Yard Measurements
Earth Specialty Products
1125 St Rte 196, Hudson Falls
Landscaping Material Notes
- All material loaded from our yard is sold by the yard, not ton.
- A yard is close to a ton in mulch and topsoil, stone and slate are approximately 1.3 ton/yard. Always round up.
- Our skid steer bucket hold one yard, our 70z holds 3 yards.
- Best driveway material is 1A's and dust.
- Best stone by a pool is riverstone - smooth rocks that won't hurt liner of the pool.
- Our topsoil is organic, made with local compost.
- To figure out material needed for any area*, the formula is:
(Length x width x depth [decimal form]) divided by 27
**Example: 20' x 12' with a 4" depth
(20 x 12 x 0.333)/27=2.96 yards of material
- The area of a circle is πr2 (π = 3.14)
**Example: radius is 8', depth is 3" (3.14 x 64) = 200.96
(200.96 x 0.25)/27 = 1.86 yards of material
- To get decimal figure, take the depth in inches and divide by 12, or use chart:
1" = 0.083
2" = 0.166
3" = 0.25
4" = 0.333
5" = 0.416
6" = 0.5
7" = 0.583
8" = 0.666
9" = 0.75
10"=0.833
11"=0.916
12"=1.0
Yards
Depth in inches
Square feet
1 Cubic Yard
1 inch deep
Covers 324 sq. ft.
1Cubic Yard
2 inch deep
Covers 162 sq. ft.
1Cubic Yard
3 inch deep
Covers 108 sq. ft.
1 Cubic Yard
4 inch deep
Covers 81 sq. ft.
1 Cubic Yard
5 inch deep
Covers 64 sq. ft.
1 Cubic Yard
6 inch deep
Covers 54 sq. ft.
Call 747-8375 for free estimates/quotes, and hours of operation.
Weekday and Weekend Deliveries!
On the web: earthspecialtyproducts.net (*yard calculator on site)