Cubic feet to cubic yards
One cubic yard is 27 cubic feet, and that block-shaped unit is what landscaping materials are sold and hauled by. That is a box 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. This page converts cubic feet to cubic yards, and flips the other way too, from cubic yards back to cubic feet. You can also check how many cubic feet in a yard for soil, mulch, or gravel.
Cu ft to cu yd
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A cubic yard is the volume inside a cube that is 3 feet long on each side. Multiply 3 by 3 by 3 and you get 27, so there are exactly 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. That matters when you buy bagged soil or mulch. A standard 2 cubic foot bag is small compared with a yard: divide 27 by 2 and you get 13.5, so you need 13 and a half bags to make one cubic yard. For bulk deliveries, a typical pickup truck bed, loaded level, holds about 2 cubic yards. That gives you a quick capacity reference when you are comparing bag counts with a trip to the landscape supply yard.
Metric users get an m3 toggle on the site's cubic-yard-calculator page. Cubic feet and cubic yards are the US customary units this converter works in.
| Cu ft | Cu yd |
|---|---|
| 13.5 | 0.5 |
| 27 | 1 |
| 54 | 2 |
| 100 | 3.7 |
| 135 | 5 |
| 200 | 7.41 |
Why does 'a yard' in landscaping mean a cubic yard?
In landscaping, the word 'yard' on its own is shorthand for a cubic yard, the unit material is sold and hauled by. It comes from the same cube shape: a volume 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet.
For a cubic yard, how many 2 cubic foot bags do you need?
You need 13.5 bags. A 2 cubic foot bag covers 1/13.5 of a cubic yard, because 27 divided by 2 equals 13.5.
How much does a typical pickup truck bed hold, loaded level?
A typical pickup bed, loaded level, holds about 2 cubic yards. That is a useful reference when you are deciding between bags and bulk delivery.
How do i convert cubic feet to cubic yards?
Take your cubic feet figure and divide it by 27 to get cubic yards. For example, 108 cubic feet divided by 27 equals 4 cubic yards. To go the other direction, multiply cubic yards by 27 to return to cubic feet.
How many cubic feet in half a cubic yard?
Half a cubic yard is 13.5 cubic feet. Since a full cubic yard holds 27 cubic feet, half of that is exactly 13.5.
How many cubic yards is 100 cubic feet?
100 cubic feet is about 3.7 cubic yards. To get that, take the cubic feet figure and divide by 27, the number of cubic feet in a cubic yard, so 100 divided by 27 rounds to 3.7.
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Last updated 2026-08-31.
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