Area, Volume and Fill Estimator: Paces, Mulch, Paint, Water and Boxes

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Opens on Chapter 13’s example: Dez’s paced backyard, 32 by 24 paces of 2.5 feet.

Pace it

Pace length (ft)

Paces long

Paces wide

Mulch or gravel

Area (sq ft)

Depth (inches)

Paint a room

Length (ft)

Width (ft)

Wall height (ft)

Doors and windows (sq ft)

Coats

Coverage (sq ft a gallon) from the can

Water

Tub length (ft)

Width (ft)

Water depth (ft)

Round pool across (ft)

Pool depth (ft)

Boxes in a space

Space length (ft)

Width (ft)

Height (ft)

Filled %

Box (cu ft)

Enter your numbers, then press Calculate.

From the book, Chapter 13. 32 × 24 paces of 2.5 feet is 4,800 square feet, 0.11 of an acre. Mulch for 400 square feet, 3 inches deep: 100 cubic feet, 3.7 cubic yards. A 12 × 14 room with 8-foot walls has 416 square feet of wall; less 40 for openings, two coats is 752: 2.1 gallons at 350 a gallon. A tub of 5 × 2 × 1 feet of water holds about 75 gallons, 624 pounds. A round pool 20 feet across and 4 deep: about 9,000 gallons with π ≈ 3, 9,400 exactly. A 10 × 7 × 6 truck, 80% full, takes 224 boxes of 1.5 cubic feet.

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