a cubic yard of much costs $26 verses 2 cubic feet of bagged mulch is $1.69 I need about 200 cubic feet of mulch . I am trying to determine the cheaper way to go
2006-07-01 08:19:08 · 8 answers · asked by crazyredheadcathy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Short answer: buy a hundred bags.
Long answer:
A cubic foot is 1x1x1 foot. A cubic yard is 3x3x3 feet, or 27 cubic feet.
For 200 cubic feet of bagged mulch, that's 100 bags, or $169. (Your bagged mulch costs $0.845 cents a cubic foot.)
For the bulk mulch, to get 200 cubic feet would be approximately 8 cubic yards (8x27 is 216 cubic feet). So that would cost $26x8 or $208. (Suprising to me, but the bulk mulch costs more per cubic feet than the bagged-- cost is $26/27 or over $0.96 cents a cubic foot.).
2006-07-01 08:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by halroo62 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One cubic yard equals 27 cubic feet.
So, 1 cubic yard = $26 = 27 cubic feet. If I have done my math correct this works out to $.96 per cubic foot.
By the bag; $1.69/2 cubic feet = .85 per cubic foot.
Yikes...seems crazy that it is cheaper to buy it by the bag.
2006-07-01 08:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by river rat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
27 cubic feet in a cubic yard
2006-07-01 08:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 cubic yard = 135 cubic foot
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2006-07-01 08:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by mallard guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
135 cu. ft. total. But, how are you going to get it to where you need it? You will need a dump truck to haul it. Call a construction company or an independant backhoe/dumptruck operator in the yellowpages. The will give you a quote. The average cost for a bobtail dump truck is $65.00/ hr. Usually with a 3 hour minimum.
2006-07-01 08:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jimbo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be 55 cubic yards
2006-07-01 08:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by dogdude1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
200 Cubic Feet To Yards
2017-02-20 20:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by bassett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go with the bags.
2006-07-01 08:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