How much stone?

[bmwpower]

How do you figure out how much stone is needed for a certain area?

I'm talking 3/4" crushed...

 

[DUG3x3]

How do you figure out how much stone is needed for a certain area?

I'm talking 3/4" crushed...

If you are trying to figure out how many "yards" for a certain area.

You would multiply the length x width x depth, divided by 27 = the yards.

example: 24' x 24' x.5 =288 / 288 divided by 27 = 10.6 yards total

So 24' x 24' , 6inches thick will use 10.6 yards.

There is also factors for compaction , and many other ways to calculate the yardage needed , but hopefully that helps.

doug

 

[toms73novass]

once you have the number of yards you need call up a stone distributor and they can ball park the number of tons you will need. They charge by the ton, if I rember correctly I needed 11 yards and had 20 tons of #1 chrusher run delivered.... but i'm loosing my mind

 

[snorvet]

as stated above,

take length x width x thickness in feet and divide by 27 to get cubic yards. Figure 3900 pounds per yard for compacted stone. (non-compacted would be quite a bit less). So if you need a number for a compacted thickness, take 3900 times cubic yards, divide by 2000 (lbs per ton) and you'll get the tonnage. Most places sell by tonnage.

 

[Alex]

This site has information plus down the bottom of the page they have different calculators. hope this helps.....Al

http://www.truss-frame.com/calculators.html

 

[twostory]

I had an 18 ton of #57 gravel delivered. It covered 1,100 sqft, 4 inches deep.

Hope that info helps.

 

[Old Moparz]

Once you get the total for cubic yards, you can multiply that number by 1.5 to 1.8 to get the tons. (The moisture & fines in the stone will be a variable.)

24'x 24'x .5' = 288 cf/27 = 10.6 cy x 1.8 = 19 tons

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