The pool volume calculator takes depth1, depth2, length, water price and width and returns water cost (for this rectangular pool), water cost (for this oval pool) and pool volume. It is built for quick answers, for checking somebody else’s arithmetic, and for the moments when a formula book is not within reach.
What Is the Pool Volume Calculator?
The pool volume calculator turns depth1, depth2, length, water price and width into water cost (for this rectangular pool), water cost (for this oval pool) and pool volume, so you can order the right amount of material the first time.
Material estimates are where projects go over budget. Getting the quantities right before the delivery arrives is worth more than any discount on the order.
How to Measure for the Pool Volume
Measure everything in the same unit and take the largest dimension you can reasonably use rather than the average. Formwork, ground conditions and cutting waste all push the real figure above the theoretical one.
Where a plan calls for a specific thickness, check it against local building regulations before you order. The calculator reflects the relationship, not the code.
Allowing for Waste and Errors
Order a little more than the calculation suggests. The gap between the theoretical quantity and what actually arrives on site is normally waste, spillage, over-excavation and uneven grading, and all of it comes out of the same budget.
Write the figures down and compare them with what you actually used on site. That is how you build an estimate you can trust for the next job.
A Worked Example
Working through an example, with depth1 set to 10, depth2 set to 5, length set to 2, the calculator returns pool volume of 150, and pool volume (oval volume) of 117.809725, and water cost (for this rectangular pool) of 15,000,000. Substitute your own figures and the same steps produce the same kind of answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to work out water cost (for this rectangular pool)?
Enter depth1, depth2, length, water price and width. The calculator then works through the relationship and reports water cost (for this rectangular pool), water cost (for this oval pool) and pool volume.
What does the pool volume actually calculate?
It takes depth1, depth2, length, water price and width and converts them into water cost (for this rectangular pool), water cost (for this oval pool) and pool volume using the standard relationship for this problem. Each step is applied in turn, so every output is traceable back to the numbers you typed in.
How should I enter depth1?
Use the value you actually have, in the unit shown next to the field. Enter every value in the same unit system. The calculator assumes the figures you supply are consistent, so it cannot correct a mistake that happens before the calculation starts.
Do I have to fill in every field?
Only the fields a particular result depends on. If you leave one blank, the results that need it simply show a note instead of a number, and everything else still works.
Does anything you type get stored?
No. The whole calculation runs inside your browser, and nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or sent anywhere.