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Concrete Calculators Yardage Tools

Use these concrete calculators yardage tools to estimate cubic yards, cubic feet, square feet to cubic yards, metric volume conversions, and ton to cubic yard quantities before ordering concrete or base material.

Concrete yardage checks
1 cu yd = 27 cu ft
ASTM C94 ready-mix
1 m³ = 1.30795 yd³

All concrete yardage calculator tools

Choose the yardage calculator that matches your task. Convert concrete volume, cubic yards, cubic feet, cubic meters, square feet with depth, or tons with density.

Cubic Yard Calculator

Estimate cubic yards from project length, width, and depth for concrete, gravel, base, and fill planning.

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Concrete Cubic Yard Calculator

Calculate concrete cubic yards for slabs, pads, footings, walls, and other pours with a simple volume check.

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Square Feet to Cubic Yards Calculator

Convert square feet and depth or thickness into cubic yards for slabs, floors, overlays, and base layers.

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Cubic Yards to Cubic Feet

Convert cubic yards into cubic feet using the standard yardage conversion of 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.

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Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards

Convert cubic feet into cubic yards so concrete volume can be checked before a ready-mix order.

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Cubic Meters to Cubic Yards

Convert metric concrete volume into cubic yards for U.S. ready-mix quotes and yard-based material orders.

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Cubic Yards to Cubic Meters

Convert cubic yards into cubic meters when project drawings, material records, or metric reports need m³.

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Ton to Cubic Yard Calculator

Estimate cubic yards from tons by using material density for gravel, base stone, sand, soil, and other bulk materials.

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Yardage calculator guide

Which yardage calculator should I use?

Use this guide to pick the right concrete yardage calculator. Some tools find cubic yards from measurements, while others convert cubic feet, cubic meters, square feet with depth, or tons into usable volume.

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Find cubic yards from project size Cubic Yard Calculator Best for length, width, and depth measurements where the final answer should be cubic yards.
Concrete order quantity Concrete Cubic Yard Calculator Use this for concrete pours when you need cubic yards for ready-mix planning.
Area plus thickness or depth Square Feet to Cubic Yards Calculator Good when you already know square footage and only need to add slab thickness or material depth.
Convert cubic yards into cubic feet Cubic Yards to Cubic Feet Use this when a yardage number must be shown in cubic feet for notes, reports, or bag checks.
Convert cubic feet into cubic yards Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards Helpful when your measurements give cubic feet but the concrete supplier asks for cubic yards.
Metric volume to U.S. yardage Cubic Meters to Cubic Yards Use this when drawings or estimates show cubic meters but the order is placed in cubic yards.
U.S. yardage to metric volume Cubic Yards to Cubic Meters Use this for metric records, reports, and project documents that need m³ values.
Convert tons into cubic yards Ton to Cubic Yard Calculator Best for bulk materials where weight must be converted into volume using material density.

What is a concrete yardage calculator?

A concrete yardage calculator helps estimate how many cubic yards of material a project needs. Most concrete orders are placed in cubic yards, so converting measurements into yardage is a key step before ordering ready mix. These tools also help convert cubic feet, square feet with depth, cubic meters, and tons into useful volume numbers for concrete, gravel, base material, sand, and fill.

Common yardage calculator use cases

Ready-mix orders

Estimate concrete cubic yards before calling a supplier or checking truck delivery quantity.

Area and thickness

Convert square footage and thickness into cubic yards for slabs, floors, patios, and overlays.

Metric conversion

Switch between cubic meters and cubic yards when project data uses mixed unit systems.

Tons to yardage

Use material density to estimate cubic yards from tons for base stone, gravel, sand, or fill.

Concrete yardage calculator FAQs

How do I calculate concrete yardage?
Multiply length by width by thickness to get cubic feet. Make sure thickness is in feet. Then divide cubic feet by 27 to get cubic yards.
How many cubic feet are in one cubic yard?
One cubic yard equals 27 cubic feet. This is the main conversion used when changing cubic feet into cubic yards for concrete orders.
How do I convert square feet to cubic yards?
Multiply square feet by depth in feet to get cubic feet. Then divide by 27. For example, 100 square feet at 4 inches deep is 100 × 0.333 ÷ 27.
What is the difference between cubic feet and cubic yards?
Cubic feet are smaller volume units. Cubic yards are larger units often used for ready-mix concrete and bulk materials. One cubic yard contains 27 cubic feet.
Can I convert tons to cubic yards?
Yes, but you need the material density. A ton of gravel, sand, soil, or base stone can cover a different volume depending on how dense the material is.
Should I add waste to a concrete yardage estimate?
Yes. Many concrete jobs use a 5% to 10% waste allowance. Uneven subgrade, deep spots, or complex forms may need more.
Which unit should I use for ready-mix concrete?
Ready-mix concrete is commonly ordered in cubic yards in the U.S. Cubic feet are useful for checking volume, but cubic yards are usually better for supplier orders.