About YardCalcHub – Free Yard & Home Project Calculators

About the author

Umar Farooq is the founder of YardCalcHub. He builds practical material calculators for homeowners and contractors – tools that turn a measurement into the units suppliers actually sell, and show the formula so you can check the math yourself.

Umar Farooq writes and reviews every calculator and guide on the site, and updates them when readers report a problem or when suppliers change how they sell materials. You can reach him through the contact page.

What we do

Ordering landscape materials is easy to get wrong. Gravel is sold by the ton, mulch by the yard or the bag, pavers by the pallet and siding by the square – and a few inches of depth can change an order by several truckloads. YardCalcHub has a calculator for each common job:

Gravel, topsoil, fill dirt and mulch in cubic yards, tons, bags and truckloads
Pavers with base gravel, bedding sand and joint sand
Asphalt tons, truckloads and cold-patch bags
Siding squares, boxes, planks and trim
A general cubic yard calculator for anything else

Every calculator works in US and metric units, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser. Our project guides explain how to build and order for common jobs, step by step.

How we build and check our calculators

Each calculator uses standard volume and area formulas. Where a result depends on an assumption – such as how much a cubic yard of gravel weighs – we show the default next to the input so you can change it to your supplier's figure. Every calculator page explains its formula and includes a worked example.

The defaults, waste allowances and the references we check them against are listed on our methodology and data sources page. Each page shows the date it was last reviewed.

Editorial standards

Accuracy first. Numbers are checked against published product data and industry guidance before a page goes live.
Corrections. If you find a mistake, tell us through the contact page. We check every report and update the page and its review date.
Independence. We do not sell materials or contracting services, and no supplier or manufacturer pays us to change a result or recommendation.
Clear limits. Our results are planning estimates, not engineering advice. For structural, drainage or load-bearing work, consult a qualified local professional.

How YardCalcHub is funded

YardCalcHub is free to use. The site is supported by advertising, including ads served by Google AdSense. Ads are clearly separated from our content and never change the results of a calculator. You can read how advertising cookies work, and how to opt out of personalized ads, in our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, corrections and ideas for new calculators are welcome. Use the contact form or email liamfosterpro@gmail.com.