Concrete for a 5×22 slab
1.36 cubic yards (68 × 80 lb bags)
for a 5×22 ft slab 4 inches thick: 36.7 cu ft. Bag counts include 10% extra; at 6 inches you need 2.04 yards.
A 5×22 foot slab covers 110 square feet. At the standard 4 inch thickness for a patio, walkway or shed floor, that is 36.7 cubic feet of concrete, or 1.36 cubic yards. At this size you can mix 68 bags of 80 lb (about $442 and a long day of mixing) or order 1.5 yards of ready-mix (about $248, plus the short-load fee most suppliers charge under 3 to 4 yards).
Concrete for a 5×22 slab by thickness
| Thickness | Cubic yards | Cubic feet | 80 lb bags | 60 lb bags | 40 lb bags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 in | 1.02 | 27.5 | 51 | 68 | 101 |
| 4 in | 1.36 | 36.7 | 68 | 90 | 135 |
| 5 in | 1.7 | 45.8 | 85 | 113 | 169 |
| 6 in | 2.04 | 55 | 101 | 135 | 202 |
| 8 in | 2.72 | 73.3 | 135 | 180 | 269 |
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: 22 × 5 × 0.333 = 36.67 cu ft.
- Divide by 27 for cubic yards: 36.67 ÷ 27 = 1.358 cu yd.
- Add 10% and divide by the bag yield: 40.33 ÷ 0.6 = 68 bags of 80 lb mix (rounded up).
Under the slab, plan on 4 inches of compacted gravel: about 1.36 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
- 5×20 slab
- 5×24 slab
- 5×25 slab
- 5×18 slab
- 5×26 slab
- 4×22 slab
- 6×22 slab
- 5×16 slab
- 5×28 slab
- 5×15 slab
- 5×14 slab
- 5×30 slab
Questions
- How many bags of concrete do I need for a 5×22 slab?
- At 4 inches thick, a 5×22 slab takes 68 bags of 80 lb concrete mix, 90 bags of 60 lb mix or 135 bags of 40 lb mix, including 10% extra.
- How many yards of concrete for a 5×22 slab?
- 1.36 cubic yards at 4 inches thick, 1.7 at 5 inches and 2.04 at 6 inches, before adding extra for waste.
- How much does a 5×22 concrete slab cost?
- The concrete alone for a 4 inch 5×22 slab costs about $442 in 68 bags of 80 lb mix (at about $7 a bag) or about $248 for 1.5 yards of ready-mix (at about $165 a yard, before delivery fees). Professionally poured slabs usually run $6 to $12 per square foot, about $660 to $1,320 for 110 sq ft.
- How much does a 5×22 slab weigh?
- About 2.7 tons at 4 inches thick (concrete weighs about 145 lb per cubic foot).