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Gravel driveway calculator
Gravel is ordered by the cubic yard, hauled by the ton, and paid for by the delivery — so all three numbers need to agree before the truck shows up. Enter your driveway dimensions and depth, and this calculator converts the volume to cubic yards with a 10% compaction allowance, estimates the tonnage at 1.4 tons per yard, and prices it at your local delivered rate. Four inches covers light use; daily parking wants 6 to 8 inches.
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At about 1.4 tons per cubic yard.
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How it works
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Volume is length × width × depth in feet, divided by 27 for cubic yards.
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The order adds 10% for compaction and losses — gravel settles as it's spread and rolled.
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Weight uses about 1.4 tons per cubic yard of crushed stone; cost is yards × your delivered price per yard.
Try a real scenario
60 × 12 driveway
Inputs4 in deep, 10% compaction, $45 per yard
ResultAbout 9.78 cu yd, 13.7 tons, roughly $440 delivered.
Gear for the job
Tools & materials people actually buy
Landscape rake
Spreads and levels gravel in passes — the one tool that turns a pile into a driveway.
Geotextile fabric
Lay it before the stone goes down and soft ground stops eating your gravel every spring.
Hand tamper
Compacts the edges and touch-ups where the plate compactor can't reach.
Wheelbarrow
Fourteen tons doesn't move itself — a flat-free 6-cu-ft barrow survives the job.
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