Concrete Calculators

Figure out exactly how many bags — or how many cubic yards — a pour needs, before you're standing at the register guessing.

Slab calculator

Patios, walkways, shed floors and driveways. Enter length, width and thickness for bags or cubic yards.

Footing calculator

The strip footing under a wall or slab edge. Enter run length, width and thickness.

Sonotube calculator

Round form tubes for deck and post footings. Enter diameter, height and tube count.

Fence post calculator

Bags per post hole, subtracting the post's own volume from the hole. Enter post count and hole size.

Poured wall calculator

Foundation and stem walls. Enter wall length, height and thickness.

Curb calculator

Landscape edging or driveway curb. Enter run length, width and height.

Steps calculator

Outdoor concrete stairs. Enter width, rise, run and number of steps.

Weight calculator

How much a poured slab weighs, in pounds and tons.

How much concrete do I need?

Every calculator here starts from the same volume math: length × width (or the shape's area) × thickness, converted to cubic feet, then to cubic yards or bags. The difference between them is the shape — a slab or poured wall is a flat rectangle, a footing or curb is a long narrow strip, a sonotube is a cylinder, steps are a stack of rectangles, and a fence post hole is a cylinder with the post's own volume subtracted out.

As a rough rule, bags make sense up to about 1 to 2 cubic yards. Past that, a ready-mix delivery is usually faster and cheaper — see concrete cost per yard to compare.