About Washed Sand
Clean, smooth sand for bedding, leveling, slabs and concrete-related landscape work.
Crushed limestone packs down into a hard, stable base — which is exactly what you want under a driveway, patio or paver project. The angular pieces lock together and compact tight, while the fines bind it all into a solid surface that sheds water.
Washed sand is the finishing layer: a smooth bedding course for pavers and slabs, leveling material, and a key ingredient for mixing concrete. Tell us your project and we’ll steer you to the right size.
Questions about Washed Sand
What is crushed limestone used for?
Crushed limestone is the base material under almost every hardscape: driveways and parking pads, paver and patio bases, walkways, shed and hot-tub pads, and backfill or drainage runs. The angular pieces lock together and the fines bind them, so it compacts into a hard surface that sheds water instead of rutting.
Which do I need — ¾″ limestone, fines, or washed sand?
Use ¾″ crushed limestone with fines for any compacted base or driveway surface. Straight fines are for a tight, smooth top layer on paths and pads. Washed sand is the 1″ bedding course you screed pavers into, plus leveling and concrete mixing — it does not compact and should never be used as your base.
Will a limestone base hold up to Winnipeg freeze-thaw?
Yes, if it drains. A properly compacted limestone base with a slight slope away from the house moves water off before it can freeze under your pavers, which is what causes heaving. Skimping on base depth or bedding on sand alone is the usual reason a patio lifts after the first winter.