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.

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Footing calculator

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

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Sonotube calculator

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

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Fence post calculator

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

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Poured wall calculator

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

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Curb calculator

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

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Steps calculator

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

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Weight calculator

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

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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.