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This soil calculator is also a dirt calculator, a topsoil calculator, and a fill dirt calculator. The shape is a rectangle. The material preset changes the starting density and price, both of which you can replace.
Soil to order
12.22cu 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
Screened topsoil is lighter and more expensive than fill dirt, and a loose yard compacts after it is placed and watered. The volume math does not guess compaction. It takes the depth you want and converts it to cubic yards. Starting densities are 1.0 ton per yard for topsoil, 1.25 for fill dirt, 1.1 for a general soil, and 1.2 for dirt. Use the supplier's conversion when the order is large enough that a few tenths of a ton matter.
Formula
Order yards add waste. A fill dirt calculator and a topsoil calculator on this page share that formula. Only the density, the label, and your price change. Cost = order yards × price per yard.
Example
The area is 600 square feet. Six inches is 11.11 cubic yards in place and 12.22 yards with 10% waste. At a placeholder of $35 per yard, the material is $427.78. Fill dirt at a lower price is a different preset, not a different formula.
Tips
A delivered yard is loose. After it is spread and rained on, the finished depth is often less. If you need 6 inches finished, increase the depth or the waste rather than assuming the delivered yard stays 6 inches.
Equipment
Spreading fill or topsoil across a lot is skid steer, loader, or tractor work. Dengaro arranges financing for that equipment from $15,000 to $2 million. The application is separate from the soil order.
Important questions
On this page they are the same volume tool with different starting densities and prices. Dirt and fill are the structural material. Topsoil is the planting layer. Order them as separate depths if you need both.
Measure the length and width of the area and the average depth you need to bring it up. An average is enough for a planning yardage. A survey is better when the cut and fill are large.
No. Add waste if you expect shrinkage. Delivery minimums are set by the supplier and are not estimated here.
Yes. The weight line uses the tons-per-yard field. Topsoil starts at 1.0. Change it if the supplier sells by weight.
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