Category: Guides
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How Many Tons of Asphalt Do I Need for a Driveway?
Quick answer: asphalt is ordered by the ton, and a common rule of thumb is 110 pounds per square yard for every inch of compacted thickness. A 12 × 50 ft driveway…
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How Much Does a Cubic Yard of Gravel Weigh?
Quick answer: a cubic yard of gravel typically weighs 2,500 to 2,900 pounds, which is about 1.35 tons. That figure covers sand, gravel, decomposed granite, crushed rock and river cobble according to…
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How Many Bags of Concrete Do I Need for a 10×10 Slab?
Quick answer: a 10 × 10 ft slab that is 4 inches thick needs 62 bags of 80 lb concrete mix if you add 10% for waste, or 56 bags if you…
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How to Order Ready-Mix Concrete: Yards, Extra and Bags vs Truck
Quick answer: work out the volume in cubic yards (length × width × thickness in feet ÷ 27), add about 10%, and round up to the next half or whole yard your…
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Cubic Yards to Tons Conversion for Gravel, Sand, Soil, Mulch and Asphalt
Quick answer: to convert cubic yards to tons, multiply the volume by the material’s weight per cubic yard in pounds, then divide by 2,000 (one US ton). Gravel and sand are roughly…
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How Much Gravel Do I Need?
Quick answer: measure the area in feet, multiply length × width × depth (in feet), and divide by 27 to get cubic yards. To convert to tons, multiply cubic yards by the…