Rock calculator is very beneficial for measuring out how much rock is needed for any given job. Our rock calculator Most bed rock calculators are best used to measure how many tons are needed for a rock install project. Most landscape material dealers measure and sell bed rock by the ton so it is important to know how many total tons are needed for an entire project. The worst thing to happen, especially to a professional landscaper, is to have to much or to little rock. With less rock than calculated for you have to make extra trips to get more materials, and trust me that is a pain you don’t want to go through more than once. When choosing the right bed rock calculator you need to determine what exactly you are wanting to calculate. Our bed rock calculator does so much more than the average bed rock calculator on the market.

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Bed Rock Calculator Measures for Tons as well as Cubic Yards

Some bed rock calculators will only measure the total tons needed for an over all project, but I added cubic yards to the calculator as well in case you need to buy your rocks this way. Most bed rock calculators do not break down the measurement for each individual landscape area. If you have 10 different areas needing different measurements of rock, it is difficult to try and calculate exactly how much is needed in each area. Our calculators break down the tons/cubic yards needed for each individual area as well as the total project. When purchasing for the entire project, the rock dealer will need to know how many tons/cubic yards you will need for the entire project. However, if you have several different large areas to spread the rock over and you are having those large amounts delivered on a dump truck, why not have the measurements dumped near each section? This will save time and hard labor transporting the rock to each area from one huge pile.

Bed Rock Calculator Measures for Weight

If you are delivering the bed rock yourself you will need to consider the weight of the rock as well. This rock calculator measures for river bed rock 1-3 inches. So I am not sure how well it will calculate for other rock. Check out our gravel calculator to measure for gravel. For example, if you have a single axle 3500 lbs trailer, you will need to know the total weight of the rock so you don’t over load. Our bed rock calculator measures an average weight for river bed rock. I recommend having the company you purchase your rock from to deliver to you if the entire project is more than 3 tons, especially if you do not have a double axle trailer or dump truck.

Bed Rock Calculator Measures for Wheel Barrow Loads and/or Bags

Our bed rock calculator literally measures down to the wheel barrow load. Not only does the calculator measure how many wheel barrow loads are needed for an overall project, but it categorizes each small individual area and estimates how many wheel barrow loads are needed for those given areas. You will need to know how many cubic feet your wheel barrow holds, which it normally says on the wheel barrow (average wheel barrows are 4-6 cubic feet). This is great for large projects where you have multiple workers spreading massive amounts of rock in multiple areas. Just print out the downloadable calculator in excel and give it to each worker to estimate the appropriate wheel barrow spread.

If you are a home owner and not a professional landscaper you might buy bags of rock from places like Lowe’s, Home Depot, or my personal favorite Ace Hardware. You will see in the wheel barrow/bag section of the calculator you have the option of entering how many cubic feet of rock is included in each bag. Each bag when purchased will say how many cubic feet is included, which on average is 2 cubic feet.

Bed Rock Calculator Estimates Pricing

Our bed rock calculator has a section for you to enter the cost per ton/cubic yard so you can figure out how much the rock will cost you for your total project. Most rock dealers sell the rock by the ton or some even a half ton. Also, if you are a professional landscaper you can enter your labor charge per ton/cubic yard as well as delivery and the bed rock calculator will calculate that as well. This is especially great for professional landscapers to quickly be able to give a bid for large jobs. I personally use this and the other landscape calculators in my own business. Of course I created all the calculators because I was not satisfied with any other calculators on the market, so I can personally attest that these are very accurate.

Bed Rock Calculator is a Downloadable Printable Document

All landscape calculators are downloadable to an excel spreadsheet. This means you must make sure you have Microsoft Excel on your computer in order to edit and use. Once you are done calculating you can save your project in excel and print to have out on the job site. This is especially good for landscapers who have multiple workers needing to know how many wheel barrow loads to spread in each given area.