topsoil coverage formula ?

[LAWNMOWERBOY]

hi-

I already did a few searches - to no avail-

just wondering if anyone has any basic "rule of tumb" formulas for amount of topsoil needed for "x" sqft , and also how that translates into a tri-axle load??

thanks

LB

[Eric ELM]

Length times width times depth divided by 27 equals cubic yards of dirt to cover it.

[Eric ELM]

I added links on the Lawnsite Links page to a Land Area Calculator that will figure the square feet of squares, triangles and circles.

I also added a calculator for Cubic Feet. This is for concrete, but cubic feet is cubic feet. :)

Both of these can be found on the Lawnsite Links Page on my website and are at the top in RED letters. I hope this helps you out. ;)

[jeffyr]

Silly request, but can we get that page of links at the top of the Lawnsite page in with "search" and "profile" ?

jeffyr

[Eric ELM]

Did you know it's already at the top of every page? Go to Help Registering and Participating and it's there, or just book mark my home page to get to a lot of things, such as the Lawnsite Links Page, Lawnsite Chat Room, Help on posting pictures, ect. :)

[thelawnguy]

when calculating topsoil its important to add 10 per cent to account for compaction. Same when digging a hole, figure the excavated material at 10% more than the volume of the hole, once its "fluffed".