This is the same stone as our river rock in a crushed form.
1 1 2 river rock weight per yard.
For example if you need 25 cubic feet of river rock and each bag covers 1 2 cubic foot buy 50 bags.
In most cases a cubic yard of gravel weighs between 2 400 to 2 900 pounds 1 088 to 1 315 kg.
For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
For example let s find the amount of gravel needed for a space that is 10 feet long 10 feet wide and 1 foot deep.
Washed gravel 1 35 tons 2 700 lb per cubic yard.
Most gravel weighs 1 4 to 1 7 tons per cubic yard.
The same rule applies when you purchase river rock by the ton.
Compost 40 tons 800 lb per cubic yard.
Planting mix 1 ton 2 000 lb per cubic yard.
Lawn dressing 90 tons 1 800 lb per cubic yard.
Then one cubic yard weighs.
A cubic yard of pea gravel weighs between 2 500 to 2 600 pounds 1 133 to 1 179 kg.
Washed limestone 1 20 tons 2 400 lb per cubic yard.
Your river rock weight is say 150 lbs per cubic foot.
The weight of gravel depends on the type and density or grading.
Calculate the volume weight and total cost for your landscaping project.
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A yard of river rock weighs 2 700 pounds and is equivalent to 1 35 tons according to cedar river garden center.
So how much does a yard of gravel weigh.
Weight per cubic yard is approximately 2600 lbs.
Our river rock calculator can help you work out how much river rock you need.
So there are 4050 2000 tons in a cy of river rock or 2 03 tons.
Landscape gravels 1 20 1 35 tons 2 400 2 700 lb per cubic yard.
1 1 2 river rock.
Sand 1 10 1 25 tons 2 200 2 500 lb per cubic yard.
One yard will cover about 150 square feet at 2 deep.
This is our most popular landscaping stone.
Contains stones of many different colors.
See below for more common material densities.
How much does a yard of pea gravel weigh.
Ask the landscaping company how many cubic yards a ton of river rock covers at various rock sizes and purchase the number of tons necessary to cover your desired area.