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02/07/2009, 19:21 mooky Joined on 12/12/2005 79 Posts 398 can someone help thicko Mooky As you may know I am moving back to UK. I have been allocated 18 cubic metres in a van. Great, but I have no idea how large 18 cubic metres is. My kitchen has 1square foot floor tiles. I want to map it out using these, but how do I do it. I am more artistic that mathematician, and how high up to I imagine. Thanks clever people!     Report

02/07/2009, 19:30 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 7,604 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky I'm an arithmetic thicko too but  I reckon a cubic meter is a cube whose edges are each a metre and you have 18 of them. .   But  a genius will no doubt be along soon. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

02/07/2009, 19:53 BIG MAC Joined on 25/02/2006 53 Mayenne / Hants Posts 1,114 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky A Large roll on roll off skip is 18 Cubic metres BIG MAC The frying Scotsman    Report

02/07/2009, 20:05 mooky Joined on 12/12/2005 79 Posts 398 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky thank you, but what i want to do is measure it out on my kitchen floor using the 1ft tiles  as guidelines. If I stack it up in there I will have some idea of what I can take. Ta mooky    Report

02/07/2009, 20:36 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Real Virtual French Person & Moderator - Lot (46) Posts 11,295 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky To calculate cubic metres: (using metre measurements) multiply the length by the width, then multiply the result by the height. There is not one single way to simulate this, as many combinations of measurements can give you 18 m3... For a rough idea, taking 3 tiles = slightly under 1m, you could try: 9 tiles long x 6 tiles wide x 9 tiles high (3m x 2m x 3m = 18) 9 tiles long x 9 tiles wide x 6 tiles high (3m x 3m x 2m = 18) 13 tiles long x 6 tiles wide x 6 tiles high (4.5m x 2m x 2m = 18) Clair the elements of disbelief are very strong in the morning Breakfast - Frank O'Hara    Report

03/07/2009, 7:42 mooky Joined on 12/12/2005 79 Posts 398 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky Thank you clare. I may have a doctorate in theology, but maths!!! BUT I understand this;    Report

03/07/2009, 9:04 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 7,604 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky Clare's hit upon what I think is the flaw in being given the space in this way.  It's not all that much use if you can't appreciate the shape of it. For instance it could be 1x1x18 (unlikely, I know) or 1x 2x9 or one of Clare's more user-friendly shapes.  I'd be inclined to ask for a bit more info' on what to expect if I were you.  Can I assume you are sharing a load with another person,or is it a crate or similar?  If the latter then why not ask for the dimensions which I think would be a lot more helpful, myself. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

03/07/2009, 20:47 mooky Joined on 12/12/2005 79 Posts 398 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky All I want to do is wave goodbye to France, forever. I am not allowed to have too many wordly goods anymore.    Report

04/07/2009, 8:08 AnOther Joined on 05/12/2006 W of Cahors (46) Posts 6,747 Re: can someone help thicko Mooky As a further pictorial demonstration the Ifor Williams BV126 trailer shown below is 3.6m x 1.73m x 2.14m which equates to 14.38m3 Don't know how much stuff you have Mooky but FWIW I have an 8m3 box trailer and it took me about 8 trips to move all our crap, I mean stuff ! That's ignoring what went into the back of the estate car tow vehicle of course. Counting down to retirement update: A bright light now beckons    Report

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