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How much do I need?

Working out how much product you need can be tricky and some people have no idea where to begin. If you follow our simple steps below you should be able to easily and accurately estimate the amount of product required to complete your job. We also have a handy calculator to help you. Use our online calculator here.

 

The first and most important thing you need to do, is work out how many square meters you have to be covered or filled. This is done by measuring the length in meters and the width in meters. Once you have these 2 lengths, you then need to multiply them by each other. This will give you your approximate square meter area. So the length x width = square meters. This will be easy if you have a relatively square area but if your area is a bit of a strange shape you may need to do your calculation a couple of times for each section and then add them together at the end.

 

Once you have your square meters you then need to decide what depth you will need. This depth will vary depending on the job and product you are using. Below is a guide for most of our products. Once you have your desired depth you then multiply this by the square meters for example 

24 square meters x 0.05 meters (50mm) will give you 1.2 cubic meters.

 

So to conclude your equation will be width x length x depth. 

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Product Depth Guide

Mulch

Minimum 50mm

Optimal 100mm

Road Base

Driveways & verges 100mm

Pathways 50mm

Decorative Stones

Minimum 30mm

Recommended 50mm

Compost & Manures

Minimum 50mm

Optimal 100mm

Soil Conditioner

Minimum 50mm

Optimal 100mm

Special Lawn Mix

Planting 50mm

Top Dressing 10mm

Pebble Estimator

Below is the estimated number of kilos of pebbles  you will need to cover a
1 square meter area for different sized pebbles

20-40mm

Single Layer 30kg

Double Layer 50kg

50-70mm

Single Layer 40kg

Double Layer 75kg

30-50mm

Single Layer 35kg

Double Layer 60kg

70-90mm

Single Layer 45kg

Double Layer 83kg

River Stone Estimator

Below is the estimated number of kilos of river stone  you will need to cover a
1 square meter area for different sized river stone

10-20mm
Fine River Gravel

Size: 10-20mm
Bulk Density: 1.5 Tonne / Cubic Meter
Coverage: 80Kg / Square meter

40-100mm
River Pebbles

Size: 40-100mm
Bulk Density: 1.5 Tonne / Cubic Meter

Coverage: 100Kg / Square meter

20-40mm
River Gravel

Size: 20-40mm
Bulk Density: 1.5 Tonne / Cubic Meter
Coverage: 80Kg / Square meter

100-300mm
River Cobbles

Size: 100-300mm
Bulk Density: 1.5 Tonne / Cubic Meter
Coverage: 140Kg / Square meter

Conversion of 6x4 trailer load

to cubic metres

1 Scoop

=

1/2 Trailer Load

=

0.350 Cubic Meters

3 Scoops

=

1.5 Trailer Loads

=

1 Cubic Meter

2 Scoops

=

1 Trailer Load

=

0.7 Cubic Metres

6 Scoops

=

3 Trailer Loads

=

2 Cubic Meters

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