Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:31 pm
can anyone let me know how many tons of top soil id need to cover roughly 14m x 0.75m x 0.15m .
Cheers mark.
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:55 pm
It's hard to accurately convert M3 to weight but generally going on 1M3 is 2Tn then you will need a little over 3Tn.
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:09 pm
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
LLL
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
LLL
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:38 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:37 am
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
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:21 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:22 pm
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 themsquire 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
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
LLL
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:20 pm
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
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
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:10 am
Good luck.