Gravel, Stone and Sand Calculators
Plan loose volume, rounded weight orders, paver layers, and delivered material cost.
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Convert project dimensions into cubic yards and a practical bulk order.
Gravel CalculatorEstimate gravel cubic yards, tons, and delivered material cost.
Paver Patio Cost CalculatorCalculate paver count, base material, and installed patio cost.
Base Material CalculatorEstimate aggregate base volume, rounded tonnage, and delivered material cost for a slab or patio.
Pea Gravel CalculatorEstimate pea gravel volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
River Rock CalculatorEstimate river rock volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
Crushed Stone CalculatorEstimate crushed stone volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
Crusher Run CalculatorEstimate crusher run volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
Decomposed Granite CalculatorEstimate decomposed granite volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
Sand CalculatorEstimate sand volume, loose weight, rounded tons to buy, and delivered material cost.
Paver Base CalculatorCalculate aggregate base and bedding sand separately, including loose volume, tons, and delivery cost.
Gravel Driveway CalculatorEstimate separate base and surface layers, excavation volume, rounded stone orders, and driveway cost.
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Choose the actual product
Select the material in your supplier quote. Density and grading vary; a shared volume does not make products interchangeable.
Separate finished and loose volume
Measure the layer, then apply the supplier’s allowance once before converting to weight.
Compare delivered orders
Round each material separately and include the actual delivery charges for the whole purchase.
Examples and quantity guides
Asphalt coverage per US ton at 1.5–4 inches, with a density-based formula and a complete driveway tonnage example.
How Much Does a Yard of Gravel Cover?Compare gravel coverage at 1–6 inches, calculate cubic yards for a driveway or bed, and keep volume, tons and compaction separate.
How Much Does a Yard of Gravel Weigh? Yards to TonsConvert gravel yards to pounds and US tons with editable density, a weight table, and examples separating loose volume, compaction and supplier rounding.
How Much Extra Material Should You Order?Choose a waste and contingency allowance based on cuts, breakage, grading, compaction, matching, and supplier packaging.
How Much Topsoil Do I Need? Depth, Area and Order SizeCalculate topsoil volume for a lawn or bed and understand depth, bag sizes, settlement assumptions, and supplier rounding.
How to Measure a Home Project Without GuessingA repeatable field-measurement method for areas, volumes, slopes, openings, and irregular project shapes.
Loose vs Compacted Aggregate: Avoid Double AllowancesDistinguish finished depth, loose delivery volume, density, and supplier rounding when ordering base aggregate.
How Many Bags of Mulch Are in a Cubic Yard?Convert 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 ft³ mulch bags to yards. Compare whole bags, bed coverage and delivered bulk cost with worked examples.
Paver Base and Bedding Sand: Calculate Both LayersSeparate aggregate base and bedding sand quantities, with a worked paver-area example and an order checklist.
Topsoil Yards to Tons: Why Density Changes the AnswerConvert topsoil volume to US tons using supplier density, with an illustrative density table and a clear conversion formula.
Compare the options
Compare concrete and asphalt driveway costs, maintenance, repairs, base work, and quote inclusions with matching inputs.
Concrete vs. Pavers for a PatioCompare concrete and pavers for a patio by installed scope, maintenance, repairability, appearance, and drainage.
Mulch vs Landscape Rock: Quantity, Cost and UpkeepCompare organic mulch and landscape rock using volume, product weight, delivered cost, and future maintenance scope.
Pea Gravel vs Crushed Stone: Volume, Weight and CostCompare product specifications, measured layers, loose bulk density, and delivered costs for pea gravel and crushed stone.