Washed Sand for Patios in Goshen, VA

Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Goshen, VA, and 21A sits at the center of most jobs here. We also stock the washed sand, bedding and drainage stone a patio or slab needs, all sized to the job.

Materials for Goshen Projects

A paver patio in Goshen keeps its shape only as long as the base beneath it does. Order 21A for the structural base: it packs hard because of its fines, and it holds a screeded plane so your bedding layer stays even. Compact it in lifts, not one deep pass, or the pavers will move within a season.

Over that base, Washed Sand is the bedding material. It is clean and uniform, so you can screed it flat and set pavers or flagstone without voids opening under the edges. For brick and block work, or joints you plan to sweep and settle, use Mason Sand instead.

Where the patio edges out into a walk, Screenings give you a fine, level surface that tightens up underfoot. For a French drain running away from the patio, or a dry well catching a downspout, order #57 Stone. It is washed, about 3/4 inch, and water moves through it instead of pooling at your base.

Ground and Conditions in Goshen

Most failed patios around here look fine in year one. By year two the low corner has dropped, a joint has opened, and the base is pumping water. That is what a thin base does on limestone valley ground, where bedrock often sits close to the surface and water heads down into the rock rather than across it.

Once that water finds a path, runoff can wash soil into a sinkhole and undermine the surface under your flatwork. The fix is depth and separation. Dig deeper than you think you need and build the base in compacted lifts, then give the patio somewhere to drain with a #57 stone layer or a drain run.

Timing matters too. Midwinter freezes and snow are the main hold-up, and soaked ground after a thaw will not compact. Frost depth is set by each locality, so check the figure for your site before you set base depth.

Delivery to Goshen and the Surrounding Area

Order online, then decide between tons and yards. Bulk material is usually sold by weight, so you convert using the material's density: sand and 21A run heavier per yard than washed stone. The site calculator does that math against your length, width and depth.

For a patio, estimate the compacted volume of each layer separately, base, bedding and any drainage stone, because they are different materials at different depths. Bulk delivery drops at your site in Goshen, in Rockbridge County. We also cover Glasgow, Fairfield, Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge Station and Raphine. Have the truck path and dump spot clear before the load arrives.

Size Your Patio Base Before You Order

Run your patio dimensions through the quantity calculator, add the bedding sand and drainage stone as separate lines, and check the numbers against the depths we talked about. When the figures look right, place the order and we will schedule delivery to your site in Goshen.