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Rectangular planter casting material.

Measure the supplied outer box, base and side and end wall dimensions.

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Prepared mixed yield per package.

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Adding four wall volumes separately can count corner material twice.

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Subtract the actual cavity from the outer volume; strength and drainage design are separate.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Selected mixed volume yield per kit or bag10 L/bag0.353 ft³/bag
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Outer width0.4 m1.31 ft
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Outer length0.6 m1.97 ft
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Outer height0.3 m0.98 ft
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Already supplied side wall thickness50 mm1.97 in
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Already supplied end wall thickness50 mm1.97 in
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Already supplied base thickness50 mm1.97 in
Supplied rectangular shell 1: Identical shells1 1
Shell volume = outer width × length × height − (width − 2 × side thickness)(length − 2 × end thickness)(height − base thickness).Shell volume = outer width × length × height − (width − 2 × side thickness)(length − 2 × end thickness)(height − base thickness). Does not choose wall thickness, reinforcement, waterproofing, strength or handling requirements.

Selected mixed-material packages: 4 packages

Mixed material volume
34.5 L

Outer volume minus one retained inner cavity; shared wall corners are counted once. No drain openings are assumed. Product suitability, curing, strength and mixing specifications are not selected.

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Measure the supplied outer box, base and side and end wall dimensions.

Prepared mixed yield per package.

Adding four wall volumes separately can count corner material twice.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rectangular Planter Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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