# Tons & Yards (tonsandyards.com)
> Certified Trade & Commercial Material Takeoff Utility

Tons & Yards provides civil engineering and construction estimation tools accounting for field realities: soil swell, aggregate compaction, and packaging logistics.

## Core Calculators
- [Concrete Slab & Bag Estimator](https://tonsandyards.com/concrete-calculator/): Calculates ready-mix cubic yards and 80/60/40 lb bag requirements with configurable waste buffers.
- [Crushed Stone & Gravel Tonnage](https://tonsandyards.com/gravel-tonnage-calculator/): Converts cubic yards to US tons across #21A, DGA, #57 stone, and pea gravel.
- [Trench Excavation & Spoil Swell](https://tonsandyards.com/trench-excavation-calculator/): Computes in-place bank volume vs loose haul-off spoil and roll-off dumpster counts.
- [Sonotube Cylindrical Pier Calculator](https://tonsandyards.com/sonotube-calculator/): Computes cylindrical footing volumes for structural posts and deck piers.
- [Mulch & Topsoil: Bulk vs Bag](https://tonsandyards.com/mulch-bag-vs-bulk-calculator/): Economic breakeven comparison between loose delivered truckloads and retail bagged products.
- [Retaining Wall Block & Backfill](https://tonsandyards.com/retaining-wall-calculator/): Estimates modular retaining wall units, drainage aggregate, and geogrid reinforcement.
- [Paver Patio Base, Sand & Units](https://tonsandyards.com/paver-patio-calculator/): Computes pavers, setting sand bed, and compacted aggregate base tonnage.
- [Fill Dirt & Grading Compaction](https://tonsandyards.com/fill-dirt-calculator/): Calculates loose fill dirt needed to reach finished compacted grade.
- [Asphalt Driveway Sealcoat & Cracks](https://tonsandyards.com/asphalt-sealcoat-calculator/): Estimates commercial sealer gallons, 5-gallon pails, and rubberized hot-pour crack filler.
- [CMU Cinder Block & Mortar](https://tonsandyards.com/cinder-block-calculator/): Computes 8x8x16 concrete masonry units, Type S/M mortar bags, and core-fill grout yardage.

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