Base, sand and birdseye for paver crews
The three loads a paver job takes, delivered in the order you lay them.
Leader Aggregates Sand & Gravel Delivery runs base, washed concrete sand and 1/4" birdseye to paver installers across Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Small loads to the side yard, full loads to the street, and a driver who will put it where you point.
Straight answers
- What to order
- Class 2 base under the pavers, washed concrete sand to level, 1/4" birdseye swept into the joints.
- Jobs we see
- Driveways, patios, walkways, pool decks, courtyard resets.
- Load sizes
- From ten bags to a full dump truck load. Super sacks when the only way in is a side gate.
- What to say when you call
- Square footage, how deep the base goes, the city, and whether the truck can reach the work.
The stack, bottom to top
Base first, compacted. Washed concrete sand over it as the leveling course, because it is washed and loose and it screeds flat. Pavers on top. Then 1/4" birdseye swept into the joints to lock the stones to each other.
Fill sand costs less and it will fight you on the screed. For the leveling course, order washcon.
How much base
Depth depends on what rolls over it. A patio is not a driveway. Give us the square footage and the depth and we will do the tonnage on the phone, usually inside a minute.
Tight access
Most paver work is behind a house. If the truck cannot reach the back, we can set super sacks down the driveway with a forklift, one cubic yard at a time, and your crew wheels it from there.
When we're not the right fit
- We deliver material. We do not install pavers.
- We do not carry the pavers themselves.
- If the street will not take a truck and there is no forklift path, say so on the call and we will work out the load size before anyone is standing there.
Materials this trade orders
Questions we get every day
Do you deliver the same day?
Often, yes. Our supply yards close around 4:30 or 5 PM, so call a couple of hours before that. If a truck is free it goes out today. If it can't make it, it's there first thing in the morning.
What's the smallest amount you'll deliver?
No minimum. We have delivered ten bags and we have delivered 6,800 tons. Small orders pay the regular delivery fee.
Can you deliver into a tight driveway or backyard?
Yes. Our drivers place material where you need it, including tight access.
Do you provide weight tickets?
Every load comes with a delivery slip showing our information and the tonnage.
What areas do you serve?
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, day in and day out. Special material has gone as far as Sacramento, Redding and Las Vegas.
Do you do short-load concrete?
Yes, 1 to 5 yards, and well past that: full 10-yard trucks and larger pours. We supply the concrete, your crew places it. Mixes are 2,500, 3,500 and 5,000 PSI in a 3/8" or 1" rock. We also deliver slurry.
Do you haul away material?
Yes. Dirt, broken concrete, asphalt, and demolition debris that recycles. No metal, no wood. The concrete and asphalt go to a recycler and come back as base rock.
Does a real person answer?
Yes, 24/7, in English, Spanish and Armenian.