"John T. Jarrett" wrote:

My neighbor built a slab for an outbuilding and offered me the leftover pile
of builder's sand he had had dumped in his driveway. I've gone thru probably
10 5-gallon buckets. Similar ratio of 1:4. Been using ALL that leftover
fines to level the yard. To me the biggest issue is the amount of work, time
and sore arms to get just a gallon of usable sand.

John
Austin, TX


That's basically the issue. I'm really bumming because a product I've had really
good luck with has changed. I can't think of the brand name, but it's a 2-part
bedding for patios--larger (1") chunks of crushed stone, and a finer stone. The
finer stone, once sifted, yielded about 50/50 usable stone. The pieces were about
1/8-1/4" and pointed. Nice medium gray color. Now the finer grade is just garbage
in a bag of silt. :-(

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a

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