As part of a home improvement, remodel, renovation or landscaping project there may come a time when you need to buy materials such as sand, loam, earth or gravel in bulk.
As well, there are times that you need to know how many cubic feet of material you will need to complete a job, as many manufacturers and packagers of material will state that a bag has a certain amount of cubic feet of material in it.
This is especially common in landscaping and gardening. Most garden nurseries and landscaping centers will sell and deliver bulk materials by the cubic yard.
Calculating how many cubic yards of material you may need can be confusing to say the least and an error can be costly. Follow the link to get a free bulk material calculator that you can download onto your computer.
The formulas for calculating the volume of a square or rectangle and a circle are:
Square or Rectangle: Length x Width x Height = Cubic
Circle: 3.14 x Radius x Radius x Height = Cubic
All numbers must be in the same units, inches or feet. When entering values in feet remember that 6" is not 0.6 of a foot, it is 0.5 of a foot. As an example, a measurement of 10 feet 3 inches would be entered as 10.25 feet, as 3" is a 0.25 of a foot. A measurement of 6 feet 9 inches would be entered as 6.75 feet as 9" is 0.75 of a foot.
If you used inches in your calculation: to convert to cubic feet, divide by 1728, to convert to cubic yards, divide by 66,656.
If you used feet in your calculation: to convert to cubic yards, divide by 27.
Planning and knowledge are the keys to any successful home improvement, remodel or landscaping project!
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