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Overheard a guy at the supply house say all new sand is basically the same
He was picking up a pallet of silica and told the clerk any brand would do. I've been mixing for fifteen years and the binder take-up from our local Ohio supplier is consistently better, by about five percent less waste. Anyone else notice a real difference between regional sand sources?
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paul_ramirez7mo ago
Yeah, that five percent adds up fast on big jobs. I mean, is it just the grain shape from the local pit that makes it pack better?
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jenny_lane127mo ago
Oh totally, it's wild how much that little bit matters. We had a driveway job last year where the base from the quarry south of town just locked together like a puzzle. Barely any settling after the first winter. The stuff from the other place? Felt like we were spreading marbles, had to come back and top it up twice.
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the_holly6mo ago
Jenny_lane12, that marble feeling is too real. My first patio job looked like a bag of chips after one season.
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davis.olivia7mo ago
So is it more about the rock being sharp and angular, or does the actual mix of sizes from that pit matter more too?
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