How much paver sand do you need?
Measure the patio or path you are setting pavers on. You get tons, cubic yards and truck loads of paver sand.
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Assumes paver sand at 1.4 tons per cubic yard. Damp sand weighs more than dry, so ask your supplier for their number.
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About paver sand
Paver sand is what many people call the 1 inch bed of sand that pavers sit on, and suppliers fill the order with concrete sand. Coarse grains hold the bed flat and let water drain through it. It is not the fine joint sand swept between pavers after they are laid.
Also called concrete sand.
More about paver sand
The words get used for two different sands. The bedding layer under the pavers is coarse concrete sand, bought in bulk by the ton. The sand swept into the joints at the end is a much finer sand, often polymeric, sold in bags, and a patio needs only a few of them.
Lay the bed over a packed gravel base 4 to 6 inches thick. Screed the sand to an even 1 inch with a board on rails, keep off it, and set the pavers straight onto the loose bed. A plate compactor run over the laid pavers pushes them down into the sand and locks them in place.
A bed thicker than about an inch and a half tends to shift and rut under traffic, so fix low spots in the base, not with extra sand. Sand stored uncovered drinks rain, and a damp load weighs 10 to 15 percent above a dry one on the scale.