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	Calculating volume of concrete, dirt, sand, anything.		2006-11-17
		From Debbie: [This article contains a special calculator to help you find the volume (for example, the cubic yards) of material required to fill (or empty) a space if you know the length, width and depth.] We are wanting to pour a 24'x30' slab that is 5" deep. How many cubic yards of cement do we need? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Conversing from tons to cubic yards		2019-08-03
		From Kathleen: Is there a simple formula to convert the following from tons to cubic yards: Topsoil Sand base Fill dirt Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 acre by 3 inches deep		2018-11-23
		From Cheri: How many yards of soil does it take to cover 1 acre in 3 inches of soil? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Soil in a raised bed		2018-06-24
		From Georgia: Good Afternoon, I'm planning on building a raised bed garden measuring 6 feet long x 4 feet wide x 12 inches deep. I'm not sure how to calculate the amount of soil to fill it up. I will have to purchase the soil in 2 cubic feet bags. I've read several articles about this topic on various gardening websites, and one of them stated it would take a ton of soil to fill up an 8 foot long x 4 foot wide x 12 inch deep raised bed garden. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could help me out with this quandary. Thank you for your prompt and courteous response. Kind Regards, Georgia Answered by Penny Nom.
	Spreading soil over 10 acres		2018-04-29
		From Joe: If you have 54000 cubic yards of soil and want to spread it over 10 acres of land, by how many inches would the ground level rise? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cubic feet of soil		2016-06-19
		From H: A garden is 8 ft x 7 ft that needs to raised 6 inch's How many cubic feet of soil required ? What am I missing ? Thanks H Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sloping my yard away from my house		2016-04-15
		From Harold: I need to slope a area of my yard away from my house and garage. The length of my house is 80 feet long and i need to slope it 22 feet away. I want to raise the dirt at the foundation by 6 inches and slope it down to nothing at the width of 22 feet. How much soil would i require? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Compacted and uncompacted soil		2015-12-05
		From J.H.: I am negotiating with a company to sell them land that they would use for excavating soil to be used in construction. I would like to value the land based on the volume of soil they are likely to remove. I have seen several answers, giving the calculation based on 43,650 sq. ft./acre x number of acres x number of feet in depth, divided by 27 to convert the number to cu. yds. However, that is the number when compacted. They pay $.50/yd. of soil removed, but that yd. is not compacted. How do you calculate the number of yds. of uncompacted soil in 1 acre of land? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Why are bags of soil measured in litres?		2015-06-19
		From Cheryl: Why are bags of soil measured in litres? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three piles of top soil		2012-10-07
		From Steve: I need your help please, I am looking to purchase some top soil and keep getting conflicting answers. There are 3 piles and here are the sizes; Pile #1: 203 feet around and 21.29 feet high. Pile #2: 195 feet around and 18.75 feet high. Pile #3: 150 feet around and 17.98 feet high. I look forward to hearing back from you asap. Thank You! Steve Answered by Harley Weston.
	A pile of topsoil		2012-07-23
		From Perry: I have a pile of topsoil that is 42ft long and 16ft tall shaped like a cone how many yards of topsoil do I have. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Percentage of water in a soil sample		2012-03-01
		From avi: what i need is the formula in getting the percentage from gram. situation: i need to know how many percent will i declare in getting the moisture of a soil sample i weighed 2,000 grams of soil before i dried it out in the oven, after few hours the recovery of the dried out soil is 1,700 grams. How many percent will be the water content? kindly send me a formula in computing this. thank u very much! Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 cubic yard of top soil		2010-06-28
		From Bob: If you were to place 1 cubic yard of top soil onto a 15' X 24' Garden area and it was spread evenly would the amount be a dusting of 1" or about 1'? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 22 litre bag of topsoil		2010-05-06
		From Blanche: I do a fair amount of gardening when the weather permits. Just wondered if anyone call tell me what a 22 litre bag of topsoil would weigh and how to convert that. My husband says 20 lbs. I say noway I think it's more. Thanks to whomever can help me. :) Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a berm		2010-04-05
		From jim: a berm 6 ft wide x 112 ft long 18 inches high at center x 18 inches down to 0 front and back as a taper...how much soil do I need? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 cubic yard of dirt = how many tons		2009-04-26
		From jesse: 1 cubic yard of dirt = how many tons give the formula Answered by Harley Weston.
