Conversion Tables for lanscaping calculations

By William Dittman

These are the conversion tables that are needed in a landscaper’s routine day. Some are hard to recall when needed. Hope they will help you in your landscaping duties. Use for calculation so you don’t over order your landscape supplies. There is nothing worst than to order a big load of material dump it on your driveway and find out you order the wrong amount. I have not experienced that for some time. You learn to double check your figures. You might need to go my other article on TABLE OF CONVERSION FACTORS will help you to convert from to what you need and multiply by. Example is to (convert cubic feet) to (gallons) X multiply by 7.48 Rule of thumb in landscaping (measure twice order once)

Linear Measure
• 1 foot – 12 inches
• 1 yard – 3 feet
• 1 mile – 1760 yards – 5280 feet

Square Measure
• 1 square foot – 144 square inches
• 1 square yard – 9 square feet
• 1 acre – 43560 square feet – 4840 square yards
• 1 square mile – 640 acres

Cubic Measure
• 1 cubic foot – 1728 cubic inches 29.922 liquid quarts = 7.48 gallons
• 1 cubic yard – 27 cubit feet

Liquid Capacity Measure
• 1 tablespoon – 3 teaspoons
• 1 fluid ounce – 2 tablespoons
• 1 cup – 8 fluid ounces
• 1 pint – 2 cups – 16 fluid ounces
• 1 quart – 2 pints – 32 fluid ounces
• 1 gallon – 4 quarts – 8 pints – 128 fluid ounces

Weight Measure
• 1 pound (lb.) – 16 ounces
• 1 ton – 2000 pounds