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    Calculating Top Soil Measurements



    = Total sq. ft.
    1. Measure your lawns length and weidth.
    2. Now mutiply the measurements.
    3. Total is the amount of sq. ft. you will need.

     

    = Total sq. ft.
    4. If you have more than one area just add all the total areas together.

     

    Caculate how much top soil, compost, or mulch needed

    1. Decide what depth you want your soil to be.

    Total Area: square feet

    Thickness of Topsoil or Mulch: inches

    Total Cubic Yards Needed:

    Handy Conversions for topsoil

    1ft = 12 inches
    1ft squared = 144 inches squared
    1 yd squared = 9 feet squared
    1 cubic yd = 27 cubic feet
    Gallons in pond= cubic ft x 7.48

    Application Rates

    3 cubic foot

    1" deep is 36 square ft.
    2" deep is 18 square ft.
    3" deep is 12 square ft.
    4" deep is 9 square ft.




    1.5 cubic foot

    1/4" deep is 72 square ft.
    1/2" deep is 36 square ft.
    1" deep is 18 square ft.
    2" deep is 9 square ft.
    3" deep is 6 square ft.

    1 cubic foot

    1" deep is 12 square ft.
    2" deep is 6 square ft.
    3" deep is 4 square ft.
    4" deep is 3 square ft.


    1 cubic yard

    1/4" deep is 1296 square ft.
    1/2" deep is 648 square ft.
    1" deep is 324 square ft.
    2" deep 162 square ft.
    3" deep is 108 square ft.
    4" deep is 81 square ft.

     



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