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  • We need sand for our daughter's sandbox - I think it takes like 17 50 pound bags. However, based on research we are all worked up now about the horribleness of the "Fake" sand from ground up quartz - due to inhalation issues. However, we know there can be an issue with real sand as well.So I am looking for somewhere that can provide safe real sand - so probably real sand that has been washed to remove the very small particles. This type of thing can be ordered online but it is hugely expensive.I could call around to every landscape company but I know many are business only, have huge minimums or simply wouldn't want to talk to the type of sand I need (which is probably river sand or beach sand).

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    Have you considered buying cheap local stuff and washing it yourself? I'm not sure what the best process would be, but when I made my own concrete countertops I was unhappy at how dirty the all-purpose sand was that I bought at a big-box store. I put it in batches into a 5-gallon bucket with holes drilled around the bottom, and then flooded it with water from a hose. A lot of dirty water flowed out of the holes in the bottom and overflowed the top of the bucket, but the heavier, larger particles quickly settled. This was easy and quick and made a dramatic difference in the quality of the sand.

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Why not just drive to the beach and get some for yourself? This is often not legal.

odinsdream

What you probably want is a http://cowboytopsoilhouston.com/product-list-topsoil.html http://livingearth.net/products-services/products/landscape-sand-gravel. A thousand pounds of sand should be well within their minimums for delivery.

vignettist

http://www.sandtastik.com/ sells the sort of play sand you are looking for, and you can buy their products http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=sandtastik&sprefix=sandta%2Ctoys-and-games&rh=i%3Atoys-and-games%2Ck%3Asandtastik. I know you'd rather not order online, but that may be the only way to get the level of comfort and assurance you're looking for.

DWRoelands

Was hoping for something a big more affordable - we would be looking at about $800 for their sand. I don't need it to be perfect - I am only partly convinced of the hazard - I think a lot of it is the typical helicopter parent worrying about everything. Hoping if I take a half-way step and try to at least go for the above (washed, real sand) t will be enough. That being said if anyone has opinions about whether I should or shouldn't be worried about this please share - I am still all over the place on it.

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jacquilynne

Why not just drive to the beach and get some for yourself?

Chocolate Pickle

sand and quartz are both silicon dioxide, with more impurities in the sand. i wouldn't pay for anything if i thought i could drive to cape cod or maine and shovel some into the back of my truck. i am not aware that it's illegal, but i don't go to the law library before beach expeditions. 850 pounds of sand, you might want to schedule two trips. i spent literally years on southern california beach sand with no ill effects.

bruce

I'd be surprised if you can't find river/beach sand in somewhere in Boston. My small city has 2 places that will deliver it. I can advise you to stay away from the home depot "play sand", though. It's horrible stuff, full of dust and large particles.

madajb

We got sand for our sandbox from Boston Bark, (bostonbark.com). They do have a minimum order which I believe was 1 cubic yard. We used about 2/3 of that amount. The rest was scooped up rapidly by a frenzy of responses to my "free sand" posting on Craigslist. I don't remember the cost, but it wasn't prohibitive in my opinion.

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