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Every slab size, priced at 4 inches

111 sizes, grouped by area. Each row is the volume at 4 in thick and the 80 lb bag count rounded up. Something not on the list? Type it into the slab calculator.

The line runs at 1.33 yd³

Where bagging stops paying

Bag it up to

1.33 cubic yards

60 bags of 80 lb · 36 cubic feet · the largest slab that bags at 4 in is 6 × 18 ft

Read the Buy as column. Everything tagged Bags is under 60 bags of 80 lb and mixes in an afternoon. Everything tagged Ready-mix is a phone call to a plant, and the tag changes at the same 1.33 cubic yards on every page of this site.

All 111, by area

The sizes

The bands are the two decisions, not round numbers: the first ends where bagging stops paying at 108 ft², and the last begins at 750 ft², where the ordered volume at 4 in passes ten cubic yards and a second truck is needed.

Under 110 ft² — 18 sizes

Shed pads, air-conditioner pads, a step landing. The last row is the crossover itself: 6 × 18 ft is exactly 60 bags of 80 lb.

Under 110 ft², at 4 in thick. The arrow figure is the same bag count with 10% waste
SlabArea ft²Cubic yards80 lb bags→ with 10% wasteBuy as
4 × 4 ft 16 0.20 9→10 Bags
4 × 6 ft 24 0.30 14→15 Bags
4 × 8 ft 32 0.40 18→20 Bags
6 × 6 ft 36 0.44 20→22 Bags
4 × 10 ft 40 0.49 23→25 Bags
4 × 12 ft 48 0.59 27→30 Bags
6 × 8 ft 48 0.59 27→30 Bags
4 × 14 ft 56 0.69 32→35 Bags
6 × 10 ft 60 0.74 34→37 Bags
4 × 16 ft 64 0.79 36→40 Bags
8 × 8 ft 64 0.79 36→40 Bags
6 × 12 ft 72 0.89 40→44 Bags
8 × 10 ft 80 0.99 45→49 Bags
6 × 14 ft 84 1.04 47→52 Bags
6 × 16 ft 96 1.19 54→59 Bags
8 × 12 ft 96 1.19 54→59 Bags
10 × 10 ft 100 1.23 56→62 Bags
6 × 18 ft 108 1.33 60→66 Bags

110 to 199 ft² — 15 sizes

Hot-tub pads and small patios. Past the bag line from the first row, and one truck covers all of them.

110 to 199 ft², at 4 in thick. The arrow figure is the same bag count with 10% waste
SlabArea ft²Cubic yards80 lb bags→ with 10% wasteBuy as
8 × 14 ft 112 1.38 63→69 Ready-mix
6 × 20 ft 120 1.48 67→74 Ready-mix
10 × 12 ft 120 1.48 67→74 Ready-mix
8 × 16 ft 128 1.58 72→79 Ready-mix
10 × 14 ft 140 1.73 78→86 Ready-mix
6 × 24 ft 144 1.78 80→88 Ready-mix
8 × 18 ft 144 1.78 80→88 Ready-mix
12 × 12 ft 144 1.78 80→88 Ready-mix
8 × 20 ft 160 1.98 89→98 Ready-mix
10 × 16 ft 160 1.98 89→98 Ready-mix
12 × 14 ft 168 2.07 94→103 Ready-mix
10 × 18 ft 180 2.22 100→110 Ready-mix
8 × 24 ft 192 2.37 107→118 Ready-mix
12 × 16 ft 192 2.37 107→118 Ready-mix
14 × 14 ft 196 2.42 109→120 Ready-mix

200 to 399 ft² — 23 sizes

One-car pads, single driveways, workshop floors. Still one truck.

