Which Gravel Calculator Should You Use?
We have more than twenty calculators and most people only need one or two. Here is how to find yours.
Find your job
| If you are… | Use |
|---|---|
| I just need a quantity for an area | Gravel Calculator |
| I am building a new driveway | Gravel Driveway Calculator |
| I want to know what a driveway will cost | Driveway Cost Calculator |
| I am resurfacing an existing driveway | Gravel Driveway Calculator |
| My driveway is curved or a loop | Circular Driveway Calculator |
| I need a parking pad for a car, RV, or boat | Parking Pad Calculator |
| A supplier quoted me in tons and I think in yards | Cubic Yards to Tons |
| I have stone already and want to know how far it goes | Coverage Calculator |
| I am not sure how deep it should be | Depth Calculator |
| I am buying bags, not bulk | Bagged Gravel Calculator |
| Can my truck carry this? | Gravel Weight Calculator |
| How many truck loads is this? | Delivery & Loads Calculator |
| I am laying a pea gravel patio or play area | Pea Gravel Calculator |
| I am building a gravel patio | Gravel Patio Calculator |
| I want decorative river rock in a bed | River Rock Calculator |
| I am making a compacted DG path | Decomposed Granite Calculator |
| I am building a fire pit | Fire Pit Calculator |
| I am installing a French drain | French Drain Calculator |
| I am laying pavers | Paver Base Calculator |
| I need a pad for a shed or hot tub | Shed & Pad Base Calculator |
| How much weed fabric do I need? | Landscape Fabric Calculator |
| Should I use gravel or concrete? | Gravel vs Concrete |
| What does #57 mean and how much do I need? | Crushed Stone Calculator |
All 36 calculators by category
Volume & Weight
Cubic yards, tons, coverage, and bag counts for any area.
- Gravel Calculator — Work out exactly how much gravel you need in cubic yards, tons, and bags for any area and depth.
- Cubic Yards to Tons Calculator — Convert between cubic yards and tons for any gravel type, using real in-place densities.
- Gravel Coverage Calculator — See how much area one ton or one cubic yard of gravel will actually cover at your chosen depth.
- Bagged Gravel Calculator — How many bags of gravel you need, and whether bulk delivery would be cheaper.
- Gravel Weight Calculator — How much your gravel weighs, in pounds and tons — and whether your truck or trailer can legally carry it.
- Gravel Depth Calculator — How deep your gravel should be for any application — and how much depth your budget actually buys.
- Crushed Stone Calculator — Crushed stone quantity by grade — #57, #8, #4, and crusher run — with the right use for each.
- Aquarium Gravel Calculator — Pounds of gravel, sand, or plant substrate for a fish tank at the depth you want.
Cost & Delivery
Material cost, delivery fees, and total installed project price.
- Gravel Cost Calculator — Total delivered cost for your gravel project, including material, haul fees, and optional spreading labor.
- Gravel Driveway Cost Calculator — What a gravel driveway costs to install, resurface, or maintain — broken down by line item.
Driveway
Multi-layer driveway bases, gravel depth, and resurfacing.
- Gravel Driveway Calculator — Size a full gravel driveway, including the three-layer build that professionals actually use.
- Circular & Curved Driveway Calculator — Gravel for circular, curved, and irregular driveways, including turnarounds and parking spurs.
- Gravel Parking Pad Calculator — Size a gravel parking pad for cars, RVs, boats, or trailers, with the right depth for the load.
Landscaping
Pea gravel, river rock, decomposed granite, patios, and fire pits.
- Pea Gravel Calculator — Pea gravel quantity and cost for patios, play areas, dog runs, and garden beds.
- River Rock Calculator — River rock quantity and cost for beds, dry creek features, and decorative borders.
- Decomposed Granite Calculator — Decomposed granite quantity for paths, patios, and xeriscape areas, with or without stabilizer.
- Gravel Patio Calculator — A complete gravel patio build — base layer, top layer, fabric, and edging in one estimate.
- Fire Pit Gravel Calculator — Base gravel for the fire pit itself plus the surrounding seating area, sized for safe clearance.
- Rock Calculator — How much rock you need in tons and cubic yards — crushed, base, river, drain, or decorative rock.
- Landscape Rock Calculator — Decorative landscape rock for beds and borders — tons, yards, bags, and fabric, by rock size.
- Lava Rock Calculator — Cubic feet and yards of lava rock for landscape beds or a gas fire pit, with bag counts.
Drainage & Base
French drains, paver base, shed pads, and sub-base layers.
- French Drain Gravel Calculator — Gravel, pipe, and fabric quantities for a French drain trench of any length and depth.
- Paver Base Calculator — Base gravel and bedding sand for a paver patio, walkway, or driveway.
- Shed & Pad Base Calculator — Gravel pad for a shed, hot tub, HVAC unit, or parking area, sized with the correct overhang.
- Landscape Fabric Calculator — How much weed barrier fabric your gravel area needs, including seam overlap and staple count.
- Rip Rap Calculator — Tons of rip rap for a shoreline, ditch, or culvert outlet, by rock class and blanket thickness.
Sand, Soil & Mulch
Mulch, topsoil, sand, paver sand, polymeric sand, play sand, and pool bases.
- Mulch Calculator — How much mulch you need in cubic yards and 2 or 3 cu ft bags, with bulk versus bagged cost.
- Topsoil Calculator — Cubic yards, tons, and bags of topsoil for new lawns, garden beds, and raised beds.
- Sand Calculator — Cubic yards, tons, and 50 lb bags of fill, mason, concrete, or play sand for any area.
- Paver Sand Calculator — Bedding sand and base gravel for a paver patio or walkway, in tons, yards, and bags.
- Polymeric Sand Calculator — How many bags of polymeric joint sand you need, from paver size, joint width, and depth.
- Play Sand Calculator for Sandboxes — How many 50 lb bags of play sand to fill a square, rectangular, or round sandbox.
- Pool Sand Calculator (Above-Ground Pool Base) — Tons and yards of sand for an above-ground pool base, including the cove around the wall.
Concrete & Comparisons
Concrete slabs with a gravel base, gravel versus concrete and asphalt, and delivery loads.
- Gravel vs Concrete vs Asphalt Cost Comparison — Compare gravel, concrete, and asphalt driveways on upfront cost and total cost over 20 years.
- Gravel Delivery & Truck Load Calculator — How many truck loads your order needs, and what the delivery portion of the bill will be.
- Concrete Slab Calculator (with Gravel Base) — Cubic yards and 60/80 lb bags of concrete for a slab, plus the gravel base underneath.
They all share one engine
Every calculator here uses the same volume formula and the same density table — the specialised ones simply pre-set the depths, layers, and materials that match the job, so you cannot accidentally build a driveway at patio depth. The methodology is documented on how it works.
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Frequently asked questions
Which calculator should I start with?
The main gravel calculator handles any rectangular, circular, or triangular area at any depth. Start there unless your job is a driveway, which has its own multi-layer calculator.
Why are there separate calculators for the same material?
Because the depth, layering, and pricing differ. A pea gravel patio and a pea gravel playground use the same stone at very different depths, and getting that wrong is the expensive part.
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