Floral Foam Volume Calculator
Foam brick count from arrangement container dimensions.
Inputs
Results
Bricks per container
2
Total bricks (no waste)2
Bricks to purchase3
Container volume (cu in)183.8
Soaked foam weight (lbs)12.6
Soaking water (gallons)0.8
Foam cost (low)$9.00
Foam cost (high)$15.00
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Container shape, Length / diameter (inches), and Width (inches).
- Set Container depth (inches), Foam above rim (inches), and Number of containers.
- Review the Bricks per container result.
- Use Total bricks (no waste) and Bricks to purchase to inform your decision.
What each input means
- Container shape
- 0 = Rectangular, 1 = Round/Cylinder, 2 = Square.
- Length / diameter (inches)
- Length for rectangular, or diameter for round containers.
- Width (inches)
- Width for rectangular containers (ignored for round).
- Container depth (inches)
- Interior depth of the container.
- Foam above rim (inches)
- How far foam extends above the container rim (1–2 inches standard).
- Number of containers
- How many containers to prepare.
What each result means
- Bricks per container
- Foam bricks needed for one container.
- Total bricks (no waste)
- Bricks for all containers before waste.
- Bricks to purchase
- Including cutting waste (15% round, 5% rectangular).
- Container volume (cu in)
- Foam-filled volume per container.
- Soaked foam weight (lbs)
- Total weight of soaked foam (~4.2 lbs per brick).
- Soaking water (gallons)
- Water needed for soaking all bricks.
- Foam cost (low)
- Estimated cost at $3 per brick.
- Foam cost (high)
- Estimated cost at $5 per brick.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersContainer shape = 1, Length / diameter (inches) = 10, Width (inches) = 6, Container depth (inches) = 5 = 6 input(s) provided
- Calculate Bricks per containerBricks per container = ceil(containerVolume / brickVolume)2 = 2
- Calculate Total bricksTotal bricks2 = 2
- Calculate Bricks to purchaseBricks to purchase3 = 3
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