How to Calculate Cubic Yards | Ask Roger | Ask This Old House

Roger Cook simplifies the tricky task to ordering mulch by the cubic yard. (See below for steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Steps for How to Calculate Cubic Yards: 1. One cubic yard is equivalent to a box measuring 3 feet wide by 3 feet long by 3 feet deep for a total of 27 cubic feet. 2. As a rule of thumb, 1 cubic yard of mulch covers approximately 100 square feet to a depth of 3 inches. 3. To calculate how many cubic yards of mulch are required to cover a planting bed, start by multiplying the length of the bed by its width to find the total number of square feet. 4. Next, multiply the square footage by the desired depth to get the total number of cubic feet. 5. Now, divide the number of cubic feet by 27 to find out how many cubic yards of mulch you ll need. 6. Many websites have online calculators that provide a quick, easy way to calculate cubic yards. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Calculate Cubic Yards | Ask Roger | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/