Cubic yard

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A volume of 3 by 3 by 3 feet, 27 cubic feet. How concrete, gravel, mulch, soil and fill are ordered.

Concrete trucks, gravel loads and mulch deliveries are all sold by the yard. Length times width times depth in feet, divided by 27. A 10 by 10 slab at 4 inches is 1.23 yards; a yard of mulch covers about 108 square feet at 3 inches.

Order a little over. The base is never perfectly level and a short load is a second delivery fee.

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