How Do You Figure Amount Of Concrete For A Deck Patio?
Have you ever wondered how to figure how much concrete is needed for, lets say, a small deck patio? Well, if you know your math conversions, it can be rather simple. If you don’t know your conversions, it will take extra time. That’s why i am here is to help reduce the time hopefully. The first step is to measure the area where you want your deck patio. This can be done using a tape measure. Also it would be handy to have a notepad to draw a sketch and write some numbers on. In this how-to, let’s say the area that needs concrete measures 5 feet wide X 10 feet long and is 4 inches thick(typical slab thickness). The amount of concrete needed is expressed in cubic yards, therefore that is our goal. The next step we will start doing the math. First, we need to find the area which is usually expressed in square feet. The formula to calculate area is Length multiplied by the Width. In this case, we would multiply 10 feet X 5 feet which equals 50 square feet. You need to convert the 5 and 10
