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Originally Posted by Noah930
OK, here's a landscaping question: I want to place some decorative gravel and rocks in a couple places in my yard. I know the square footage to be covered. But when I go to gravel yards, how do I know how much to order? They sell stuff by the ton (or pound or basket) or some other unusual to me weight/volume. When I ask how much that'll cover, I sometimes get significantly varying answers. "Oh, a ton of those Mexican pebbles will cover about 35 sq ft." or "Oh, about 80 sq ft."
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The thing you need to decide on is the depth of your stone. Let's say you want to cover 240 sq. ft of area, with a 3" deep layer of gravel. 3" = 1/4 ft. So, you need 240 x 1/4 = 60
cubic ft. of gravel.
If they sell it by the "yard," they mean cubic yard. A cubic yard is 3 x 3 x3 = 27 cubic ft. So, your 60 cubic feet = 60/27 = 2.22 yards of gravel. You probably need to round it up to the next higher yard, so you'd buy 3 yards of gravel for this example, and spread it on a little thick.
I hope this explanation/example helps you, Noah.