Sand
Brick and block work, mortar, play areas and pool bases.
Fine, clean, washed sand with a consistent grain. Soft enough to work by hand, which is why it ends up in mortar, in sandboxes and under above-ground pools.
Mason sand is finer than concrete sand and will not do the same job. Where a mix design calls for concrete sand, mason sand will weaken it. Where a bricklayer asks for mason sand, give them mason sand.
Specification
Common uses
How much to order
One cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. How far that goes depends entirely on how deep you are laying it.
| Depth | 1 cu yd covers | Yards per 500 sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2 in | 162 sq ft | 3.1 cu yd |
| 3 in | 108 sq ft | 4.6 cu yd |
| 4 in | 81 sq ft | 6.2 cu yd |
| 6 in | 54 sq ft | 9.3 cu yd |
| 12 in | 27 sq ft | 18.6 cu yd |
The arithmetic: length times width times depth, all in feet, divided by 27. A 40 by 20 ft area at 4 inches deep is 40 × 20 × 0.333 ÷ 27, which is about 9.9 cubic yards, so you order 10. Round up rather than down — coming up two yards short on a Friday costs a whole extra delivery.
Mason Sand — common questions
Fine, clean, washed sand with a consistent grain. Soft enough to work by hand, which is why it ends up in mortar, in sandboxes and under above-ground pools.
Brick and block work, mortar, play areas and pool bases. Mason sand is finer than concrete sand and will not do the same job. Where a mix design calls for concrete sand, mason sand will weaken it. Where a bricklayer asks for mason sand, give them mason sand.
Multiply length by width by depth, all in feet, and divide by 27 to get cubic yards. One cubic yard covers 162 sq ft at 2 inches, 108 sq ft at 3 inches, 81 sq ft at 4 inches or 54 sq ft at 6 inches. The calculator does it for you and converts to tons and truckloads.
No. Mason Sand is placed loose rather than compacted, so what you order is what you end up with. Order your plan volume, rounded up to the next whole cubic yard.
$35.00 per cubic yard, plus a flat $200 delivery per order across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade. Minimum order is one cubic yard.
About 1.35 tons per cubic yard. A tri-axle carries roughly 18 cubic yards or 22 tons, whichever it reaches first, so a full load of Mason Sand is about 16.3 cubic yards.
We deliver anywhere from West Palm Beach to Miami — Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. See the service area for lead times by county.
Where we deliver Mason Sand
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