How big a bag of Top Soil

[bigal40]

I figured about 1.5 cubic feet. Anyone know for sure?

 

[KLin]

I'd say about 4.2 cubic feet and another 1.3 cubic feet for vagueness.

 

[ShadoWing]

it's 40 lbs each bag, that's all i know lol

 

[Tobolo]

Um. What do you need the Top Soil for first off?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Measure the darn bag.

 

[Rumpltzer]

WTF?

I usually base coverage the on bag that tastes like more purple hello.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: KLin
I'd say about 4.2 cubic feet and another 1.3 cubic feet for vagueness.

Don't forget the 2nd layer that will be needed after errosion.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

they make different sized bags, from 0.5CF to 2 CF

 

[bigal40]

Originally posted by: Tobolo
Um. What do you need the Top Soil for first off?

Building a raised flower planter in the front yard.
I'm taking about like a standard sized bag. 40lbs sounds about right. A bag is like 3'x1'x.5' right. Any way I'm gonna need like 3 cubic yards.

 

[Tobolo]

OK Well yeah most bags are 40 lbs and arent done in Cubic yards

Thinking size wize, id say you would need 9 bags to get about 3 cubic feet.

Just guessing.

 

[MikeMike]

http://www.buckeyeexcavating.com/mulchcalc.htm

works for topsoil as well...

 

[911paramedic]

L x W x H = Amount you need in Cubic Feet.

Bags say how much isin them, for instance I just picked up some wood chips and they were 2 cubic feet per bag. (I would answer an exact amount, but you didn't say what you are doing with it and how large the area is.)

 

[DrPizza]

The stuff is 'dirt' cheap 😛 So, why not purchase a sufficient number of bags to ensure that you have enough. Spread the leftovers on the lawn.

 

[DrPizza]

btw, you say you're building a raised flower planter? Do you mean a raised flower bed? You estimated 3 cubic yards of dirt... Assuming you're intelligent enough to make a decent estimate, you don't want to purchase it by the bag. I think a cubic foot of topsoil is about 80 pounds; therefore, those 40 pound bags are 1/2 cubic foot. You're going to need 162 of those 40 pound bags in order to reach your 3 cubic yards. (which makes me remember, it's about 1 1/4 tons per cubic yard... duhhh!) Save yourself a lot of trouble, call a landscaper and have him deliver 3 yards of topsoil. The cost varies, but should run about $100-150ish.


(edit: topsoil, concrete, etc. are sold "by the yard" which is understood to mean "cubic yard")