Curb
A 20 ft run of curb-and-gutter: a 6 in × 18 in curb with a 12 in × 4 in gutter pan. Both cross-sections are added before multiplying by the run. That is 21.67 cubic feet, or 0.8 cubic yards: 37 bags of 80 lb premix or 49 bags of 60 lb, before any waste.
Concrete needed
| Bag size | Bags needed |
|---|---|
| 40 lb | 73 |
| 60 lb | 49 |
| 80 lb | 37 |
| 25 kg | 53 |
| 30 kg | 44 |
Same job, other sizes
| Size | ft³ | yd³ | yd³ to order (+10%) | 80 lb bags (+10%) | 60 lb bags (+10%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 ft run (this page) | 21.67 | 0.8 | 0.88 | 40 | 53 |
| 50 ft run | 54.17 | 2.01 | 2.21 | 100 | 133 |
| 100 ft run | 108.33 | 4.01 | 4.41 | 199 | 265 |
Each foot of this curb and gutter holds 1.08 ft³, so one cubic yard pours about 24.9 ft of it.
One 80 lb bag fills about 7 in of run.
Change the dimensions in the curb calculator. Why every count rounds up: how many bags of concrete you need.
At this size
37 × 80 lb bags is 0.8 yd³, which is about 19 batches in a 6 ft³ site mixer at two bags a batch. That is a comfortable half-day for two people - one mixing, one placing - and at 0.8 yd³ you are under the one-yard minimum most ready-mix suppliers will deliver, so bagging it is the route regardless of price.
| Run | 20 ft |
|---|---|
| Curb | 6×18 in |
| Gutter | 12×4 in |
A curb is a long prism: its cross-section (width × height) times the run. For curb-and-gutter, the flat gutter pan (width × thickness) is added to the cross-section before multiplying by the length.
That volume - 21.67 ft³ - is divided by 27 to give 0.8 cubic yards, and by each bag's yield to give the bag count. An 80 lb bag of premix yields about 0.60 cubic feet, so this job takes 37 of them; bag counts always round up, because you cannot buy part of a bag.
Ordering ready-mix instead? Suppliers sell by the cubic yard (or cubic metre) and usually have a minimum load and a short-load surcharge - worth a call before you choose between bags and a truck.
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