Calculating Cubic Meters

yop · 24-10-2005 06:16PM #1

Lads

How would man calculate cubic meters?? Blonde question possibly!!!

For example room that is 15ft * 14ft which needs 4" of screed?

Alun · 24-10-2005 06:23PM

Jeez, can't people do basic maths any more? I assume you know that 1" = 2.54cm or 0.0254m.

Sooooo ...

15' = 15*12*0.0254m = 4.572m
14' = 14*12*0.0254m = 4.267m
4" = 4*0.0254m = 0.102m

4.572*4.267*0.102=1.989m^3 (call it 2

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rubadub · 24-10-2005 07:13PM

http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Cushtie · 25-10-2005 09:16AM

google is handy for doing conversions aswell, eg to convert 15 feet to metres simply type in 15ft in m to the google search box and it will do the coversion for you. works for a good few conversions

yop · 25-10-2005 10:12AM

thanks lads, couldn't get Google to give me an answer on that though!! grand for "straight forward" conversions

Alun · 25-10-2005 10:48AM

Alternatively you could have just measured the room in metres in the first place anyway

I haven't mesaured anything in feet and inches in the last 20 years or so. 4" is about 10cm, so just multiply the two dimensions and divide by 10, easy peasy.

yop · 25-10-2005 11:50AM

or just use http://www.goldtrowel.org/Calculator.htm

Calculating Cubic Meters

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