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GlastronGuy
04-24-2004, 12:47 PM
I can't remember how to do this. :(
I need to fill an area 90'X1'X.5"
How many yards of rock (+ - 3/8) do I need?
I guesstimate about .5 - .75 yd.

GlastronGuy
04-24-2004, 12:57 PM
Wow. That seems like a lot of rock. Isn't a backhoe bucket normally around 1 yd?

phebus
04-24-2004, 01:03 PM
That doesn't sound right. I know when you are figuring for cement, 80 square feet formed with 2X4's = 1 yard. You are figuring 90 square feet at .5" deep.

HCS
04-24-2004, 01:05 PM
Rock yard knows. They usually have a chart on the wall.
:wink:

GlastronGuy
04-24-2004, 01:06 PM
Originally posted by HARDCORE-SKI
Rock yard knows. They usually have a chart on the wall.
:wink:
Ya, I just wanted to sound like I know what I am doing.
;)

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 01:08 PM
I get 0.139 yd^3

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 01:09 PM
Just to confirm, that last dimension is 1/2 inch?

wsuwrhr
04-24-2004, 01:10 PM
Crap, I am going back outside
Brian

phebus
04-24-2004, 01:14 PM
I come up with about a 12 pack job. Hope that helps :D

wsuwrhr
04-24-2004, 01:17 PM
I'm saying 7.5 cubic FEET.
How many yards I don't know. Are you talking cubic yards?
You would just divide that number by 3, that should give you cubic yards.
2.5 cubic yards
Brian

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 01:22 PM
Online volume unit conversion (http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm)

GlastronGuy
04-24-2004, 01:26 PM
Originally posted by Tom Brown
Just to confirm, that last dimension is 1/2 inch?
Yes

Her454
04-24-2004, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by phebus
I come up with about a 12 pack job. Hope that helps :D
As I started to try and figure this out, I scrolled down to this post ....ROTFLMAO.
AND WHERE THE HELL WAS TOM BROWN WHEN I needed help on my test!? :)

GlastronGuy
04-24-2004, 01:28 PM
Thanks, I think I got it.

EricU
04-24-2004, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by wsuwrhr
I'm saying 7.5 cubic FEET.
How many yards I don't know. Are you talking cubic yards?
You would just divide that number by 3, that should give you cubic yards.
You need to divide cubic feet by 27 to get cubic yards.
There is 3 feet to 1 yd.
(1 yd x 1 yd x 1 yd) = (3 ft. x 3 ft x 3 ft) = 27 cu. ft. = 1 cu. yd.
But just tell the guy at the rock yard what you are doing. You will look like a much bigger fool either buying too much or not enough.
I have been a contractor for way too long and I still ask the guy for their conversion charts -- tons of rock to square feet of coverage.
By the way, I have seen some crazy shit done by home owners at rock yards with their mini-vans!
Eric.

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by Her454
AND WHERE THE HELL WAS TOM BROWN WHEN I needed help on my test!? :)
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Her454
04-24-2004, 01:39 PM
Originally posted by Tom Brown
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Yes Tom I am going to blame you for my grade and missing those pesky math equations.:D
There, I feel so much better now.

Hal
04-24-2004, 01:55 PM
you need .1388889 cu yd
90 sq ft X 144 X .5" = 6480 cu in
6480 cu in = 3.75 cu ft
3.75 cu ft = .1388889 cu yd
Just like Tom said , I just noticed
:D

Wet Dream
04-24-2004, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by EricU
By the way, I have seen some crazy shit done by home owners at rock yards with their mini-vans!
Eric.
Mini-vans and rock yard should not be used in the same sentence. How that hell do they get rock into a mini van?:confused:

Mandelon
04-24-2004, 02:14 PM
90 feet long x 1 foot wide x 6" deep? Is that right????
90 x 1 x .5
thats 45 cubic feet
There's 27 cu ft in a cu yard, so
45 / 27 = 1.66 cu yards.

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 02:52 PM
Back in the 80s, I watched a guy shovel about a quarter yard of gravel into the trunk of a Ford LTD. The car was only 5 or 6 years old too. The suspension was long since resting on the axle when he left. :D

wsuwrhr
04-24-2004, 03:53 PM
Originally posted by EricU
You need to divide cubic feet by 27 to get cubic yards.
There is 3 feet to 1 yd.
(1 yd x 1 yd x 1 yd) = (3 ft. x 3 ft x 3 ft) = 27 cu. ft. = 1 cu. yd.
But just tell the guy at the rock yard what you are doing. You will look like a much bigger fool either buying too much or not enough.
I have been a contractor for way too long and I still ask the guy for their conversion charts -- tons of rock to square feet of coverage.
By the way, I have seen some crazy shit done by home owners at rock yards with their mini-vans!
Eric.
Thanks Eric,
I figured it was something like that, I just didn't want to assume and make an ass of myself.
Brian

NorCal Gameshow
04-24-2004, 04:00 PM
with concrete it's +or- 80 square feet @ 3.5" deep...
how's it different with rock?

Tom Brown
04-24-2004, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by NorCal Gameshow
how's it different with rock?
With rock you have to take into accound the space between the stones. That can be tough to measure accurately.

Twisted Liquid
04-24-2004, 05:25 PM
Most landscape rock is sold by the ton, not yard. For 1/2 to 3/4 rock the average coverage is 100 sq. ft. x 2" deep. Just my 0.2
Geoff