Mason Sand for Patios in Coronado, CA

If you are laying a patio, setting pavers, or pouring a slab, the material under the finish carries the job. California Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Coronado, CA, and most flatwork here starts with Class 2 base compacted in lifts. On the coastal plain, that base sits over Top Soil and clay that moves with the wet and dry seasons.

Order online by the ton or the yard, and the truck brings it to the site. Bedding sand and base rock arrive together for most patio work.

Ground and Conditions in Coronado

A thin base tells on you fast. Pavers rock, joints open, and slab edges crack because the subgrade under the base was never uniform. In this part of San Diego County, soils run from Top Soil to clay, and the clay swells when it wets and shrinks and cracks when it dries.

The fix is a thicker compacted base with the right moisture, not more sand. Build the Class 2 base in lifts and compact each one before bedding sand goes down.

Rain arrives in a few winter storms and atmospheric rivers after a long dry season. Water runs off hardscape and hard dry ground fast, and it pools where the base is low. Grade away from the slab and put a drainage layer where water collects. Winter storm days are the main interruption to flatwork; the long dry season suits base and paver work the rest of the year.

Materials for Coronado Projects

Patio bedding is the job that sets the material list. Under pavers you want a compacted base, a leveling bed, and clean stone where water needs to leave. These are the materials that do that work.

• Class 2 base, also called Class II base or Class 2 aggregate base. The standard California base material, specified by Caltrans as Class 2 aggregate base, for driveways, parking pads, and the compacted base under pavers, slabs and Stone Screenings paths.
• Mason sand, also called masonry sand. Screened fine sand for paver joints, brick and block work, and bedding under flatwork.
• Washed sand, also called concrete sand. Leveling and bedding, and base under slabs.
• Stone Screenings, also called DG. A fine, firm-packing path material for patios and low-water landscape ground cover, laid over a compacted base.
• 3/4 inch drain rock, also called #57 stone. Clean stone with no fines for drainage layers, French drains and drainage trenches.

Recycled base rock, also called recycled Class 2 base, works the same way under drives, patios and slabs. Caltrans allows processed reclaimed asphalt and concrete in aggregate base, so it is a practical choice when you are building up a pad.

Delivery to Coronado and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure which one fits the job, the calculator sizes the load from your project measurements so you can order with confidence.

Bulk delivery drops the material at the site, and you pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck needs room to reach the drop point, so think about access before the load arrives.

We deliver across San Diego County, including San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido and Carlsbad, along with Coronado.

Size Your Patio Load and Place the Order

Start with the calculator to turn your patio or driveway measurements into a quantity in tons or yards. Then pick your materials, choose a delivery date, and place the order online. California Rock Supply delivers bulk base, sand, stone and soil to Coronado and San Diego County. Order when your site is ready.