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Measure Up
This page is designed to help you measure up for your Compost Bin or Raised Bed and work out how much space you will need.
The Front Bay Width is measured INTERNALLY.
The Side Bay Width is also measured INTERNALLY.
To work out the overall size of your Bin/Bed you need to add in the sizes of the posts.
On a Single Bin/Bed add 100mm to the size of the Bay Width selected.
For example if your bay is 1400mm then the total width will be 1500mm (1400 + 100).
For a Double Bin/Bed you need to add 125mm.
Example 1: Bay 1 and Bay 2 are both 600mm. The total width will be 1325mm (600 + 600 + 125).
Example 2: Bay 1 is 600mm and Bay 2 is 1000mm. The total width will be 1725mm (600 + 1000 +125).
For a Triple Bin/Bed you need to add 150mm.
Example 1: Bay 1, Bay 2 and Bay 3 are 800mm wide. The total width will be 2550mm (800 + 800 + 800 + 150).
Example 2: Bay 1 is 600mm, Bay 2 is 800mm and Bay 3 is 1000mm wide. The total width will be 2550mm (600 + 800 + 1000 + 150).
What is the Volume?
To calculate the Volume of the Bin or Bed to see how much it will hold see the charts below.
This is useful if you are comparing sizes or are wanting to know how much compost to buy for your Raised Bed. All measurements are in litres and are per bay.
- COMPOST BIN
- RAISED BED
COMPOST BINS FRONT BAY (mm) HEIGHT (mm) 600 800 1000 1200 1400 SIDE BAY (mm) 600 281 374 468 562 655 780 360 480 600 720 840 1000 450 600 750 900 1050 1250 800 374 499 624 749 874 780 480 640 800 960 1120 1000 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1250 1000 468 624 780 936 1092 780 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1000 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 1250 1200 562 749 936 1123 1310 780 720 960 1200 1440 1680 1000 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 1250 1400 655 874 1092 1310 1529 780 840 1120 1400 1680 1960 1000 1050 1400 1750 2100 2450 1250 Volume in litres per bay (approximately) RAISED BEDS FRONT BAY (mm) HEIGHT (mm) SIDE BAY (mm) 600 800 1000 1200 1400 600 47 62 78 94 109 130 94 125 156 187 218 260 140 187 234 281 328 390 187 250 312 374 437 520 800 62 83 104 125 146 130 125 166 208 250 291 260 187 250 312 374 437 390 250 333 416 499 582 520 1000 78 104 130 156 182 130 156 208 260 312 364 260 234 312 390 468 546 390 312 416 520 624 728 520 1200 94 125 156 187 218 130 187 250 312 374 437 260 281 374 468 562 655 390 374 499 624 749 874 520 1400 109 146 182 218 255 130 218 291 364 437 510 260 328 437 546 655 764 390 437 582 728 874 1019 520 Volume in litres per bay (approximately)
