A sheet for floor areas and liquid capacities
The PDF separates square-metre/square-foot references from volume references. Its nine rows include 1, 10 and 100 square metres, metric litres and millilitres, US and imperial gallons, and cubic metres. Area and volume describe different quantities; they cannot be converted into one another without another dimension.
| Starting value | Converted value | Use note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sq m | 10.7639 sq ft | flooring and rooms |
| 1 sq ft | 0.092903 sq m | property and plans |
| 10 sq m | 107.639 sq ft | small room |
| 100 sq m | 1076.39 sq ft | home or land area |
| 1 mL | 0.001 L | liquid metric |
| 1 L | 1000 mL | liquid metric |
| 1 L | 0.264172 US gal | US liquid gallon |
| 1 L | 0.219969 imp gal | imperial gallon |
| 1 cubic metre | 1000 litres | large volume |
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Download Area and Volume Conversion Chart PDFChecked example: a room area
A 3 m by 4 m room has 12 m² of floor area. Multiplying by approximately 10.7639104 gives 129.17 ft², rounded. Use an area factor, not the metres-to-feet factor: square units require the length conversion to be squared.
For capacities, 1 L equals 1,000 mL and 1 m³ equals 1,000 L. Check the gallon label: a US liquid gallon and an imperial gallon have different sizes, as the rows show. Use the Area Converter for a floor measurement or the Volume Converter for unlisted capacities. The displayed chart values are rounded; flooring waste and container working capacity are separate allowances.