{"id":8658,"date":"2026-09-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/?p=8658"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:22:36","slug":"gravel-and-base-yardage-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/gravel-and-base-yardage-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravel Calculator: Cubic Yards and Tons of Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n  var sels = ['.entry-header','.page-header','article > h1:first-child','.entry-footer'];\n  sels.forEach(function(s){document.querySelectorAll(s).forEach(function(el){el.style.display='none';});});\n  var el = document.querySelector('.sw-a');\n  while (el && el !== document.body) {\n    el.style.maxWidth='100%'; el.style.width='100%'; el.style.padding='0'; el.style.margin='0';\n    el.style.float='none'; el.style.flex='0 0 100%';\n    el = el.parentElement;\n  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}catch(e){}\n})();\n<\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"pm\">\n<header class=\"pm__hero\">\n<div class=\"pm__inner\">\n<nav class=\"pm__crumb\">Blog &nbsp;&rsaquo;&nbsp; How to Estimate<\/nav>\n<p><span class=\"pm__eyebrow\">Contractor Calculator &middot; Site Work<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Gravel Calculator: Cubic Yards and Tons of Base<\/h1>\n<p class=\"pm__dek\">The yardage is easy arithmetic. The tonnage depends on what you ordered and how wet it was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm__dek-cta\">Short on time? <a href=\"https:\/\/swcostestimator.app.link\/ce-ai\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Price the site work from a photo<\/a> in about six seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm__rating\"><span class=\"pm__stars\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/span> <b>4.8<\/b> <span class=\"pm__rating-sub\">on the App Store<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pm__meta\">\n<span>SimplyWise<\/span><br \/>\n<i><\/i><br \/>\n<span>Updated September 1, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<i><\/i><br \/>\n<span>5 min read<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"pm__fig\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two large conical piles of pale crushed aggregate sitting on a concrete yard slab at a materials supplier\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1779775981174-475ffb8ecf83?w=1400&amp;h=700&amp;fit=crop&amp;q=80&amp;auto=format\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"pm__body\">\n<div class=\"pm__inner\">\n<aside class=\"pm__tldr\">\n<div class=\"pm__tldr-label\">At a glance<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Area times depth in feet, divided by 27, gives compacted cubic yards.<\/li>\n<li>Tons per cubic yard is not one number. It runs 1.50 to 1.98 by material.<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin DOT pays base aggregate at 1.85 tons per cubic yard.<\/li>\n<li>Loose material takes 27 to 60 percent more room.<\/li>\n<li>Wet material gets docked above 7 percent moisture.<\/li>\n<li>Recycled concrete weighs less per yard, so the hole costs fewer tons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"pm__tldr-cta\"><span>Price the site work from a photo, free to try.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swcostestimator.app.link\/ce-ai\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SimplyWise Cost Estimator<\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>The gravel calculator formula<\/h2>\n<p>Area times depth in feet, divided by 27, because a cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. Same volume step as our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/concrete-cubic-yard-calculators\/\">concrete cubic yard calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody sells base by the yard off a chute. It moves by the ton across a certified scale, so yardage becomes weight before it becomes money.<\/p>\n<h2>Tons per cubic yard varies by material<\/h2>\n<p>A state DOT study measured conversion factors on nine real aggregates. Every row is a range, not a constant.<\/p>\n<table class=\"pm__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Material<\/th>\n<th>Tons per cubic yard<\/th>\n<th>Loose volume gain<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dense graded base, 3\/4 in<\/td>\n<td>1.80 to 1.86<\/td>\n<td>36 to 47 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dense graded base, 1 1\/4 in<\/td>\n<td>1.79 to 1.98<\/td>\n<td>34 to 52 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dense graded base, 3 in<\/td>\n<td>1.78 to 1.87<\/td>\n<td>34 to 45 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Breaker run<\/td>\n<td>1.82 to 1.87<\/td>\n<td>27 to 30 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Select crushed material<\/td>\n<td>1.77 to 1.81<\/td>\n<td>27 to 29 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recycled concrete base, 1 1\/4 in<\/td>\n<td>1.65 to 1.75<\/td>\n<td>37 to 60 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recycled asphalt base, 1 1\/4 in<\/td>\n<td>1.64 to 1.71<\/td>\n<td>35 to 46 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Granular backfill<\/td>\n<td>1.62 to 1.66<\/td>\n<td>38 to 52 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Structural backfill<\/td>\n<td>1.50 to 1.72<\/td>\n<td>35 to 48 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Those are compacted weights. Wisconsin DOT pays completed in place dense base at a flat 1.85 tons per cubic yard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm__inline-cta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swcostestimator.app.link\/ce-ai\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SimplyWise Cost Estimator<\/a> turns a photo into an itemized, branded estimate in about 6 seconds.