Budget Top Soil - £40 per approximate ton - tipped loose (2024)

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How much will 40 lbs of topsoil cover? ›

A Google search reveals that a 40 lb. bag of topsoil covers 12 square feet (one inch deep.)

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On average, topsoil costs between $12 and $55 per cubic yard or $150 to $600 per truckload. The type of topsoil you choose affects the price of your soil. Screened black dirt will cost you around $15 per cubic yard, while loam costs around $17 per cubic yard.

Topsoils can vary in screening sizes, therefore some topsoils may be denser than others. Generally speaking, 1 tonne of topsoil will cover 0.63 cubic metres or 22 cubic feet or 0.81 cubic yards.

A 40 pound bag of topsoil usually contains about 0.75 Cubic Feet of soil. There are 25.71404638 Dry Quarts in a Cubic Foot, so a 25 quart bag of potting soil would equal approximately 1 Cubic Foot. If you are filling pots, you will be fine. If you are spreading it on a lawn of any significant size, it will disappear.

Length in feet x Width in feet x Depth in feet (inches divided by 12). Take the total and divide by 27 (the amount of cubic feet in a yard). The final figure will be the estimated amount of cubic yards required.

When you need a large quantity of soil or compost, it's quicker and cheaper to buy it in bulk.

Topsoil can be more in demand and expensive than other soil types because it contains more organic matter and can better hold water. But if your project doesn't call for nutrient-rich soil, you may choose sand, fill dirt, or mulch instead.

Fill Dirt Cost. Fill dirt costs $5 to $25 per cubic yard or $4 to $15 per ton delivered, depending on the type, volume ordered, and distance away. Fill dirt is for leveling holes, raising the ground level, filling in a pool, improving drainage, construction, or for septic backfill.

General: 6 to 9 inches of soil is usually sufficient for most planting. Vegetables: The depth of topsoil for growing vegetables will vary depending on what you plan to grow.

What does 1 yard of soil look like? ›

Bulk Soil. Bulk soil is measured in yards. 1 yard equals 27 cubic feet. Think about it as a cube that is 3′ X 3′ X 3′.

Fill dirt is a combination of natural materials, like rock, sand, and shale, used to—you guessed it—fill in a hole or change property elevation. Topsoil, on the other hand, is dirt fortified with nutrients usually used for gardens and grass.

If you're looking for a short answer, then yes, you can put topsoil over grass and existing garden lawns. Although it's possible for grass to grow through the topsoil, this can only be successful depending on the thickness of topsoil applied as a top dressing.

2000 lb / 534lb per wheelbarrow = 3.75 wheel barrows per ton. Practically I would roughly double it to 7 or 8 loads.

One 40 lb. bag covers up to 4.5 sq. ft. at a 2 in. depth.

So, for a standard-size lawn of 1,000 square feet, you would need approximately 13 cubic yards (18 tons) of topsoil to cover the entire lawn at 4 inches deep. You can expect to spend around $130 to $650 for the topsoil, depending on the quality.

Consider a ½ cubic foot bag of stone or soil weighs about 50 lbs and will cover 2 square feet at 3" deep.