Cubic yard calculator — volume for soil, concrete, mulch or fill

Enter length and width in feet and depth in inches. Add a waste or compaction allowance if you are ordering material by the yard.

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cubic yard calculator

Length (ft)Width (ft)Depth (in)Extra allowance (%)

TaskBider drafters, detailers and BIM coordinators work remotely and every listing shows the pay. Typical published range for this work: $18–$45/hr.

yd³ = L(ft) × W(ft) × depth(in) ÷ 12 ÷ 27 × (1 + allowance/100) · 1 yd³ = 27 ft³ = 0.764555 m³

A cubic yard is a volume (3 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft). Suppliers round up to their delivery increments, often ½ or ¼ yard.

Input	Result
10 × 10 ft at 4 in	33.33 ft³ = 1.235 yd³
12 × 24 ft at 6 in	144 ft³ = 5.333 yd³

Multiply length × width × depth, all in feet, then divide by 27. Convert inches to feet by dividing by 12.

27, because a yard is 3 feet and 3 × 3 × 3 = 27.

324 ft² at 1 inch deep, 81 ft² at 4 inches and 27 ft² at 12 inches.