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Mark B
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Post: # 22951Post Mark B

can anyone let me know how many tons of top soil id need to cover roughly 14m x 0.75m x 0.15m .

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squire
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Post: # 22963Post squire

It's hard to accurately convert M3 to weight but generally going on 1M3 is 2Tn then you will need a little over 3Tn.
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 22966Post lutonlagerlout

i beg to differ squire
you cannot tell me that topsoil will be the same weight as ballast or MOT for a cubic metre? :)
i reckon topsoil depending on moisture to be about 1.4 t per cube
giving a total of 2.205 tonnes for this job
i would suck it and see and get 2 tonnes and see how far that goes
obviously moisture content will make a difference also the organic make up will affect the weight
remeber mark that the BM's bulk bags rarely weigh 1 tonne
mostly about .85 tonne
cheers fellas
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Tony McC
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Post: # 23006Post Tony McC

Top soil is usually calculated as having a density of 1.45 T per m³ (see this bit ) so seeing as you have 1.6m³ you'll need around 2.3 tonnes. As LLL says, wet soil is denser than dry, but not by as much as you might think - remember, water has a density of 1T/m³, which is why soil sinks in water.
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squire
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Post: # 23011Post squire

Lol, must have been "heavy clay" topsoil I was thinking of. Sorry about that. Sure theres never any harm in having a bit of extra topsoil, eh? :p
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Rich H
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Post: # 23022Post Rich H

Topsoil is normally in bigger bags than aggregates (round here anyway) and you get one tonne 'moist'. It can then be either lighter or heavier depending on the weather.
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Post: # 23034Post lutonlagerlout

squire wrote:Lol, must have been "heavy clay" topsoil I was thinking of. Sorry about that. Sure theres never any harm in having a bit of extra topsoil, eh? :p
half the people i know have .5 tonnes of sand/ballast/topsoil/bricks and various other bits and bobs from *mates* who ordered their stuff for them
i never guess ,just put it in a calculator and work it out,however squire its better to try and get it wrong once,than never try at all
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Mark B
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Post: # 23045Post Mark B

Well Guys,

2.5 Ton Arriving On Friday Morning First Thing. Il give the 2.5 ton a try and if i need some more then no problem, if theres some left over it can be used else where around the garden. Cheers for all the replys.

Mark
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Rich H
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Post: # 23054Post Rich H

Good luck.
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