	Topsoil on a soccer field		2008-12-02
		From rita: a park foreman decides that a soccer field needs 4 inches of topsoil. soccer field is 100 feet by 250 feet. 1 truckoad is 5 cubic yards. how many truckloads do we need to order. i keep confusing myself with formulas. please explain the steps to me thank you Answered by Penny.
	The percentage of sand in a soil mixture		2008-09-05
		From kristi: 2 m 3 of soil containing 35% sand was mixed into 6 m 4 of soil containing 15% sand. What is the sand content of the mixture? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The weight of a cubic yard of dirt		2008-07-21
		From Robert: I need to know how many pounds of dirt is in a cubic yard Answered by Penny Nom.
	I need to level a 18ft x 21ft area that is very uneven.		2008-03-04
		From Shelia: I need to level a 18ft x 21ft area that is very uneven. I have used a line level to determine the number of inches at various places in the area. This varies from 1 inch to 15 inches in order to bring the garden area up level. How do I calculate cubic yards so I can order topsoil for the area. If needed, I have the number of inches needed for each square yard area. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The best price for topsoil		2007-11-15
		From Dawn: What is a better deal for topsoil, $150.00 for 10 cubic yards, $170.00 for 22 tons, or $200.00 for 11.5 yards? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do I determine how many tons, 15 yards of top soil is?		2007-09-18
		From Terry: One company is selling topsoil by the yard and another by the ton, how do I determine how many tons, 15 yards of top soil is? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two inches of topsoil		2007-09-10
		From Nick: I have to cover a 5,300 square feet area with topsoil 2" deep. How many yards would I need? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A pile of soil that is 284' around and 12' high		2007-07-26
		From bev: I have a pile of soil that is 284' around and 12' high. I need to know how many yards are in that pile. And then how do I convert that to cubic yards Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cubic metres of topsoil		2007-07-25
		From Laurie: How do I convert cubic meters to square meters? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Mulch price comparison (price per cubic yard versus price per cubic foot)		2007-05-23
		From Dianna: This is a 2-fold question. I am getting some mulch that is measured in 1 cubic yard for $25.00. Walmart has a 2 cubic bag for $3.00. I need to cover a 376 sq ft area. I need to know which is the best deal and how much I need to buy to cover the 376 sq ft. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many tons of dirt is this?		2007-05-23
		From Deb: I need to know how many tons of dirt(6 inches deep)would it take to cover 8 acres? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Buying topsoil		2007-05-16
		From Claudia: I am trying to figure out if it is cheaper to buy topsoil by the bag (one 40lbs bag for $1.66) or having it delivered for $60 for 4 cubic yards. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Price of topsoil		2007-02-02
		From Tyler: I need to convert cubic yards to square feet. I have topsoil that is $34.30 a cubic yard and I need to know what the price is in square feet. The depth is 18". Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many cubic yards of soil is needed		2006-08-16
		From John: how many cubic yards of soil is needed to cover 750 square feet at a height of 3 inches? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Quarts, liters cubic yards and soil		2006-03-19
		From Kathy: I am trying to find out how many quarts of dirt there are in a yard of dirt. The local flower store sells bags of dirt that are 20 quarts or 22 liters for $1.25 and another store sells a yard of dirt for $25.00. Which is the better deal? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Potting soil		2006-02-17
		From Cheryl: I need to buy some potting soil for a raised planting bed that is 6'x24'x1'. How do you figure how many 2 cu. ft. bags of potting soil that I will need? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Cubic yards of fill		2005-12-23
		From Mike: And I have a question in regards to the amount of fill needed to bring a vacant lot up to "grade level". The lot is 112' x 87' and I need to bring in fill to elevate the finished level up 4'. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cubic yards of topsoil		2005-09-08
		From Ken: How many cubic yards of topsoil would there be on 100 acres of land if you averaged a 2' depth of material. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cubic yards of topsoil		2005-07-12
		From Maggie: How much topsoil in cubic yards i need to order to cover 7500sq. ft. 3 inches deep? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How much loam to fill a hole?		2004-06-19
		From Harry: Can you tell me how much loam I would need to fill a hole 15 feet in dia. x 6 inches deep. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Yards and cubic feet		2003-08-11
		From Sonya: How many cubic feet are in a yard? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How much soil will be removed?		2003-07-02
		From Amy: My site is 1230' (east-west) by 1300' (north-south) and we need to remove 2 feet of soil from the entire site, how much soil will be removed? Answered by Penny Nom.

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