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tokiwadai
Jul 22nd, 2007, 09:34 PM
I'm buying limestone screening for my backyard patio project.
The shop is using yard measurement units for the volume, that I am not used to use. :)

What I know is 1 yard equal to 3 feet, which a unit for length, not volume.
Does this means 1 yard of limestone screening means 27 cubic feet (3'x 3'x3')? :confused:

Thanks in advance...

Kanus
Jul 22nd, 2007, 10:22 PM
You are correct. People typically refer to a "cubic yard" (27 cu. ft.) as a "yard". Likewise a "cubic metre" is often called a "metre"