Concreter Calculators

Concrete calculators for concreters.

10 tools · Top 10 most used · 100% Free

This hub covers the day-to-day take-off maths a concreter runs before a pour: working out how much concrete a slab, column or post hole needs, how much steel goes in, and how much fill, base and spoil the site involves. The tricky part is that concrete is ordered by volume (m³ or cubic yards) but delivered either by the truck or by the bag, reinforcement is priced by weight but set out by spacing, and sub-base works in compacted layers — so the same job needs several different tools to cost and order correctly.

Working out concrete volume

Start with the shape you are pouring: the slab calculator for flatwork and footings, the column tool for piers and pads, and the post hole tool when you are setting posts and want the concrete needed around them.

Ordering: truck vs bags

Once you have the volume, decide how it turns up — use the bags calculator for small jobs and repairs you will mix on site, and the cubic yards tool to check the figure against how the batching plant quotes.

Reinforcement and steel

Set out the mesh or bar spacing first with the rebar layout tool, then price the steel by running the finished schedule through the weight calculator.

Site prep, sub-base and fill

Before the pour, size the dig and the material under the slab: excavation for spoil removal, road base for the compacted sub-base, and gravel for drainage or blinding layers.

Common tasks

  • Estimating concrete volume for a slab or footing pour
  • Deciding between truck delivery and bagged concrete
  • Setting out rebar spacing and costing the steel by weight
  • Sizing sub-base and gravel layers under a slab
  • Calculating excavation and spoil for site prep
  • Working out concrete needed to set fence or deck posts

Top 10 Calculators for concreters