Material Calculator

How much soil, mulch, or stone you need?

At Berks Soil and Stone, we make it easy to get the right amount of materials for your landscaping projects. Whether you’re planning to mulch a garden bed, fill a raised planter with soil, or lay decorative stone, having the right quantity is key. Use our simple rectangular and circular cubic yard calculators below to figure out exactly how much soil, mulch, or stone you’ll need—saving you time, money, and extra trips!

EXAMPLE:

Mulch bed measures 4’ wide by 50’ long. Mulch to be applied at 4” deep.

Multiply 4’ wide by 50’ long = 200 square feet. Find 4” thickness on chart to find square feet coverage, which would be 81 square feet. Now divide 200 square feet by 81 square feet and you would need 2.46 yards of mulch.