TOPSOIL CALCULATOR:
YARDS, TONS & TRUCK LOADS
Put in the length and width in feet and the depth in inches. The calculator turns that into cubic yards, then tons, then the number of Blue Sands truck loads at 14 to 16 tons a load, with a delivered price. It opens on screened topsoil. A full load of screened topsoil is $415 delivered in Tulsa County, sales tax extra. Outside Tulsa County, add $50 a load.
SIZE YOUR TOPSOIL ORDER
Unscreened topsoil and sandy loam are in the same menu. The estimate carries straight into a delivery request.
Compare topsoil, fill and sandy loam on the topsoil & fill dirt page, or size a fill job with the dirt calculator.
HOW TO MEASURE
Three numbers and a tape measure. Nothing needs to be exact to the inch.
- Length and width, in feet. Run a tape down the long side and across the short side. If the area is an L or an odd shape, break it into rectangles, run each one through the calculator, and add them up.
- Depth, in inches. For a lawn, measure how much you want to raise or level it. For beds, measure from the bottom of the bed to where the soil should finish.
- Round up to whole loads. The calculator rounds the load count up to full trucks. If you land between sizes, order a little extra. Running short means waiting on a second delivery.
Typical depths, the same ones on the calculator buttons: 2 inches to top up a driveway that already has rock, 3 inches for beds, 4 inches for a new driveway, and 6 inches for a building pad.
The math, if you want to check it by hand: length times width in feet, times depth in inches divided by 12, gives cubic feet. Divide by 27 for cubic yards. Multiply cubic yards by about 0.91 for tons of topsoil. A full load of 14 to 16 tons works out to roughly 15 to 17 cubic yards.
TOPSOIL CALCULATOR QUESTIONS
How many cubic yards of topsoil are in a truck load?
Roughly 15 to 17 cubic yards. A load is 14 to 16 tons, and the calculator figures topsoil at about 0.91 tons per cubic yard.
How many tons of topsoil do I need?
Find the cubic yards and multiply by about 0.91. A 40 by 50 foot yard at 2 inches deep is about 12.3 cubic yards, roughly 11 tons, so one load covers it.
How deep should topsoil be?
About 2 inches to level or dress a yard, and around 3 inches for beds. Low areas that need building up take more, so measure those on their own.
How accurate is the calculator?
It gets you close, and it is still an estimate. Ground is rarely flat, topsoil settles after the first good rain, and every load crosses a scale, so the final tonnage and price come off the scale ticket and are confirmed on your quote. Prices include delivery; sales tax is extra.
GET TOPSOIL ON THE GROUND
Send the numbers from the calculator with your quote request, or call them in. We confirm the price and the day.
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