Sand Calculator
Enter the area and depth. You get the volume, the weight in tons and how many bags to buy.
How the sand calculator works
Volume is length × width × depth in feet. Dry sand weighs about 100 lb per cubic foot, so a cubic yard (27 cubic feet) is about 1.35 tons. Wet sand is heavier, so raise the weight if yours has been sitting in the rain.
A paver patio needs a 1" layer of bedding sand on top of the gravel base. A sandbox is usually filled 6" to 12" deep. Bags are fine for small jobs. For anything over about a cubic yard, bulk delivery is usually cheaper.
Questions
How much sand for a 10 × 10 paver patio?
A 1" bedding layer is about 8.3 cubic feet, or 17 bags of 50 lb, before extra.
How many tons is a cubic yard of sand?
About 1.35 tons for dry sand at 100 lb per cubic foot.
How many 50 lb bags of sand are in a cubic yard?
About 54 bags of dry sand.