How many square feet is a yard of fill dirt?

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One yard of topsoil will cover 324 square feet of soil, spread at a depth of 1 inch, or 100 square feet of soil spread at a depth of 3 inches. To calculate how much topsoil you'll actually need, multiply the number of square feet in the area by the number of inches of topsoil you want to install.

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Total volume equals 216,000 cubic inches. Convert cubic inches to cubic yards by dividing by 46,656 cubic inches. So, 216,000 cubic inches divided by 46,656 cubic inches equals 4.63 cubic yards. To fill the rectangular area at a depth of 2 feet 6 inches, you will 4.63 cubic yards of fill dirt.

Also, how do I measure a yard of dirt? Calculate

1. Calculate your area (see below)
2. Calculate your volume: Multiply area times the depth, this will be volume in cubic feet.
3. Calculate your cubic yards: Divide cubic feet by 27 to convert to cubic yards and this is your answer.
4. Where (ft2) = square foot, (ft3) = cubic foot, (yd3) = cubic yard.

Similarly one may ask, how many square feet is in a yard of dirt?

A cubic yard of material can be spread to cover 100 square feet (10×10 foot area) at 3 inches of depth.

How do you convert cubic yards to square feet?

If you want your cubic yards to be described in square feet, multiply the cubic yard number by 27. This is because a yard is three feet, and a cubic measure is obtained by multiplying three numbers together (3 x 3 x 3 = 27).