How to Figure Cubic Inches of Kitchen Cabinets

Determine how much storage your kitchen really provides.

Not only must you have enough storage space in your kitchen cabinets for food and pantry items, the cabinets must also hold dishes, cooking implements and serving ware. Determining the cubic inches gives you an accurate picture of the storage space available. Although this is usually a straight-forward process, it's best to measure each cabinet separately because they might vary slightly in size and shape.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measurer

Instructions

1. Measure the depth, length and height of the cabinet, using a tape measure. Convert the measurements to inches.

2. Multiply the measurements by each other to determine the cubic inches. For example, a 12-by-14-by-34 inch cabinet is 5,712 cubic inches.

3. Repeat the measurement and multiplication process for each cabinet. Add the cubic inches together for all the cabinets measured to determine the full amount of cubic inches of storage space available in the kitchen.

Tips & Warnings

• For simplicity, you can convert the cubic inches back to feet afterward. Take the total number of cubic inches in the cabinet and divide it by the amount of cubic inches in a cubic foot, which is 1,728. For example, the 5,712 cubic inch cabinet contains a total of 3.3 cubic feet.

References

• Math: Volume Formulas