Concrete for a 5×15 slab
0.93 cubic yards (46 × 80 lb bags)
for a 5×15 ft slab 4 inches thick: 25 cu ft. Bag counts include 10% extra; at 6 inches you need 1.39 yards.
A 5×15 foot slab covers 75 square feet. At the standard 4 inch thickness for a patio, walkway or shed floor, that is 25 cubic feet of concrete, or 0.93 cubic yards. At this size you can mix 46 bags of 80 lb (about $299 and a long day of mixing) or order 1.25 yards of ready-mix (about $206, plus the short-load fee most suppliers charge under 3 to 4 yards).
Concrete for a 5×15 slab by thickness
| Thickness | Cubic yards | Cubic feet | 80 lb bags | 60 lb bags | 40 lb bags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 in | 0.69 | 18.8 | 35 | 46 | 69 |
| 4 in | 0.93 | 25 | 46 | 62 | 92 |
| 5 in | 1.16 | 31.3 | 58 | 77 | 115 |
| 6 in | 1.39 | 37.5 | 69 | 92 | 138 |
| 8 in | 1.85 | 50 | 92 | 123 | 184 |
Bag counts include 10% extra for spillage and uneven ground. Cubic yards and cubic feet are the exact volume.
How it’s worked out
- Convert the thickness to feet: 4 in ÷ 12 = 0.333 ft.
- Multiply length × width × thickness: 15 × 5 × 0.333 = 25 cu ft.
- Divide by 27 for cubic yards: 25 ÷ 27 = 0.926 cu yd.
- Add 10% and divide by the bag yield: 27.5 ÷ 0.6 = 46 bags of 80 lb mix (rounded up).
Under the slab, plan on 4 inches of compacted gravel: about 0.93 cubic yards. For driveways and anything that carries a vehicle, go to 5 or 6 inches and add rebar or wire mesh.
Change the numbers
Other slab sizes
- 5×14 slab
- 5×16 slab
- 4×15 slab
- 5×12 slab
- 5×18 slab
- 6×15 slab
- 5×10 slab
- 5×20 slab
- 3×15 slab
- 5×8 slab
- 5×22 slab
- 5×6 slab
Questions
- How many bags of concrete do I need for a 5×15 slab?
- At 4 inches thick, a 5×15 slab takes 46 bags of 80 lb concrete mix, 62 bags of 60 lb mix or 92 bags of 40 lb mix, including 10% extra.
- How many yards of concrete for a 5×15 slab?
- 0.93 cubic yards at 4 inches thick, 1.16 at 5 inches and 1.39 at 6 inches, before adding extra for waste.
- How much does a 5×15 concrete slab cost?
- The concrete alone for a 4 inch 5×15 slab costs about $299 in 46 bags of 80 lb mix (at about $7 a bag) or about $206 for 1.25 yards of ready-mix (at about $165 a yard, before delivery fees). Professionally poured slabs usually run $6 to $12 per square foot, about $450 to $900 for 75 sq ft.
- How much does a 5×15 slab weigh?
- About 1.8 tons at 4 inches thick (concrete weighs about 145 lb per cubic foot).