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The volume in cubic yards, as quoted or delivered.
Use the figure on the delivery ticket. Loose bulk materials are measured loose, so the volume that arrives is not the volume once it is compacted in place.
Volume
135 ft³
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet exactly. Loose delivered volume is not compacted in-place volume — allow for settlement on aggregates and soils.
- Conversion factor applied
- 27 ft³ per yd³
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Cubic Yards to Cubic Feet Calculator: 135 ft³ — shown in imperial, US market. The link sets both, so the result they see is the one on your screen.
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Formula source(s)
- 1 yd³ = 27 ft³; a yard is 3 ft and 3^3 = 27
Inputs used
- Volume (yd³)
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Intermediate steps
- Conversion factor applied
- 27 ft³ per yd³
Confidence note: 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet exactly. Loose delivered volume is not compacted in-place volume — allow for settlement on aggregates and soils.
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Sources checked 2026-08-26 · in the site-wide review of 2026-09-06 · v1.0.0
Regulatory standards & verification citations1
- 1 yd³ = 27 ft³; a yard is 3 ft and 3^3 = 27
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Going from a delivered quantity back to cubic feet is the check that tells you whether what turned up will actually cover the area you have. Divide the converted volume by the area in square feet and you have the achievable depth: a single cubic yard spread over a hundred square feet gives just over three inches. The conversion itself is geometric and exact, but two physical realities sit either side of it. Bulk aggregate and soil are sold loose and lose volume when compacted, so a ticket figure overstates the finished coverage. And excavated material does the opposite, swelling when it is dug out, which is why a hole never fills back with the spoil that came from it.