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adam5557
03-30-2005, 11:00 PM
Hey guys i need a amout of how many yards of top soil i will need for this job.It is 40 by 45 ft and he wants it to be 1 inch deep?thanks
Mo Green
03-30-2005, 11:36 PM
You will need 5.6 cubic yards.Check out the link below. It will help you with any further calculations. :waving:

http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
Neal Wolbert
03-30-2005, 11:36 PM
7.5 yds. (1 cu yd covers approx. 80 sq ft 3 " deep or 240 sq ft 1 " deep.) 40 X 45 = 1800 sq ft div. by 240 = 7.5 cu yds. Does that add up for you? Neal
Mo Green
03-30-2005, 11:38 PM
Where did you get the 240 in your equation?

Here's a helpful lawnsite thread on the subject.
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=73311
Neal Wolbert
03-30-2005, 11:45 PM
1 cu yd cover 80 sq ft 3" deep. He wanted 1" or 3 X 80 sq ft = 240. This is an old equation I've used from memory and could be totally wrong. I'll defer to smarter people than me anytime. Neal
spoolinaround
03-30-2005, 11:49 PM
Where did you get the 240 in your equation?

Here's a helpful lawnsite thread on the subject.
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=73311
240 is a bit off as far as square feet at 1"

you can actually go 324 sq ft per yard at 1" and that gets you a base line of 5.5555555555555556 yards to do 1800 sq ft

BUT unless it is lazer graded it wont be a inch exactly so figure +/- 1 yard for depth variations so figure 7 tons total ( half-load around here) and that should get you in the ballpark
Mo Green
03-30-2005, 11:54 PM
1 cu yd cover 80 sq ft 3" deep. He wanted 1" or 3 X 80 sq ft = 240. This is an old equation I've used from memory and could be totally wrong. I'll defer to smarter people than me anytime. Neal
Sorry, I wasn't trying to say you were wrong. I was just trying to understand how you run youur figures. I'm always interested in different ways to do things.
Northwest
04-03-2005, 12:56 AM
Why put down one inch of topsoil? That is not going to do anything. Maybe if it was a soil ammendment (sewer sludge, chicken manure) then it would be helpful but why bother with one inch of topsoil?
spoolinaround
04-03-2005, 01:07 AM
Why put down one inch of topsoil? That is not going to do anything. Maybe if it was a soil ammendment (sewer sludge, chicken manure) then it would be helpful but why bother with one inch of topsoil?
maybe the yard is a bare patch of clay and he wants to grow grass on there, he didnt state a reason so who knows