Price for 2A stone and washed sand

[chassis]

Can someone throw out some ballpark prices per yard for 2A crushed stone and washed sand? The suppliers in my area are still closed for winter, and aren't answering their phones or taking messages. I just need a number to put a rough budget together, regional differences aren't a big deal at this point.

I'm thinking of redoing my paver-brick patio and was going to use 6 inches of 2A and 4 inches of washed sand for the base. Is this overkill? Light foot traffic and typical patio furniture only, no vehicles.

Thanks.

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[Rd Tile]

Maybe one of the moderators can move this to the correct forum.:)

But around here, crushed stone, know as RCA cost 10 to $15 a yd., damp mason sand is 12 to $15 a 1/2 yd., that's if you pick it up, they also will deliver any amount for a charge, call your local mason yard and see what they get, open all year round here.:)

You don't use a 4" sand base for pavers, if using the crushed stone base for a walk or patio, 4" is more than enough, this has to compacted with a plate tamper, then 1 to 1 1/4" of sand over that, don't tamper the sand, now set your pavers, to make this system work, youhave to have an edge system to hold the outside pavers in, hope this helps.:)

[chassis]

Thanks a bunch RD! Wasn't sure which forum to put this in, since it isn't specifically tile related. My existing patio has 8x8 timbers for edging. Not sure if I'm going to re-do them or go with a different edging concept.

Don't tamp the sand? I thought this was supposed to be done. So you place and tamp the stone, the screed the sand and start laying pavers? Then sweep more sand on top of the pavers and tamp the whole shebang?

[Rd Tile]

Yup, that's how it's done, place alot of sand over the pavers if you decide to use a tamper on them after, the plate compactor has a habit of chipping the pavers, they also make a rubber pad for tampers just for this, but seeing it's just a patio, if you get it good and level before the sand use less, say 1/2 to 3/4", the pavers then broom the sand in for a week, they also make a binding sand mixture just for pavers, it locks them in better and stays put, do a search on that.:)

Pavers can also be installed over a pitched concrete slab, but more work and expense.:)

[jd77]

they also make a binding sand mixture just for pavers, it locks them in better and stays put, do a search on that.:)

It's called polymeric sand