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Every page on YardVolume, grouped by type. Prefer the machine-readable versions? There's an XML sitemap and an RSS feed of the latest guides.
Calculators
- Mulch Calculator
Free mulch calculator. Get cubic yards, exact bag count for 1.5/2/3 cu ft bags, and bulk-vs-bagged cost. Six bed shapes — circle, L-shape, ring, more.
- Gravel Calculator
Gravel calculator: cubic yards, tons, and bag count for crushed stone, pea gravel, or river rock. Six bed shapes — driveway, walkway, ring.
- Topsoil Calculator
Topsoil calculator for raised beds, lawn leveling, and grading. Cubic yards, weight in tons, and bag count for any shape — including ring borders and L-shapes.
- Concrete Calculator
Concrete calculator for slabs, footings, and post holes. Cubic yards and bag count for 60 lb and 80 lb mix bags, with a built-in 10% overage buffer.
- Sand Calculator
Sand calculator: cubic yards, tons, and bag count for play sand, mason sand, or all-purpose sand. Six bed shapes — sandbox, paver base, leveling.
- Paver Base Calculator
Paver base calculator for patios, walkways, and driveways. Cubic yards, tons, and bag count for crushed-stone paver base, with 10% compaction buffer.
Guides
- How thick should mulch be?
Exact mulch depth for trees, shrubs, flower beds, and vegetable gardens — plus an interactive volume calculator.
- How many tons of gravel in a cubic yard?
Convert tons to cubic yards by stone type — #57, pea gravel, river rock — with a free calculator and coverage chart.
- How much does a yard of mulch weigh?
Dry vs wet weight by type — hardwood, pine bark, rubber — plus a calculator and a will-it-fit-my-truck payload guide.
- Mulch vs rock: which wins for your yard?
Side-by-side cost, lifespan, and plant-impact comparison. Interactive cost slider + decision quiz.
- How much mulch do I actually need?
Coverage chart by bed size, depth recommendations, and bag-vs-bulk breakeven — the most-asked mulching questions answered.
- Bulk vs bagged mulch: which actually saves money?
Bulk mulch vs bagged: the real breakeven point with regional price ranges, hidden delivery costs, and when bagged still wins.
- Mulch coverage chart
How many square feet a cubic yard of mulch covers at 1–6 inch depth, plus a bag-count reference for common bed sizes.
- Bed shapes — circle, L, ring, trapezoid math
How to measure and calculate landscape volume for non-rectangular beds: circle, triangle, L-shape, ring around a tree, and trapezoid.
Reference
- Methodology — density tables, formulas & sources
The density tables, volume formulas, and sources behind every YardVolume calculator, with the assumptions behind each number.
- About YardVolume
Why YardVolume exists, how the numbers are sourced, and the honest-calculator standard behind every tool.