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How much topsoil for a lawn?

Top-dressing, leveling or a new lawn.

1,000 sq ft of lawn takes about 3.4 cubic yards of topsoil at 1 inch (top-dressing), 6.8 yd³ at 2 inches and 13.6 yd³ at 4 inches for a new lawn, including 10% for settling.

Topsoil for a lawn
Lawn (sq ft)Yd³ at 1 inYd³ at 2 inYd³ at 4 in
5001.73.46.8
1,0003.46.813.6
2,0006.813.627.2
5,00017.034.067.9

Don’t top-dress more than ½ inch at a time over living grass, or it will smother. For low spots, fill in layers and water between them.

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