Mulch beds and edging calculator
Bulk mulch by the cubic yard at the depth you lay it, fabric, and a cut or steel edge, from the beds' area and edge.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Bed area 600 sq ft, Bed edge 150 ft, Mulch depth 3 in, Landscape fabric under the mulch: No, Edge: A cut edge.
Mulch and fabric
- Bulk mulch 7 cu yd Bed area 600 sq ft at Mulch depth 3 in in deep, in cubic yards: 5.56 cu yd; plus 10% waste: 6.12; rounded up to whole cu yd: 7. Ordered by the cubic yard at the depth laid.
Left out: Landscape fabric, 3 x 50 ft roll (only when Landscape fabric under the mulch is Yes); Fabric staples, 75 ct (only when Landscape fabric under the mulch is Yes).
Edging
- Edging 150 ft Bed edge 150 ft: 150 ft.
Left out: Steel landscape edging, 10 ft (only when Edge is Steel edging).
Labor
- Mulch installation 600 sq ft Bed area 600 sq ft: 600 sq ft.
What it leaves out
- Plants
- Weed treatment
- Bed removal or regrading
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for landscaping, and calculators are on every plan.