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Cubic Yards Calculator

Our advanced cubic yards calculator helps professionals and DIY enthusiasts accurately estimate volumes and material costs for construction, landscaping, and excavation projects. Calculate cubic yards for standard and complex shapes including rectangles, circles, triangles, borders, and even trapezoids or annular rings, with support for multiple measurement units.

Features

Advanced Shape Support

Calculate cubic yards for 8 different shapes including rectangles, circles, triangles, borders, trapezoids, and annular rings.

Comprehensive Unit Conversion

Work with your preferred measurement units including inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters with automatic conversion between units.

Professional Cost Estimation

Estimate total material costs by entering price per cubic yard, cubic foot, or cubic meter for precise project budgeting.

Precision Calculation Engine

Get exact results using industry-standard formulas for volume calculations of both simple and complex shapes.

Responsive Design

Access our cubic yards calculator on any device with a user-friendly interface that adapts to your screen size.

How to Use This Cubic Yards Calculator

Calculate the cubic yardage of materials for your project in just a few simple steps.

  1. 1

    Choose a Shape

    Select the shape that best matches your project area (rectangle, square, circle, or triangle).

  2. 2

    Enter Dimensions

    Provide the measurements for your selected shape, such as length, width, and depth.

  3. 3

    Select Units

    Choose your preferred unit of measurement for each dimension.

  4. 4

    Optional: Enter Price

    If you want to estimate costs, enter the price per cubic yard or your preferred unit.

  5. 5

    View Results

    See your calculated volume in cubic yards and other units, along with the estimated cost if applicable.

Frequently Asked Questions

A cubic yard is a unit of volume equivalent to a cube with sides of 1 yard in length. It equals 27 cubic feet or approximately 0.765 cubic meters. It's commonly used to measure and sell bulk materials like concrete, soil, gravel, and mulch.

To calculate cubic yards: 1) Measure the length, width, and depth of your area in feet. 2) Multiply these three measurements to get cubic feet. 3) Divide the cubic feet by 27 to convert to cubic yards. Our calculator does these calculations automatically.

Cubic yards are commonly used for landscaping (mulch, topsoil, gravel), construction (concrete, sand, fill dirt), gardening (raised beds, soil amendments), and waste management (dumpster sizing). Any project involving bulk material volume benefits from cubic yard calculations.

The coverage area depends on the depth. At 3 inches deep, one cubic yard covers about 108 square feet. At 2 inches deep, it covers about 162 square feet. At 4 inches deep, it covers about 81 square feet. Our calculator can help you determine the exact coverage for your specific dimensions.

To estimate material costs, multiply the number of cubic yards needed by the price per cubic yard of your material. For example, if you need 5 cubic yards of material at $30 per cubic yard, your estimated cost would be $150. Our calculator includes this feature for convenient cost estimation.