All calculators
Thirteen calculators covering the materials most yard and home projects actually need. Each one uses real density figures and adds the allowances that job requires.
Landscape materials
Mulch calculator
Cubic yards, bag counts and weight for hardwood, cedar, pine bark and rubber mulch, plus a bag versus bulk break even.
PopularGravel calculator
Yards and tons for driveways, paths and base layers, with the compaction allowance applied where it belongs.
River rock calculator
Decorative stone by yard and ton, with coverage adjusted for the stone size band you are buying.
Topsoil calculator
Soil for beds, lawns and raised boxes, including how much it settles in the first season.
Sand calculator
Bedding, mason, play and fill sand by the yard, ton and bag.
Lawn and hardscape
Sod calculator
Square footage, piece counts and pallets, with the cutting allowance sod farms actually recommend.
Grass seed calculator
Pounds of seed by species for a new lawn or an overseed. Rates vary sixteenfold between grasses.
Paver calculator
Paver counts by size and pattern, plus base stone, bedding sand and polymeric joint sand.
Retaining wall calculator
Blocks and caps plus the base and drainage stone most block calculators leave out entirely.
Fence calculator
Posts, rails, pickets and concrete per hole, worked out from real hole volume.
Build and surface
Cubic yard calculator
Convert any area and depth into yards, cubic feet and tons using the real density of your material.
Asphalt calculator
Tons of hot mix for a driveway or lot, with the density of the specific mix you are quoting.
Drywall calculator
Sheets, screws, joint compound and tape for any room, with openings subtracted.