200 to 399 ft², at 4 in thick. The arrow figure is the same bag count with 10% waste
SlabArea ft²Cubic yards80 lb bags→ with 10% wasteBuy as
8 × 25 ft 200 2.47 112→123 Ready-mix
10 × 20 ft 200 2.47 112→123 Ready-mix
12 × 18 ft 216 2.67 120→132 Ready-mix
14 × 16 ft 224 2.77 125→137 Ready-mix
8 × 30 ft 240 2.96 134→147 Ready-mix
10 × 24 ft 240 2.96 134→147 Ready-mix
12 × 20 ft 240 2.96 134→147 Ready-mix
10 × 25 ft 250 3.09 139→153 Ready-mix
14 × 18 ft 252 3.11 140→154 Ready-mix
16 × 16 ft 256 3.16 143→157 Ready-mix
14 × 20 ft 280 3.46 156→172 Ready-mix
12 × 24 ft 288 3.56 160→176 Ready-mix
16 × 18 ft 288 3.56 160→176 Ready-mix
10 × 30 ft 300 3.70 167→184 Ready-mix
12 × 25 ft 300 3.70 167→184 Ready-mix
16 × 20 ft 320 3.95 178→196 Ready-mix
18 × 18 ft 324 4.00 180→198 Ready-mix
14 × 24 ft 336 4.15 187→206 Ready-mix
14 × 25 ft 350 4.32 195→214 Ready-mix
10 × 36 ft 360 4.44 200→220 Ready-mix
12 × 30 ft 360 4.44 200→220 Ready-mix
18 × 20 ft 360 4.44 200→220 Ready-mix
16 × 24 ft 384 4.74 214→235 Ready-mix

400 to 749 ft² — 25 sizes

Two-car garages, large patios, short driveways. The last size that fits one truck at 4 in is in this band.

400 to 749 ft², at 4 in thick. The arrow figure is the same bag count with 10% waste
SlabArea ft²Cubic yards80 lb bags→ with 10% wasteBuy as
10 × 40 ft 400 4.94 223→245 Ready-mix
16 × 25 ft 400 4.94 223→245 Ready-mix
20 × 20 ft 400 4.94 223→245 Ready-mix
14 × 30 ft 420 5.19 234→257 Ready-mix
12 × 36 ft 432 5.33 240→264 Ready-mix
18 × 24 ft 432 5.33 240→264 Ready-mix
18 × 25 ft 450 5.56 250→275 Ready-mix
12 × 40 ft 480 5.93 267→294 Ready-mix
16 × 30 ft 480 5.93 267→294 Ready-mix
20 × 24 ft 480 5.93 267→294 Ready-mix
20 × 25 ft 500 6.17 278→306 Ready-mix
14 × 36 ft 504 6.22 280→308 Ready-mix
18 × 30 ft 540 6.67 300→330 Ready-mix
14 × 40 ft 560 6.91 312→343 Ready-mix
16 × 36 ft 576 7.11 320→352 Ready-mix
24 × 24 ft 576 7.11 320→352 Ready-mix
20 × 30 ft 600 7.41 334→367 Ready-mix
24 × 25 ft 600 7.41 334→367 Ready-mix
25 × 25 ft 625 7.72 348→382 Ready-mix
16 × 40 ft 640 7.90 356→392 Ready-mix
18 × 36 ft 648 8.00 360→396 Ready-mix
14 × 50 ft 700 8.64 389→428 Ready-mix
18 × 40 ft 720 8.89 400→440 Ready-mix
20 × 36 ft 720 8.89 400→440 Ready-mix
24 × 30 ft 720 8.89 400→440 Ready-mix

750 ft² and over — 30 sizes

Barn floors, RV pads, long driveways. At 4 in the ordered volume passes ten cubic yards here, so every one of these needs a second truck and a placing plan.