<\/p>\n<h2>Worked example: a 12 by 40 driveway<\/h2>\n<p>Area is 480 sq ft. New York DOT specifies 6 in of subbase under a paved residential driveway, so take depth as 0.5 ft. That is 240 cubic ft, or <strong>8.89 cubic yards<\/strong> compacted.<\/p>\n<p>At 1.85 that is 16.44 tons. The measured 1 1\/4 in dense base range gives 15.9 tons at 1.79, 17.6 at 1.98. Order 16 to 18 tons.<\/p>\n<p>Loose dense base takes 34 to 52 percent more room, so stage for about 12 to 13.5 yards.<\/p>\n<section class=\"pm__promo\">\n<h2>Skip the retyping<\/h2>\n<p>Once the ticket math is settled, hand typing is the slowest part of the bid. SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo into an itemized, branded estimate in about 6 seconds. Pricing is $29.99\/mo or $239.99\/yr, about $20\/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"pm__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/swcostestimator.app.link\/ce-ai\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SimplyWise Cost Estimator<\/a><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Worked example: a 16 by 20 patio at 4 in<\/h2>\n<p>Area is 320 sq ft at 0.333 ft deep, so 106.7 cubic ft, or <strong>3.95 cubic yards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At 1.85 that is 7.31 tons. Switch to recycled concrete base at 1.65 to 1.75 and the same hole takes 6.5 to 6.9 tons. Federal Highway explains it: recycled concrete has a lower compacted unit weight, so it yields more volume per ton.<\/p>\n<h2>Gravel calculator reference table: area and depth<\/h2>\n<p>Compacted cubic yards, tons at the 1.85 factor.<\/p>\n<table class=\"pm__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Area<\/th>\n<th>4 in yards<\/th>\n<th>4 in tons<\/th>\n<th>6 in yards<\/th>\n<th>6 in tons<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>100 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>1.23<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>1.85<\/td>\n<td>3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>200 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>2.47<\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>3.70<\/td>\n<td>6.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>320 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>3.95<\/td>\n<td>7.3<\/td>\n<td>5.93<\/td>\n<td>11.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>480 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>5.93<\/td>\n<td>11.0<\/td>\n<td>8.89<\/td>\n<td>16.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>600 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>7.41<\/td>\n<td>13.7<\/td>\n<td>11.11<\/td>\n<td>20.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1,000 sq ft<\/td>\n<td>12.35<\/td>\n<td>22.8<\/td>\n<td>18.52<\/td>\n<td>34.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Moisture is on the ticket whether you like it or not<\/h2>\n<p>The agencies buying the most aggregate write moisture rules. Wisconsin requires base over 7 percent moisture to be dried or the excess deducted from measured weight. Texas pays flexible base by dry weight.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody docks your supplier for you. A rainy delivery and a dry one differ on the same ticket.<\/p>\n<h2>Sand, gravel, and the one thing nobody publishes<\/h2>\n<p>Sand and bank run gravel do have published densities, as earthwork figures rather than WisDOT pay factors. The Federal Highway 2022 shrinkage and swell table, reprinted as Table A.4 of the Wisconsin study, puts compacted dry sand at 1,920 kg per cubic meter, about 1.62 tons per cubic yard, and well graded dry gravel at 2,450, about 2.06 tons per cubic yard. Use those to sanity check a supplier, not to settle an invoice.<\/p>\n<p>What genuinely is not published is a base depth for patios or walkways. New York DOT calls for 6 in of subbase under a paved residential driveway, up to 12 in for heavy trucks, and the residential code calls for 4 in of base under a slab below grade.<\/p>\n<h2>Run the gravel calculator in this order<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"pm__steps\">\n<li>\n<h3>Get compacted volume first<\/h3>\n<p>Area times depth in feet, divided by 27. That is the finished hole, not the delivered pile.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Convert with the right material factor<\/h3>\n<p>Use a range, not one number. Recycled base and granular backfill weigh less per yard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Size the lifts before you order<\/h3>\n<p>Minimum lift is twice the top stone size. Ohio DOT caps compacted lifts at 8 in behind a heavy vibratory roller, 4 in without one.