calcs.homes
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Enter your driveway's length, width, and thickness to get tons of hot-mix asphalt needed and an estimated cost.
Estimate only — assumes compacted hot-mix asphalt at about 2 tons per cubic yard.
We convert your length, width, and thickness into cubic feet, then cubic yards (27 cu ft per yard), and multiply by asphalt's typical compacted density — about 2 tons per cubic yard in the US, or 2.37 tonnes per cubic meter in metric. Cost multiplies the resulting tons by your price per ton.
Hot-mix asphalt is sold and delivered by weight, not volume, so tonnage — not cubic yards — is the figure a paving contractor or supplier actually quotes. The 2 tons/cu yd figure is an industry-standard average for compacted dense-graded asphalt mix; exact density shifts slightly with aggregate type and air-void content, which is why contractors still confirm final tonnage against the load ticket rather than the estimate alone.
2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) is standard for residential driveways over a compacted gravel base. Heavier vehicle traffic may call for more.
It depends on thickness — roughly 0.06 tons per sq ft at 2 in thick. Enter your dimensions above for an exact figure.