Concrete Calculator Blog
Practical, field-tested guides for calculating concrete volume, mix, yardage, and more. Each article links to the exact calculator you need.
Concrete Bags
Guides & tutorials that support the Concrete Bags Calculator.
Concrete Slab
Guides, formulas, and tutorials for calculating concrete slabs — volume, cost, thickness, rebar, weight, and more.
Concrete Cost
Material, labor, and total project cost estimates for concrete slabs, driveways, footings, and more.
Concrete Footing
Footing concrete calculations for strip, pad, combined, and continuous footings.
Concrete Mix
Mix ratios, nominal mixes (M5–M25), water-cement ratios, and mortar design guides.
Miscellaneous
Curb & gutter, fence posts, post holes, and crushed concrete — specialist calculation guides.
Pier & Caisson
Concrete volume guides for sonotubes, drilled piers, bell-bottom caissons, and spread footings.
Gravel
Coverage, depth, and tonnage guides for gravel, pea gravel, and gravel driveways.
Reinforcement
Rebar sizing, spacing, weight, and wire mesh guides for reinforced concrete construction.
Concrete Block
CMU, cinder block, and concrete block wall estimation guides — blocks, mortar, and grout.
Concrete Volume
Cubic yards, cubic feet, and cubic meter conversion guides plus concrete weight references.
Beam
Beam concrete volume formulas, worked examples, and slab-overlap deductions for monolithic pours.
Column
Rectangular and circular column concrete formulas, worked U.S. and metric examples, and reinforcement notes.
Staircase
Staircase concrete volume guides covering the waist slab, risers, treads, and full worked flight examples.
Tank & Trench
Trench and tank concrete volume formulas, including circular-tank notes and bench or slope adjustments.
Wall
Concrete wall estimation guides, including door and window opening deductions and waste allowances.