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Quote a tonnage band<\/h3>\n<p>Give a range with the moisture caveat, then reconcile against the scale tickets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"pm__next\">\n<h2>Keep reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/concrete-cubic-yard-calculators\/\">Concrete Cubic Yard Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/deck-material-calculator\/\">Deck Material Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywise.com\/blog\/fence-cost-calculator\/\">Fence Cost Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pm__sources\">\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindot.gov\/documents2\/research\/0092-22-05-final-report.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WHRP G22-05, Conversion Factors for Soils and Aggregates of Wisconsin<\/a> (nine aggregates, Dec 2023; verified 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindot.gov\/rdwy\/stndspec\/ss-03-05.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin DOT Standard Specifications 305.4<\/a> (1.85 tons per cubic yard; 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindot.gov\/rdwy\/cmm\/cm-08-60.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin DOT CMM 860.4<\/a> (moisture over 7 percent deducted; verified 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ftp.txdot.gov\/pub\/txdot-info\/cmd\/cserve\/specs\/2024\/standard\/s247.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TxDOT 2024 Standard Specifications, Item 247, Flexible Base<\/a> (section 5.5, paid by the ton of dry weight; verified 2026-09-01).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.state.oh.us\/Divisions\/ConstructionMgt\/OnlineDocs\/Specifications\/2023_CMS_07172026_for_web_Letter%20size.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ohio DOT 2023 Construction and Material Specifications, Item 304<\/a> (conversion table 304.07-1, lift limits 304.04; July 17, 2026 update, verified 2026-09-01).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/construction\/pubs\/ots15002.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FHWA, Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide<\/a> (compaction shrinkage, lift thickness; 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/publications\/research\/infrastructure\/pavements\/97148\/053.cfm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FHWA, Recycled Concrete Material<\/a> (lower unit weight, greater yield; 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.ny.gov\/main\/business-center\/engineering\/cadd-info\/drawings\/standard-sheets-us-repository\/608-03_050120.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYSDOT Standard Sheet 608-03<\/a> (paved residential driveway subbase 6 in.; verified 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/pml\/special-publication-811\/nist-guide-si-appendix-b-conversion-factors\/nist-guide-si-appendix-b9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B9<\/a> (short ton is 2,000 lb; 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/simplywise-cost-estimator\/id6670619664\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SimplyWise Cost Estimator, App Store<\/a> (4.8 rating; verified 2026-08-22).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"pm__faq\">\n<div class=\"pm__inner\">\n<h2>Common gravel calculator questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>How do I calculate cubic yards of gravel?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Area times depth in feet, divided by 27. A 12 by 40 driveway at 6 in is 480 times 0.5 over 27, or 8.89 cubic yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many tons is a cubic yard of gravel?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>It depends on the material. Measured Wisconsin factors run 1.50 to 1.98 across nine aggregates, and the state pays dense base at a flat 1.85.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Does gravel weight change when it is wet?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes, and agencies write it into the contract. Wisconsin deducts moisture above 7 percent from pay weight, and Texas buys flexible base on dry weight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How much does gravel compact?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Measured expansion ran 27 to 60 percent across the nine aggregates. Federal Highway puts ordinary compaction on gravel roads at 30 percent or greater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How deep should a driveway base be?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>New York DOT specifies 6 in of subbase under a paved residential driveway. For patios and walkways there is no official spec, so that call is yours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can SimplyWise price site work from a photo?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Free to try, at $29.99\/mo or $239.99\/yr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pm__final\">\n<div class=\"pm__inner\">\n<span class=\"pm__eyebrow\">Count it once, count it right<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Turn the yardage into a signed quote.<\/h2>\n<p>Snap a photo and get an itemized, branded estimate in about 6 seconds. 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