Mason Sand for Patios in Collingswood, NJ

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Collingswood, NJ, the patio job starts below the pavers, not on top of them. New Jersey Rock Supply stocks the full setting bed, from quarry process for the compacted base up to mason sand for the joints. This is Inner Coastal Plain ground, layered sand, silt and clay that holds water longer than the sands farther southeast.

Materials for Collingswood Projects

A paver patio or walkway is a stack of layers, and each one has a job. Get the bedding right and the surface stays flat for years. Skimp on the base and the whole thing moves.

Quarry process, also called QP or 3/4 inch QP, is the standard New Jersey base. It is a blend of 3/4 inch stone down to stone dust that compacts into a tight, hard layer under pavers and flatwork. Order it as QP (Quarry Process).

Stone dust, also called screenings, is the setting bed itself. It goes over the compacted QP at a thin, even depth, then gets screeded and tamped before the pavers drop in. It is also the joint fill. See Stone Dust.

Mason sand, also called masonry sand, is the other bedding option and the one most block and brick crews ask for. It packs firm, drains slowly and works as joint sand on tighter joints. Order Mason Sand when you want that finish.

Where the patio edge meets a lawn or a downspout line, a washed stone keeps water moving instead of sitting. #57 Stone is the usual pick for a French drain or a drainage strip behind a retaining wall.

Ground and Conditions in Collingswood

The failure a thin base shows here is edge drop and rocking pavers after a wet winter. Layered sand, silt and clay hold water, and flat ground slows it further, so a base that is too shallow never dries out and never locks up.

The fix is depth and compaction. Excavate enough to place quarry process in lifts, wet it and run a plate compactor over each one until the stone stops moving. Then screed stone dust or mason sand on top.

Frost matters too. Camden County sits at a frost depth of 2 ft 6 in under the NJ residential code, so base and grading work wants to be finished before the ground freezes. Mid-winter and long wet spells are the two windows that slow this work down.

Summer storms, nor'easters and tropical systems back up the creeks that run to the Delaware, and runoff scours bare slopes and creek banks in a downpour. If your patio sits near a bank or a low spot, plan the drainage before the pavers go down.

Delivery to Collingswood and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your material by the ton or by the cubic yard. Bulk aggregate is usually sold by weight, but most crews think in volume, so decide which one you are pricing before you compare.

To estimate, measure the length and width of the area, multiply by the depth in feet, and that gives you cubic feet. Divide by 27 for cubic yards. For a patio base, work out the QP layer and the bedding layer separately, because they run at different depths.

Delivery covers Collingswood and the rest of Camden County, including Cherry Hill, Camden, Sicklerville, Pennsauken and Voorhees. Tell us where the truck can drop and how far the pile needs to sit from the work.

Get Your Patio Base Priced

Run your patio or walkway dimensions through the calculator and it will return the tons or yards you need for each layer. Then place the order online and New Jersey Rock Supply will deliver the quarry process, stone dust and mason sand to your Collingswood job site.