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Use this sand calculator for a bedding layer, a paver joint bed, or a fill area. Concrete sand, masonry sand, and fill sand start with different densities. The price per yard is yours.
Sand to order
0.68cu yd
Planning estimate from the numbers you enter. Coverage, density, waste and price are assumptions, not a supplier quote or an engineering specification.
How it works
Sand is easy to under-order because an inch does not look like much until you multiply it by the whole patio. One inch over 100 square feet is about 0.31 cubic yards. The calculator uses length, width, and depth in inches, divides cubic feet by 27, and applies waste. Starting densities are 1.35 tons per yard for concrete sand, 1.3 for masonry sand, and 1.4 for fill sand. Those are planning figures, not a pit report.
Formula
Tons = yards × density, including the same waste on the order weight. Cost uses your price per cubic yard times order yards. If you buy by the ton, divide the cost you were quoted by the tons and compare.
Example
That is 100 square feet and 0.62 cubic yards in place. At 10% waste, order 0.68 yards. Concrete sand at 1.35 tons per yard is about 0.83 tons in place. At $40 per yard the order is $27.16.
Tips
Under pavers, the gravel base and the sand bed are separate layers. This page can run either one. The paver calculator shows both layers next to the paver count. Do not add them twice.
Equipment
A skid steer or compact loader places sand and base. If that machine is a business purchase between $15,000 and $2 million, the button opens Dengaro's equipment application. The sand yardage stays on this page.
Important questions
One cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. At 1 inch deep it covers 324 square feet, before waste. Two inches cover half of that.
Use whichever unit the supplier quotes. This sand calculator shows both. The cost field is per cubic yard. Match the density to their conversion if they sell by weight.
No. The depth you enter is the depth used in the volume. If sand will be compacted, order the loose depth that finishes at the height you need, or add waste.
Yes. A 1 inch bed is a common planning depth. Enter the patio size and 1 inch. Confirm the depth with the paver maker, because some systems specify a different bed.
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