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How Much Do I Need?

One Cubic Yard = 27 Cubic Feet
Length x Width = Square Feet

Coverage for 1 cubic yard of material

1926 sq. ft. 1/4" deep
648 sq. ft. 1/2" deep
324 sq. ft. 1" deep
162 sq. ft. 2" deep
108 sq. ft. 3" deep
81 sq. ft. 4" deep
54 sq. ft. 6" deep

Coverage Chart

First Determine the square footage of the area to be covered. (Length x Width)

Then decide on how deep you want to apply the material.

On the table below

  1. Start with the depth of the material in the left column
  2. Once at the depth, match the square footage with the depth. 
  3. The number of yards at the top of the column is the amount of material you will need.

For Example:  With a depth of 2" Covering 160 Sq. Ft. you will need 1 Cu. Yd of Material.

1 YD 2 YD 3 YD 4 YD 5 YD 6 YD 7 YD 8 YD 9 YD 10 YD
 Depth
1 Inch 324 648 972 1296 1620 1944 2268 2592 2916 3240
2 Inches 162 324 486 648 810 972 1184 1296 1458 1620
3 Inches 108 216 324 432 540 648 756 864 972 1080
4 Inches 81 162 243 324 405 486 567 648 729 810
5 Inches 65 130 195 260 325 390 455 520 585 650
6 Inches 54 108 162 216 270 324 378 432 486 540
7 Inches 46 92 138 184 230 276 322 368 414 460
8 Inches 41 82 122 162 203 243 284 324 365 406
9 Inches 36 72 108 144 180 216 252 288 324 360
10 Inches 32 64 96 129 162 194 226 259 291 323
11 Inches 30 59 89 118 148 177 207 236 266 296
12 Inches 27 54 81 108 135 162 189 216 243 270
18 Inches 18 36 54 72 90 108 126 144 162 180
24 Inches 14 2 41 54 68 81 95 108 122 136
Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft.