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Cremation Niche Size Calculator

Standard and companion niche planning.

Inputs

Results

Niches needed

1

Niches per wall

70

Niche width (in)9
Niche height (in)9
Niche depth (in)12
Niche volume (cu in)972
Urns per niche1
Niches per row10
Rows per wall7
Cost per niche ($)$2,500.00
Total cost ($)$2,500.00
Max Urns Physical4
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Select niche type (single, companion, or family) based on the number of urns to store.
  2. Enter number of urns to determine how many niches are needed.
  3. Set wall width and height to calculate total niche capacity.
  4. Review Niche Dimensions (width × height × depth in), Urns per Niche, Niches Needed, and Niches per Wall.

What each input means

Niche type (0=single, 1=companion, 2=family)
Single (9x9x12 in), companion (14x9x12 in), or family (14x14x12 in).
Number of urns to store
Total urns needing niche storage.
Wall width (ft)
Width of the columbarium wall section in feet.
Wall height (ft)
Height of the columbarium wall in feet.
Placement (0=indoor, 1=outdoor)
Indoor niches cost more than outdoor due to climate control.

What each result means

Niche width (in)
Interior niche width in inches.
Niche height (in)
Interior niche height in inches.
Niche depth (in)
Interior niche depth in inches.
Niche volume (cu in)
Interior volume of the niche.
Urns per niche
Standard urn capacity for the selected niche type.
Niches needed
Number of niches required for your urn count.
Niches per wall
Total niche capacity of one columbarium wall.
Niches per row
Horizontal niche count per row.
Rows per wall
Vertical tiers of niches.
Cost per niche ($)
Estimated price per niche based on type and placement.
Total cost ($)
Total estimated cost for all niches needed.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Niche type (0=single, 1=companion, 2=family) = 0, Number of urns to store = 1, Wall width (ft) = 10, Wall height (ft) = 8 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Niches needed
    Niches needed = ceil(numberOfUrns / niche.urnsCapacity)
    1 = 1
  3. Calculate Niches per wall
    Niches per wall = nichesPerRow * rowsPerWall
    70 = 70
  4. Calculate Niche width
    Niche width = niche.w
    9 = 9
  5. Calculate Niche height
    Niche height = niche.h
    9 = 9

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