For example if you need 25 cubic feet of river rock and each bag covers 1 2 cubic foot buy 50 bags.
River rock ground cover calculator.
If the area to be covered is 200 cubic feet for example each bag of rock covers 4 cubic feet so you will need 50 bags of landscape rock to fill the space.
Small rocks may be used to create pathways or as a mulch in your garden.
Enter the dimensions of the area you want to cover in feet and then enter the depth that you would like to cover that area in inches.
Ask the landscaping company how many cubic yards a ton of river rock covers at various rock sizes and purchase the number of tons necessary to cover your desired area.
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How to calculate landscape rock.
Let s now say that i need to cover an area with a custom aggregate stone.
River rock is round and smooth and is available in shades of gray or brown.
Sizes range from 3 8 inch to 2 1 2 inches.
Provides good drainage and erosion control.
Purchase enough landscape rock to cover the area.
If you still have questions please call the mulch and stone team at 703 999 2624.
When ordering you need to be certain that you will have the right amount of rock.
Used in flower and garden beds and on walkways for erosion control.
You can calculate the volume of gravel by multiplying area of gravel path by the desired depth.
If you are not sure how much rock sand or bark you need to order please use these cubic yard calculators to help you figure that out.
Our river rock calculator can help you work out how much river rock you need.
The same rule applies when you purchase river rock by the ton.
Pea gravel is a smaller size of river rock used in decorative concrete and other applications.
This calculator is designed to give an approximate volume quantity for fill gravel rock or mulch to fill or cover a given area either generally rectangular or generally round.
The calculator will tell you approximately how many cubic yards or tons of material you ll need.
Ground cover quantity and cost calculator.
I want to ensure an equal coverage to a depth of 2 yards.
Material type select one decomposed granite cobble pebble crushed rock lava rock flagstone soil mulch construction rock sand rubble.
If you have the total area of your landscape beds calculated we d be glad to help you figure the amount of mulch topsoil or gravel you will need.
Calculator select the material desired size and the area you need to cover to find out how much of that material you ll need.
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