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Could anyone tell me how to figur out how many yards of concrete are needed for a project. Or point me to any online calculator I know there is a way to figure it out with the thickness and size of slab thanks | |||
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4-inches thick - covers 81 square feet. 5-inches thick - covers 65 square feet. 6-inches thick - covers 54 square feet. 7-inches thick - covers 46 square feet. 8-inches thick - covers 41 square feet. 10-inches thick - covers 32 square feet. 12-inches thick - covers 27 square feet. | |||
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Ghost Rider![]() |
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Flint, Michigan | length x width x depth divided by 27 = yards needed | ||
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Greywolf![]() |
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Aberdeen MS | all the dimensions are in feet. | ||
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m112778![]() |
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Middle Tennessee | When you order concrete, depending on the size you should order up to 10% extra for a safety factor. | ||
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mn | Greywolf - 12/5/2015 14:31 all the dimensions are in feet. Convert to inches. Cubic inches divided by 46,656 = cubic yards | ||
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joe![]() |
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Go to www.irvmat.com. Then go to calculators and tools. Should find all you need for concrete and also aggregate calculators. Good info there. The aggregate plant pictured on their home page is where I spent the last 40 years. Retired from there in March of this year. | |||
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bootheel of Missouri | When we order concrete we tell the plant the size and let them figure it that way if you come up short they don't mine bring back a little | ||
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SE MT | If you post the dimensions and how thick you want the mud I can quickly tell you the exact yardage. Then you need to add in some extra for margin, like said above.
Examples: L x W x H = Volume then you divide by 27 (cubic feet in a cubic yard (3x3x3)) = Cubic Yards. Depth of concrete is usually in inches so that must be converted to feet. like 5" would be 5/12th's which is .4167 10 ft x 10 ft x 1 ft (thickness) = 100cu.ft./ (27cu.ft/ft) = 3.7 yds. + 10% would be approx. 4 yards of mud 10 ft x 10 ft x .4167 (5") = 41.67/27 = 1.543 yards round to 1.6 then add on another 10% therefore about 1.8 therefore you'd might as well go 2 yards and poor it just a little thicker. Hope this helps. Goodluck. The larger the pour and the farther from the batch plant you should allow a bigger margin for variance, this is also assuming your pad is really smooth and consistent. | ||
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4WD![]() |
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Between Omaha and Des Moines, 7 miles South of I80 | Just as everyone else has mentioned to order an extra amount, but you might want to ask the concrete plant what their "trip charge" is, too = this will help you make that decision to NOT short yourself on cement/concrete mix. If the "trip charge minimum" is $150, and 1 yard of concrete is $110; you might as well get an extra yard, right from the beginning, BECAUSE if you are short, that last 1 yard could really cost you (trip charge plus concrete cost). You can either have a place ready, for a little extra = like a 3x3 foot area, boxed out in front of a shed walk-thru door, or just have the last extra 1/2 yard poured into skidsteer bucket and when done and you are sure you don't need anymore concrete mix, then dump it on gravel road or driveway, and backdrag it, until all the small pieces are distributed evenly to dry. | ||
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AJACRES![]() |
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SW Wisconsin | This website has a easy to use calculator: http://www.westrocinc.com/Tips/Figure_Concrete/figure_concrete.html A plastic 50 gallon barrel holds about a 1/4 yard of cement, I cut them in half and stick a T post in the center and use them for fencing in creeks. Edited by AJACRES 12/5/2015 17:46 | ||
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MX255![]() |
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southwest Missouri | Nice to know these calculations | ||
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Northern New York | Years ago the ready mix plants would give out little slide rules that made it very easy to figure a job. I have several my dad got back in the late 60's- early 70's. Do the plants still give these out? | ||
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dmh![]() |
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Trivoli, Illinois | I love this site, I have used it for several projects. It has concrete and rebar programs, take time to look at the rest. I have used the stairs, rafters, wall. All have been very accurate. http://www.blocklayer.com/ | ||
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jd1513![]() |
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Thanks for all the responses | |||
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Ben2013![]() |
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Western, Pa | . | ||
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