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Sand - Mulch Mound
Sand - Mulch Mound

About this sand

Washed and finely screened masonry sand for mortar, paver joints, and pool bases. Consistent grain, ready to screed.
Carrie Sibbald
Carrie Sibbald
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At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a small paver patio or a mortar mixing job for a mid sized wall usually needs less than a full yard. For mortar work depth is less relevant than volume, so estimate by batch requirements instead of square footage. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly since sand settles and compacts during the delivery and dump.

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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Waco Sand Delivery

Waco Sand Delivery

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$74.00 per Yard
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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.
Carrie Sibbald
Carrie Sibbald
Google Review

At a 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a small paver patio or a mortar mixing job for a mid sized wall usually needs less than a full yard. For mortar work depth is less relevant than volume, so estimate by batch requirements instead of square footage. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly since sand settles and compacts during the delivery and dump.

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

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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.

From The Mouths of Waco Folks

4.7
out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Mason sand pairs naturally with brick, natural stone, or concrete pavers for anything from a walkway to a retaining wall face near a patio. If you are setting pavers, ask about chip stone as a bedding alternative since it resists washout better in our clay soil during heavy rain. Crushed limestone base material is a common companion layer underneath either option.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Mason sand and concrete sand look similar but behave differently. Mason sand is finer and more uniform, which is what lets mortar spread smoothly under a trowel without dragging or clumping. If you use a coarser sand in a mortar mix, you will fight the material the whole job. For pool bases or paver joints, that same fineness helps it settle evenly, but it also means it can wash out faster in heavy rain, so plan installation around dry stretches.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

A common mistake in Waco is ordering mason sand for paver bedding without accounting for our clay subgrade. Blackland clay moves seasonally, and straight sand bedding over an unstable base will telegraph that movement into your pavers within a year or two. Compact and level a proper base layer first, ideally with a crushed stone or decomposed granite layer beneath the sand, especially on any project near the river bottoms where soil moisture swings are more extreme.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are doing both mortar work and paver bedding on the same job, order mason sand for the mortar and consider chip stone for the bedding layer instead of doubling up on sand. Chip stone locks together and will not pump up through joints during heavy spring storms, which mason sand can do over time. It costs a bit more upfront but saves a re-leveling job down the road.

Working With Sand in Waco

Waco's blackland clay shifts with the wet and dry cycles that come with our zone 8b summers, which is exactly why a proper bedding layer matters for any paver or masonry project here. Mason sand gives mortar the workability that a coarser concrete sand cannot, which matters if you are doing brick or stone work near downtown or along the river. Some crews are moving from sand to chip stone for paver bedding since it will not pump up through joints during our heavy spring rains, worth discussing before you order.

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 mason sand the same as regular sand for a patio base in Waco?

Not exactly. Mason sand is finer and more uniform, which makes it good for mortar mixing and paver joints, but as a bedding layer under pavers it can shift or pump over time, especially with our clay soil. Many local installers now use chip stone for bedding and reserve mason sand for mortar and joint filling.

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How many cubic yards of mason sand do I need for a small patio?

At 1 inch deep, a cubic yard covers about 324 square feet, so a 200 square foot patio joint fill or thin bedding layer usually takes well under a full yard. For mortar mixing, base your order on batch volume from your mason rather than square footage, since depth does not apply the same way.

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When is the best time to install with mason sand in Waco?

Spring through fall is when most hardscape work happens here, once the ground has dried out from winter rain and before the peak summer heat makes mortar set too fast. Avoid installing right before a heavy rain forecast, since fresh sand joints and unset mortar are vulnerable to washout before they settle.

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Where will the sand be dropped and do I need to prepare anything?

We place the load wherever your driveway or yard allows truck access, just let us know the exact spot at checkout. Clear the area beforehand and put down a tarp if you want to protect concrete or grass, since a cubic yard of sand dumped in one pile is heavier and messier than it looks.

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Should I use mason sand or chip stone for my paver patio?

Mason sand has long been standard for paver bedding, but chip stone is increasingly used instead because it locks together and resists pumping up through joints during heavy rain, which matters given our clay soil and seasonal moisture swings. Mason sand is still the right call for mortar mixing and pool bases where its fine, uniform texture is needed.

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