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Concrete Calculators

Almost every concrete job comes down to one number — the volume, in cubic yards or cubic metres — and these calculators get it from the shape you are pouring. The Concrete Calculator covers a rectangular slab or footing; the Concrete Footing, Column, Pier and Stairs calculators handle those specific forms; the Sonotube Concrete Calculator does round tube forms and the Concrete Calculator for Fence Posts subtracts the posts from the hole volume. Two cost tools, the Concrete Cost Calculator and the Cement Calculator, turn a volume into a price or a site-mix bag count. Each one shows the formula, keeps the waste allowance visible and editable, and reports the exact quantity and the recommended order amount as two separate figures. Reinforcing steel and any gravel base are counted separately.

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All Concrete Calculators · 12

Concrete Calculator

How much concrete a rectangular slab or footing needs, in cubic yards or cubic metres.

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Concrete Cost Calculator

Estimated material cost of a concrete pour from its volume and a unit price.

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Concrete Block Calculator

Number of concrete masonry units (blocks) for a wall of a given area.

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Concrete Block Fill Calculator

Grout volume needed to fill the cores of a concrete block wall.

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Concrete Calculator for Fence Posts

Concrete volume to set a run of fence posts, allowing for the posts displacing concrete in each hole.

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Sonotube Concrete Calculator

Concrete volume for round column forms (Sonotube-style tubes).

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Cement Calculator

Bags of cement (and sand/aggregate) for a given mix ratio and volume.

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Concrete Column Calculator

Concrete volume for round or square columns.

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Concrete Stairs Calculator

Concrete volume for a poured stair flight.

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Concrete Weight Calculator

Weight of a concrete volume, for transport and load planning.

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Concrete Footing Calculator

Concrete volume for strip and pad footings.

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Concrete Pier Calculator

Concrete volume for pier foundations with an optional bell base.

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How to Calculate Concrete Volume for a Slab

Concrete volume for a slab is length × width × depth, converted to a single unit. Here's the formula, the unit traps, and a worked example.

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How Much Concrete Do I Need? Complete Guide

A complete walkthrough for sizing a concrete order — volume, waste allowance, and the difference between the exact figure and what you actually call in.

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How to Calculate Concrete With Waste

Waste allowance turns a mathematical volume into a realistic order quantity. Here's how much to add and why it's never applied silently.

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How to Calculate Concrete for Fence Posts

Fence-post concrete isn't the hole volume alone — it's the hole minus the post that sits inside it, repeated per post.

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How to Calculate Concrete for Footings

A footing is calculated the same way as a slab — length × width × depth — but often needs to be split into multiple sections for a stepped or T-shaped profile.

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