Guides

A cubic yard of wood mulch weighs about 450 to 800 pounds as usually delivered, 300 to 500 pounds dry, and over 1,000 pounds after soaking rain. Weights by mulch type, per bag, and per pickup load.

A 12×12 concrete paver weighs about 24 pounds at the standard 2-inch thickness. Thinner 1-inch stepping stones run 16–18 lb,

A ton of river rock covers about 75 to 85 square feet at 3 inches deep, or 115 to 125

Mulch is cheaper upfront and better for plant health; rock costs more on day one but almost nothing afterward. As

There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. A yard is 3 feet, so a cubic yard is 3

A 12 × 12 foot patio is 144 square feet, which takes about 713 standard 4×8-inch pavers including 10% extra

A cubic yard of river rock weighs about 2,400 to 2,800 pounds (1.2 to 1.4 tons) depending on stone size.

A ton of gravel covers roughly 100–110 square feet at 2 inches deep, about 70 square feet at 3 inches,

A cubic yard of topsoil weighs about 2,000 to 2,200 pounds (1 to 1.1 tons) when dry, and up to

How many bags is a yard of mulch? A cubic yard of mulch equals 13.5 bags of the standard 2-cubic-foot