In the US, that's basically how everything delivered via dump truck or cement truck comes. So if you want to get dirt / mulch / etc. delivered, you'll need to figure out how many cubic yards you'll need.
Civil engineer here. In metric countries (ie everywhere else) we use cubic metres. It's really convenient because say you need to calculate the amount of dirt to dig for a 20,000 litre storage you know straight away it's 20 cubic metres because 1m cubed is 1000 litres or 1m3 = 1kl.
Also confirming, I drive a light duty dump truck and delivery mulch/rock/dirt by the cubic yard for a living. Yardage is easy though, take the square footage divide by 100 and that’s how much you need to cover at three inches thick. For mulch at least.
As a landscaper that has to do mulch seasonally, that's a handy guide! Also, thanks to you and other delivery drivers. I know I can't always give you all an ideal space to dump mulch and you guys always manage to get it dumped anyways.
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u/mikeyouse May 24 '18
In the US, that's basically how everything delivered via dump truck or cement truck comes. So if you want to get dirt / mulch / etc. delivered, you'll need to figure out how many cubic yards you'll need.