Concrete
How many bags of concrete?Bags of concrete for common slab sizes at 4, 5 and 6 inches thick, with 10% extra: 80 lb and 60 lb bag counts and cubic Bags vs ready-mix concreteAt what size does a ready-mix truck beat 80 lb bags? Cost of bags versus ready-mix delivery from ¼ to 5 cubic yards, incConcrete per fence postBags of 80 lb and 60 lb concrete per fence or deck post hole for 6 to 12 inch holes, 2 to 4 feet deep, with 10% extra.How thick should a slab be?Typical concrete thickness for sidewalks, patios, shed bases, hot tub pads, driveways and garage floors, and how much mo
Gravel & stone
Cubic yards to tonsHow much a cubic yard of gravel, sand, topsoil and mulch weighs, with a cubic-yard-to-tons chart. A yard of gravel weighHow much gravel for a driveway?Tons of gravel for common driveway sizes at 4 and 6 inches deep with 10% extra, plus delivered cost, and how to layer a Gravel for paths and patiosPea gravel for garden paths and patios: tons and 0.5 ft³ bags for common path sizes at 2 inches deep, and when bags beatSand and base for paversBedding sand at 1 inch and gravel base at 4 inches for 10×10 to 16×20 paver patios: tons, bags and the cheaper way to bu
Mulch & soil
Mulch coverage chartSquare feet one cubic yard of mulch covers at 1 to 6 inches deep, and bags per 100 square feet. One yard covers about 10Bags of mulch in a yard13.5 two-cubic-foot bags or 9 three-cubic-foot bags make one cubic yard of mulch. See bag counts and when bulk mulch delRaised bed soil chartSoil for 4×4, 4×8, 3×6 and 4×12 raised beds at 6 to 12 inches deep: cubic feet, cubic yards and 1.5 cu ft bags, and whenTopsoil for a lawnCubic yards of topsoil to top-dress or rebuild a lawn of 500 to 5,000 square feet at 1, 2 and 4 inches deep, with 10% ex