Asphalt Calculator

Compacted hot-mix asphalt weighs 1.95–1.98 tons per cubic yard. Enter length, width and thickness below to get cubic yards and tons for your driveway.

Area
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Order options No waste · ¼ yd steps · reference price
Know the tons? Supplier quote in tons → yards

Tape readings work: 10' 6", 10 1/2, 10½ or 10.5. Depth takes inches or feet (1 ft). Areas add up. Other material? Use the cubic yard calculator.

Order

3.75 cubic yards to order

rounded up to the nearest ¼ yd³

Each cube is 1 yd³ (3 × 3 × 3 ft). Solid: exact 3.7 yd³. Order: 3 full cubic yards + ¾ of a yard.

Exact 3.7 yd³ · 100 ft³ · 2.83 m³

At 3 in deep, 1 yd³ covers 108 ft².

Weight
7.31–7.43 tons (hot mix, compacted)
Bags
Sold in bulk
Trucks
Hauled hot from the plant — usually by your paving contractor
Cost
Ask your supplier

You need 7.31–7.43 tons (hot mix, compacted) of asphalt (3.75 cubic yards).

Suppliers sell by the ¼, ½ or whole yard, often with a minimum order — round up to your supplier's step.

Order sheet for your supplier 
 
 
    
 
 
 Asphalt weight: hot mix, compacted (Caterpillar, TxDOT). Cost: no reliable national price — ask your supplier. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Asphalt weight per cubic yard compacted
  
Asphalt weighs 3,900–3,960 lb per cubic yard as compacted hot mix: 3,900 lb from Caterpillar and 3,960 lb from the TxDOT spread rate.
 
 
 Hot-mix asphalt per cubic yard  
 Material lb per yd³ tons per yd³ Bags  
   
 Asphalt 3,900–3,960 1.95–1.98 Bulk only  
  
 
 

Weight basis: asphalt hot mix, compacted.
   Sources: Caterpillar; TxDOT.  
 
TxDOT figures hot mix at 110 lb per square yard for each inch, and 36 inches make a yard: 110 × 36 = 3,960 lb per cubic yard.
  
 
  
Asphalt worked example: 40 × 10 ft driveway
  
A 40 × 10 ft asphalt driveway at 3 in compacted takes 3.75 cubic yards, or 7.31–7.43 tons of hot mix.
 
     
  1. Area40 ft × 10 ft400 ft²
  2. Volume400 ft² × 3 in ÷ 12100 ft³
  3. Cubic yards100 ft³ ÷ 273.7 yd³
  4. Ordernext ¼ yard up3.75 yd³
  5. Weight3.75 yd³ × 3,900–3,960 lb7.31–7.43 tons
    6.  
 
Asphalt cost is left out: no reliable national hot-mix price was found. Ask your supplier to price the tons above.
  
 
  
Asphalt calculator FAQ
  
 
How much does a yard of asphalt cost?
No reliable national price for hot-mix asphalt was found, so the calculator shows no cost — ask your asphalt supplier for a quote on the tons it gives.
How many pounds of asphalt cover a square yard 1 inch thick?
A square yard of dense-graded hot mix 1 inch thick takes 110 lb (TxDOT Item 341 spread rate).
 
  
  
 
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