Paver Calculator
Work out exactly how many pavers, how much base material, bedding sand and jointing sand your patio, walkway or driveway needs. Enter your area and paver size, and get an instant materials list, a live plan-view drawing and an optional cost breakdown — plus a printable PDF report.
Material cost estimate (optional)
How to estimate pavers for a patio or walkway
Three quick steps from area dimensions to a full materials list.
Measure the length and width of the patio, walkway or driveway, and note any fire pit, planter or drain that won't be paved over.
Choose a standard paver size and joint width, or enter a custom paver size and set your base depth for a driveway or patio.
Get the total pavers, base material, bedding sand, jointing sand and edge restraint needed, plus an optional cost estimate.
About the Paver Calculator
Paving a patio, walkway or driveway means ordering several different materials in the right quantities at once — pavers, a compacted base, bedding sand and jointing sand — and getting any one of them wrong either stalls the job or leaves you with an expensive surplus. This calculator works out all four from the same set of inputs.
Paver count comes from your area — length times width, minus any cut-outs, times the number of areas — divided by the footprint of a single paver including its joint gap. A 4×8 in brick paver with a standard 1/8 in joint covers about 0.294 sq ft, so roughly 3.4 pavers are needed per square foot before waste.
Base material and bedding sand scale directly with your area: base material at your chosen depth (typically 4 in for a patio, 6–8 in for a driveway) converted to cubic yards and tons at roughly 1.4 tons per cubic yard, and bedding sand at the standard 1 in leveling layer. Jointing sand uses the rule of one 50 lb bag per roughly 100 sq ft at a 1/8 in joint, scaled down as the joint gets wider. The optional cost section adds material, labor and equipment prices in eight currencies to turn the materials list into a project budget.
Why use this calculator?
Everything a patio or driveway paving job needs, from paver count to base material tonnage.
Enter your area and get an exact paver count in seconds, joint gap already factored in.
Four standard presets or a fully custom paver size for non-standard shapes.
Pavers, base material, bedding sand, jointing sand and edge restraint in one pass.
Add paver, base material and labor prices in eight currencies for a real project budget.
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Frequently asked questions
Divide your patio area by the coverage of a single paver, including its joint gap. For a standard 4×8 in brick paver with a 1/8″ joint, that's about 3.4 pavers per square foot. A 200 sq ft patio needs roughly 680 pavers before waste. Add 5–15% extra for cuts, breakage and pattern complexity.
A compacted crushed stone base is typically 4 inches deep for a patio or walkway and 6–8 inches for a driveway that carries vehicle loads. This calculator multiplies your paver area by the base depth you choose and converts it to cubic yards and tons using a standard 1.4 tons per cubic yard density for compacted base material.
A common rule of thumb is that one 50 lb bag of polymeric jointing sand covers about 100 sq ft of pavers with a 1/8 in joint. Wider joints use more sand per square foot, so this calculator scales that coverage down as your joint width increases. Always sweep and compact sand per your product's instructions.
Yes — edge restraint (plastic, metal or concrete edging) locks the outer row of pavers in place and prevents the whole pattern from spreading or shifting over time. This calculator estimates the linear feet needed from your area's perimeter, which is roughly the length of restraint to order, typically sold in 8 or 10 ft sections.
5% suits a simple rectangular area with a running or basketweave pattern; 10% is a safe default for most jobs with a few cuts around edges or corners; 15% suits complex layouts, curved borders, herringbone patterns or areas with multiple cut-outs. Pavers are brittle at the cut edge, so a little extra avoids a second delivery.