How big is a cubic yard?
But what exactly is a cubic yard and how can you work out how much space your rubbish clearance job will be needing to take up?
First of all, one cubic yard is the amount of space taken up by an object that is one yard long, one yard deep and one yard high or three feet by three feet by three feet if you prefer to use feet instead.
In other words, that is roughly the same size as two standard household washing machines or the same size as a household fridge-freezer, give or take a few inches.
We like to keep things simple, so try not to be too surprised if we start talking about washing machines when it comes to thinking about how much space we will need for your rubbish clearance job!
Keeping things simple, we know that it can often be easier to think in terms of household objects, so the space that a standard-sized sofa would usually take up, for example, is approximately two and a half cubic yards – so whether you prefer to think in washing machines or sofas, this should help simplify things.