Sand · Houston
Screened Bank Sand
Screened bank sand dug from our own pits, for fill, drainage, and raising low areas. Clay chunks are screened out.
$35 per cubic yard
Retail price at the yard, before tax.
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The material
What it is
Bank sand is used mainly for general fill, drainage, and elevation in low areas. Grass grows well in this type of sand, which makes it a common choice for building up a yard before laying soil or turf.
We dig our bank sand out of pits on our own property. This whole production yard was a sand pit, and we still dig sand here.
We screen ours. Raw bank sand comes out of the pit with chunks of clay mixed in. We run it through our screener and take those chunks out, so what you get is cleaner and more consistent to spread.
Process
How we make it
We screen it with a trommel, a rotating drum screen. Material goes in one end, and the drum tumbles it while the fine sand falls through the openings and the oversize clay chunks and debris stay behind and get sent to a separate pile.
Clay chunks hold water, resist grading, and make it hard to get an even surface. When we screen the sand, those chunks come out and go to the clay mountain on the yard.
Uses
Best for
- General fill and building up grade
- Drainage in wet or low spots
- Raising low areas of a yard before soil or turf
- A growing base where grass needs to establish
Good to know
Not all fill sand is screened
Unscreened bank sand arrives with clay chunks, rocks, and debris still in it. Those lumps make grading harder, trap water instead of draining it, and leave an uneven surface once you spread it.
When you buy fill sand, ask whether it is screened and what comes out in screening. Screened material spreads evenly and drains as intended. Screening is an extra step, which is why unscreened sand is cheaper.
Questions about Screened Bank Sand
General fill, drainage, and raising low areas. Grass grows well in it, so it also works as a base where you want turf or lawn to establish.
We run the sand through a rotating drum screen that removes clay chunks and oversize debris, leaving cleaner, more consistent sand.
Yes. Grass grows well in this type of sand, which is one reason it is used to build up and level yards.
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