750 ft² and over, at 4 in thick. The arrow figure is the same bag count with 10% waste
SlabArea ft²Cubic yards80 lb bags→ with 10% wasteBuy as
25 × 30 ft 750 9.26 417→459 Ready-mix
16 × 50 ft 800 9.88 445→489 Ready-mix
20 × 40 ft 800 9.88 445→489 Ready-mix
24 × 36 ft 864 10.67 480→528 Ready-mix
18 × 50 ft 900 11.11 500→550 Ready-mix
25 × 36 ft 900 11.11 500→550 Ready-mix
30 × 30 ft 900 11.11 500→550 Ready-mix
16 × 60 ft 960 11.85 534→587 Ready-mix
24 × 40 ft 960 11.85 534→587 Ready-mix
20 × 50 ft 1,000 12.35 556→612 Ready-mix
25 × 40 ft 1,000 12.35 556→612 Ready-mix
18 × 60 ft 1,080 13.33 600→660 Ready-mix
30 × 36 ft 1,080 13.33 600→660 Ready-mix
20 × 60 ft 1,200 14.81 667→734 Ready-mix
24 × 50 ft 1,200 14.81 667→734 Ready-mix
30 × 40 ft 1,200 14.81 667→734 Ready-mix
25 × 50 ft 1,250 15.43 695→764 Ready-mix
36 × 36 ft 1,296 16.00 720→792 Ready-mix
24 × 60 ft 1,440 17.78 800→880 Ready-mix
36 × 40 ft 1,440 17.78 800→880 Ready-mix
25 × 60 ft 1,500 18.52 834→917 Ready-mix
30 × 50 ft 1,500 18.52 834→917 Ready-mix
40 × 40 ft 1,600 19.75 889→978 Ready-mix
30 × 60 ft 1,800 22.22 1,000→1,100 Ready-mix
36 × 50 ft 1,800 22.22 1,000→1,100 Ready-mix
40 × 50 ft 2,000 24.69 1,112→1,223 Ready-mix
36 × 60 ft 2,160 26.67 1,200→1,320 Ready-mix
40 × 60 ft 2,400 29.63 1,334→1,467 Ready-mix
50 × 50 ft 2,500 30.86 1,389→1,528 Ready-mix
50 × 60 ft 3,000 37.04 1,667→1,834 Ready-mix

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About this table

Questions

Bags or ready-mix — where is the line?

Around 60 bags of 80 lb, which is 36 cubic feet or 1.33 cubic yards. Under that you can mix it in a day with a rented mixer and one helper, and you pay only for what you open. Over it you are buying several pallets, handling two tons or more by hand, and racing the set on the first batch you placed. Some plants charge a short-load fee below about 3 yards, so ask when you book.

How many 80 lb bags are in a cubic yard?

45, and you buy 45. An 80 lb bag of mix yields about 0.60 cubic feet once water is in it, and a cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. A 60 lb bag yields about 0.45 cubic feet, so 60 of those make a yard. Every bag count on this site is rounded up, because a store will not sell you nine tenths of a bag.

Where exactly do I measure thickness from?

From the top of the compacted gravel base to the finished surface of the slab. The gravel is not concrete, and the mistake is expensive: one inch of it counted as concrete on a 20 × 20 ft slab is 1.23 cubic yards. Compact the base, set a stake to the finished height, and measure down from that.

How much extra should I order?

10 percent, and where it appears depends on what you are buying. Ready-mix carries it inside the ordered figure, because a truck will not come back for a quarter yard. Bag counts do not: the headline count is the volume, and the plus figure sits beside it, because bags are bought one at a time and an unopened one goes back. Either way the allowance covers spillage, a base that is not perfectly flat and the thickness you gain at the edges of the form.

What is a mixer-truck load?

A full truckload is typically about 10 cubic yards, and that is the figure this site plans with. Ask when you book: drums vary, and a plant will tell you what it is sending. The load count here is worked from the ordered volume — the one that already includes the 10% allowance — because that is what actually has to fit on the truck.

Does this include rebar, forms or labour?

No. The price band is concrete delivered: your own price per yard on the ordered volume, taken 15% either side of the middle to cover what a quote actually varies by. Forms, gravel, mesh or bar, a pump if the truck cannot reach, and finishing are all separate. Get the plant to quote your postcode before you budget.

Bag yields: QUIKRETE Concrete Mix data sheet No. 1101. Price basis: Concrete Financial Insights weighted average selling price for 2025, escalated with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics PPI series PCU327320327320 (2026-07). Prices vary by region — enter your own quote above.