joint fill. If you are mixing mortar on site, you will also want cement and a mixing surface staged before delivery. Pool builders around San Marcos often order sand alongside gravel for base leveling.
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Areas we deliver sand in San Marcos, Texas
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Because San Marcos clay drains poorly, any sand you place for paver joints or a pool base should sit on a compacted, well graded base first, not directly on native soil. Skipping that step means the sand migrates into voids in the clay over time and your joints or pool deck will settle unevenly within a season or two, especially after our heavier spring rains.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is using mason sand as the main bedding layer under pavers instead of joint fill. It is finer and less stable under load than coarse concrete sand or chip stone, which is why more installers around San Marcos have shifted to chip stone for bedding since it resists pumping and rutting under foot traffic and rain.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project needs both bedding and joint sand, order chip stone or concrete sand for the base layer and mason sand only for the top joints or mortar mix. This keeps you from paying for a full load of fine sand when a coarser, often more cost efficient material handles the bulk of the job just as well structurally.
Working With Sand in San Marcos
San Marcos sits on alkaline clay that turns hard and slick when wet, which is exactly why sand matters here for drainage layers under pavers and pool decks near the river. With hardscape season running spring through fall and a mild 9a winter, most masonry and paver projects get built between the March last frost and the November first frost. Mason sand gives you a predictable, fine texture that mixes clean for mortar work on patios and outdoor kitchens common around the San Marcos Springs area. It is not a substitute for coarser bedding sand if you are setting pavers over a large area, but for joints and mortar it is the right call.
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.