concrete mix ratios & quantities
PourGauge
How much concrete you actually need, and what to mix into it.
- 1Rebar in a Slab — Spacing, Cover, and Why Position Matters More
Rebar laid on the ground and left there does nothing. It has to be held up into the concrete, and that is the step that gets skipped.
- 2Bags or a Truck — The Crossover Is About One Cubic Yard
The arithmetic is not really about price. It is about how long a slab can sit half-poured before the joint between the halves becomes permanent.
- 3Concrete Slab Cost by State — 400 ft², All 51
The figures price a 4-inch slab on grade. A driveway wants six inches and rebar, and that is not a small adjustment.
- 4Paver Base Cost — What the Layer Nobody Sees Actually Costs
The base is a third of the material cost and all of the reason a patio either stays flat or does not.
- Slabs & Floors4
- Footings & Posts44
- Mix Ratios4
- Bags & Coverage3
- Curing & Weather3
- Cost1649
- Concrete Calculators459
- Rebar size and weight122
- Fence Post Concrete73
- Concrete Piers & Sonotubes97
- Block Wall Calculators265
- Concrete Step Calculators57
- Gravel & Aggregate191
- Paver Patios & Driveways92
- What PSI Concrete Do You Need? A Table by Application, and Why Stronger Is Not Always Better
- How Much Water per Bag of Concrete — and the Strength Every Extra Litre Costs
- Concrete, Cement, Mortar and Grout: One Is an Ingredient, Three Are Recipes
- When Can You Walk on New Concrete? 24 Hours — and Drive on It in 7 Days
- How Many Bags of Concrete in a Yard? 45 at 80 lb — and Why You Should Not
- 60 lb or 80 lb Concrete Bags? The Yield Difference Is Not the Deciding One
- Concrete Steps: The Rise That Divides Evenly, and the Code That Limits It
- How Deep Should Footings Be? Frost Depth Decides, Not Load
- How Long Concrete Takes to Cure — and Why It Never Stops
Block wall materials
264 calculations · Block Wall Calculators · browse all
- Block wall materials for 8 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
- Block wall materials for 24 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
- Block wall materials for 40 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
- Block wall materials for 56 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
- Block wall materials for 72 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
- Block wall materials for 88 ft at 2 courses, rebar every 24″
Concrete for a slab
459 calculations · Concrete Calculators · browse all
Concrete for steps
56 calculations · Concrete Step Calculators · browse all