Topsoil- feet into litres??

cjalynch

Sorry to sound a bit thick, but I cannot calculate how much topsoil we are going to need to lay our new lawn. We have dug out to around four inches (most of a garage is buried in the back garden!) and plan to turf over this weekend.

The area we need to cover is 27 feet by eleven feet and we will need three to four inches of topsoil, we think.
If anyone can give advice it would be gratefully received!

navig8r

cjalynch wrote: »

Sorry to sound a bit thick, but I cannot calculate how much topsoil we are going to need to lay our new lawn. We have dug out to around four inches (most of a garage is buried in the back garden!) and plan to turf over this weekend.

The area we need to cover is 27 feet by eleven feet and we will need three to four inches of topsoil, we think.
If anyone can give advice it would be gratefully received!

L 27' x W 11' x .D .333' = 98.91 cu ft or 2.803 cu mtrs or 28,803 ltrs

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:bZpIAoTu7rkJ:www.diydoctor.org.uk/tips/tipsconversions.htm+cubic+metre+topsoil+weight&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk

Dave

Coveredinbees!!!!

You got to many 8's there it's 2,803 liters

cjalynch

Thanks for the replies- how much would this be in tonnes??

navig8r

cjalynch wrote: »

Thanks for the replies- how much would this be in tonnes??

I give up! whats the point in posting links which give the answers if people don't look:rolleyes:


Edit:

Coveredinbees!!!! Must have thought I was ringing the door :rotfl: bell

Dave

steveeeee

cjalynch wrote: »

Thanks for the replies- how much would this be in tonnes??

Depends on the soil. http://www.reade.com/Particle_Briefings/spec_gra2.html mentions "Earth, loam, dry, excavated" as having a specific gravity of 1.25 which means it's 25% denser than water. So 1m3 or 1000litres of earth will weigh 1.25 tonnes. It gives some higher figures for if it's wet, packed, etc. Could be between 1.25 and 2 tonnes.

And yeah, what Dave said

Woby_Tide

3 inches = 4 tonnes
4 inches = 5 tonnes

http://www.onlinesoil.co.uk/calc.htm

cjalynch

Thanks again- I did say at the beginning that I am a bit thick about conversions, so sorry if I came across as ungrateful!!
I have spoken to a company and got a quote for three tonnes of topsoil- hopefully this will do the trick.

Thank you posters!!