2016年3月2日 · Coarser sand is better, within reason, pebbles would be a pain. Rinsed can be good, should mean less dust that can become airborne particles. I'd make sure that stuff doesn't have anything that helps it 'lock up' when wetted, many paver block sands do.

2014年12月28日 · Sand really works best when covered. It will look great for about 6 months but then it can get really nasty. Covering sand allows it to stay much dryer and cleaner. Also, combing it for waste once a month is a very good idea. I had sand and eventually had to get rid of it because of how gross it got.

2016年4月20日 · I use sand, and it works well. You want course sand, not fine sand. Fine sand does not drain as well as course sand, and the chickens can use course sand for grit. If they sell river sand get that. If you can get washed sand, that is best as it cuts down on dust, but I have used unwashed too. Bagged sand is $4 for 50 lbs, and this is 0.5 cu ft.

2011年5月8日 · NO! Do NOT use loose paver sand near your chickens unless you're using it to fill cracks between concrete patio stones, hosing it down and allowing it to solidify first. Paver sand has chemicals that react with moisture to harden just like concrete. If a bird eats enough of the sand, it could potentially block its digestive system and kill the ...

2006年3月19日 · The reason for the more coarse bedding sand is because mason sand allows for a certain percentage of fines, which could trap water in the bedding layer, which is intended to facilitate the movement of water. Many contractors use their bedding sand as their joint sand as well, but there is good reason to use the finer sand for the joints.

2014年4月25日 · I have never seen polymeric sand used by a real paving contractor on a big job (20-40 acre industrial site with 20,000 to 100,000# loads, roads or streets) with 80 to 100 mm thick interlocking concrete pavers. - Tight joints and fine sand with a 1" coarse sand setting bed. Best to avoid it unless someone specifies it.

2014年3月24日 · Sand works OK for chicks as grit. If they are older than a couple - three months they should start getting the size #3 cherrystone grit or if they are free ranging they can find their own grit in the soil.

2016年5月16日 · Polymeric sand is not 3 bucks a bag. It is 20 bucks a bag. And I had to take a trip to the mason supply store. To avoid haze, the surface has to be dry. You can't sand after power washing. You can't sand if there is a little rain. You can't sand if there is dew on the blocks. It is kind of obnoxious.

2008年2月29日 · You can use regular play/joint sand and spray a 25% sealer same day,(25% is what is sold everywhere, But I like the unilock polymeric sand, and roll on the 30%, this way creates an extra step of watering the sand down and waiting for it to dry, Either way works, thesealerstore.com has both 25 and 30.

2006年2月25日 · The setting bed sand must be clean and free draining to avoid water accumulation, possible "floating" of the pavers, that could end being not level anymore. You would also have a teduced strength of the entire paver/base/ sub-base sytem. Since it just for a patio, you could get away with it, but it would not be allowed on larger, more critical ...