Calculator to work out Cubic feet or metres

Aug 25, 2005 8 Replies

My local hardwood supplier talks in cubic feet of cubic metres are there any tools/software or does someone have the caluclations



Example: 40 stair treads 48 1/4" X 12" X 1" And hanging strip 48 1/4 x



3" x 1". (L shape tread) . So how many cubic feet/metres of wood do I need? Regards Connor

To get supplies in a usable form, you still don't want to buy them in cubic measurements. To change inches to centimeters, multiply by 2.54 Try these:

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multiply the values given together add them together and divide by

1728....not exactly rocket science,or did I miss something

Ancient Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for one day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.

So here's your fishing lesson.

Volume = length x width x thickness

One cubic foot = 12" x 12" x 12" = (you work it out) cubic inches.

One foot = 0.3045 meters thus one cubic foot = 0.3045 x 0.3045 x 0.3045 cubic meters.

The calculation is left to the student as an exercise.

Dear Sir/s

Further to you fine explination im pleased to supply the answer

Total 16.75 cub ft or 5.1 cub m

Marks please out of 10 - Thanks for the help people.

I though the proverb was "Give a man a fish and you feed him for one day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll probably buy a bass boat and be unavailable most weekends."

Someone around here used to say:

"Build a man a fire and you warm him for a day; set a man on fire and you warm him for the rest of his life."

I'd attribute it to the original author if I could remember who it was. I've gotten a laugh from that every time I've used it.

Tom Dacon

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Further to you fine explination im pleased to supply the answer

Total 16.75 cub ft or 5.1 cub m

Marks please out of 10 - Thanks for the help people.

My calculator tells me that there are approximately 35.31 cubic feet per cubic meter. You might want to reconsider ordering 5.1 cubic meters.

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