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Concrete, Volume, and block wall Calculators
The Concrete Calculators help you to estimate three significant measurements…Concrete volume, block wall volume, column volume

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Charts

Loose material coverage

Courtesty of General Excavating

FLAGSTONE COVERAGE
Inches	Square feet/ton
1"-2"	125
2"-4"	65

ONE TON OF ROCK WILL COVER
Square feet	Inches of depth
240 Sq. Ft.	1" Deep
120 Sq. Ft.	2" Deep
80 Sq. Ft.	3" Deep
60 Sq. Ft.	4" Deep
50 Sq. Ft.	5" Deep
40 Sq. Ft.	6" Deep
20 Sq. Ft.	12" Deep

ONE CUBIC YARD OF MATERIAL WILL COVER
Square feet	Inches of depth
300 Sq. Ft.	1" Deep
150 Sq. Ft.	2" Deep
100 Sq. Ft.	3" Deep
57 Sq. Ft.	4" Deep
50 Sq. Ft.	5" Deep
25 Sq. Ft.	12" Deep

Inches to feet conversion

Courtesy of General Excavating

Inches	Feet
1"	.083’
2"	.17’
3"	.25’
4"	.33’
5"	.42’
6"	.5’
7"	.58’
8"	.67’
9"	.75’
10"	.83’
11"	.92’
12"	1.0’
13"	1.08’
14"	1.17’
15"	1.25’
16"	1.33’
17"	1.42’
18"	1.5’
19"	1.58’
20"	1.67’
21"	1.75’
22"	1.83’
23"	1.92’
24"	2’
25"	2.08’

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