What is a Cubic metre ?
1 cubic metre can also be shown as
100cm x 1000cm x 100cm
1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm
about 40 inches x 40 inches x 40 inches
1 cubic metre is also 35.31 cubic feet
(1 foot = 30.48cm)Tip Self storage lockers are measured in Square metres / Feet
Which in the above example would just be 1 metre x 1 Metre
They only measure the floor space of the storage locker
So a 22 square metre storage locker is not the same as 22 cubic metre removals van
1 cubic metre can also be shown as
100cm x 1000cm x 100cm
1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm
about 40 inches x 40 inches x 40 inches
1 cubic metre is also 35.31 cubic feet
(1 foot = 30.48cm)Tip Self storage lockers are measured in Square metres / Feet
Which in the above example would just be 1 metre x 1 Metre
They only measure the floor space of the storage locker
So a 22 square metre storage locker is not the same as 22 cubic metre removals van
Quick facts
1 cubic metre is the same as 1000 litres of water of 500 bottles of Pepsi poured out
1 Cubic metre equals apx 35 cubic feet
A cubic Metre/Foot is a measure of Volume and square feet/metres are a measure of area
A good way to remember the difference between Square metre and a cubic metre ,is square metre is like 2d and a cubic metre is like 3d
*We allow apx 75 kg per cubic metre so if your items weight more they will have to be treated as a cube plus alone so for example a small item weighing 80 kg would be treated as just above a cubic metre by itself due to weight
1 cubic metre is the same as 1000 litres of water of 500 bottles of Pepsi poured out
1 Cubic metre equals apx 35 cubic feet
A cubic Metre/Foot is a measure of Volume and square feet/metres are a measure of area
A good way to remember the difference between Square metre and a cubic metre ,is square metre is like 2d and a cubic metre is like 3d
*We allow apx 75 kg per cubic metre so if your items weight more they will have to be treated as a cube plus alone so for example a small item weighing 80 kg would be treated as just above a cubic metre by itself due to weight
