Sand

OUR VARIOUS GRADES AND SIZES OF SAND

Cedar Ridge Materials currently sells six different kinds of sand, and one clay product. A brief description for each sand in order from coarsest (largest sieve size) to finest (smallest sieve size) follows:

ARENA SAND: Our coarsest sand is Arena Sand, with some particles the size of pea gravel to granolithic. While it is called sand, please be advised that some of this product (the pea gravel and granolithic) is of a size quite larger than what most people consider sand to be. Arena Sand is often used in horse arenas. However, there is a wide difference of opinion as to what’s best in a particular arena, depending upon whether it’s covered or uncovered, and what is best for your horses to use. So, it is wise to examine the look, size, and feel of the Arena Sand product before you buy.

SCREENED SAND: Screened, but not washed, is the operative description for our biggest selling sand product. Screened Sand is smaller in size than Arena Sand, but larger in size than Washed Sand. It does not have the big particles like Arena Sand, but does have some of the clay fines (about 2-3% measured on the #200 sieve screen) that are typically washed out of the Washed Sand. Screened Sand is often used to bed pipe and has a wide range of other uses in the construction industry.

WASHED SAND: Washed Sand is similar to our Screened Sand, but this product has gone through a sand washing process, so most of the very fine, clay like material has been washed out. The sand washing process yields a slightly different product during the dry summer months, than it does during the wet winter months, so there is some variance in the sieve size screen analysis between “summer” Washed Sand and “winter” Washed Sand. Both are a medium sized sand, washed free of most fines.

LANDSCAPE SAND: Landscape Sand is a silica-type sand that is generally tan in color and slightly finer than Washed Sand. It is fairly uniform in size, which makes Landscape Sand a useful, all-purpose product. For more information on this product please see our information sheet: Golf Course Sand / Landscape Sand.

GOLF COURSE SAND: Golf Course Sand is another silica-type sand similar to Landscape Sand, but slightly finer and more yellow in color. It is sometimes used in the bunkers of golf course sand traps, hence its name. When it comes to hues and shades, the exact color of any product is often in the eye of the beholder, so please examine the Golf Course Sand to make sure it is the color that you expect. For more information on this product please see our information sheet: Golf Course Sand / Landscape Sand.

SANDCASTLE SAND: Sandcastle Sand is our finest sand, produced from the ponds that collect the fine sands that are washed out of our Washed Sand. Sandcastle Sand approaches the size of clay as most particle sizes are in the #60 to the #270 sieve size. Because it is very fine, it packs well but also retains a lot of moisture. Sandcastle Sand is used at the annual Sandcastle building competition held each summer at Lake Wilderness Park.