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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
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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 of this sand covers about 324 square feet, so a small mortar batch or joint fill job for a typical Yonkers patio often needs well under a full yard. For paver joints or pool base leveling most installers stay in the 1 to 2 inch range, so measure your square footage first and work backward from the 324 square foot figure. If you are unsure, order slightly over rather than short, since a partial yard left over is easy to store dry until the next project.

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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Yonkers Sand Delivery

Yonkers 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 of this sand covers about 324 square feet, so a small mortar batch or joint fill job for a typical Yonkers patio often needs well under a full yard. For paver joints or pool base leveling most installers stay in the 1 to 2 inch range, so measure your square footage first and work backward from the 324 square foot figure. If you are unsure, order slightly over rather than short, since a partial yard left over is easy to store dry until the next project.

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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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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Most jobs that call for this sand also need paver base stone or crushed gravel underneath it, since the sand alone will not carry structural load on wet loam. If you are setting a paver patio into a slope near one of the hills, a compactable base material below and this sand for the joints on top is the standard build. Some installers are now finishing joints with chip stone instead, since it resists the pumping this sand can show under freeze thaw cycles.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Because Yonkers loam holds water into spring, damp sand can clump when you mix mortar, throwing off your water ratio without you noticing. Test a small batch before committing to a full mortar mix, especially on deliveries that sit outside overnight. If the sand feels tacky rather than loose and free flowing, cut back your added water slightly or let it dry under cover for a day before mixing.

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A common mistake on hillside patios here is using this sand as paver bedding under the pavers themselves instead of just in the joints. It shifts and pumps out over freeze thaw cycles far more than compactable base material does. Reserve it for joint filling and mortar work, and use crushed stone or paver base for the structural layer beneath the pavers.

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If your project also needs a compactable base layer, order that separately rather than trying to stretch this sand to do both jobs, since the two materials behave very differently under load. Buying the base stone and this sand together in one delivery saves a second trip and lets you build the whole patio or wall in one sitting once the frost has cleared in April.

Working With Sand in Yonkers

Yonkers sits on loam soil across a hilly, terraced city, which is exactly the kind of ground where retaining walls, stone steps, and paver patios show up on nearly every block. This sand is not a soil amendment, it is a construction material for the joints and bedding in that hardscape work. With the city's clay-leaning loam holding moisture through spring, a clean, uniform washed sand keeps mortar mixes predictable instead of gritty or inconsistent. Most calls we get here are for small batch jobs, paver joint sanding and mortar mixing for stone steps built into those seven hills.

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 this the same as mason sand?

Yes, this is washed and finely screened sand, which is what people in many regions call mason sand. It is finer and more uniform than concrete sand, which is what makes it workable for mortar mixing, paver joints, and pool base work rather than structural fill.

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How much sand do I need for a paver patio's joints in Yonkers?

At 1 inch depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 324 square feet, but joint filling uses far less material than that since you are only filling the gaps, not covering the whole surface. Most residential patios need well under a full yard, so measure the joint area rather than the total patio footprint.

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When should I schedule this for a hardscape project?

Hardscape work in Yonkers picks up once the ground firms up after the April 5 last frost and runs through fall before the November 5 first frost. Working within that window keeps mortar cure times predictable, since cold, damp conditions outside that range slow curing and can weaken the joints.

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Can the truck get up to a hillside driveway in Yonkers?

In most cases yes, but Yonkers has plenty of steep or narrow driveways given the city's seven hills, so let us know at checkout if your access is tight. The load gets placed at the drop site you specify, so clearing a path and confirming the spot ahead of time keeps delivery day simple.

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Should I use this sand or chip stone for paver joints?

This sand has long been the standard for paver joints, but chip stone is increasingly used instead because it resists washing out and does not pump the way sand can over repeated freeze thaw cycles. If your project sits somewhere that sees heavy winter freeze and thaw, chip stone may hold up longer in the joints.

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