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Truck volume from furnished rooms
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What the defaults give
3 rooms at 150 cu ft each is 450 cubic feet.
That matches a 14–17 ft truck; the next size up, a 20 footer, is rated around 650 cu ft.
How truck size is estimated
Furnished rooms are converted to a total volume, then matched to a truck:
Volume = Rooms of furniture × Cubic feet per room
3 rooms at 150 ft³ each: 3 × 150 = 450 ft³.
| Rooms | Volume (ft³) | Typical truck |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | Cargo van |
| 2 | 300 | 10 ft box truck |
| 3 | 450 | 15 ft box truck |
| 4 | 600 | 16–20 ft box truck |
| 6 | 900 | 26 ft truck |
Bulky items like sofas eat volume fast, so round up when in doubt. Related: cargo volume and everyday calculators.
The formula
Volume = rooms × cubic feet per room
Size bands: up to 300 cu ft van · up to 450 14–17 ft · up to 650 20 ft · up to 850 24–26 ft
The bands are typical usable capacities, not the mathematical volume of the box. A truck rated at 20 feet long has a cargo box around 20 × 8 × 8, but wheel arches, the cab-over section and the need to stack sensibly reduce what you can actually load.
Worked examples
2 rooms at 150 → 300 cu ft → 10–12 ft cargo van
3 rooms at 150 → 450 cu ft → 14–17 ft truck
4 rooms at 150 → 600 cu ft → 20 ft truck
3 rooms at 200 → 600 cu ft → 20 ft truck
6 rooms at 150 → 900 cu ft → multiple trips or larger
5 rooms at 150 → 750 cu ft → 24–26 ft truck
150 cubic feet per room is a starting point
A furnished bedroom is commonly quoted at 150 to 200 cu ft once the bed, dresser, nightstands and boxes are counted. A living room with a sofa, two chairs, a coffee table and a TV unit runs higher. A studio flat might be 300 to 400 cu ft in total, while a three-bedroom house with a garage can exceed 1,200.
The items people forget are the ones that change the truck: a garage full of tools, a patio set, a piano, a chest freezer, bicycles, and the boxes that accumulate in a loft. Count those as rooms rather than guessing — a garage is often worth a full room on its own. Appliances add a lot of volume and weight in a small footprint, so both capacity and payload need checking.
Weight and access matter as much as volume
Every truck has a gross vehicle weight rating, and a small van loaded with books and tools can exceed its payload long before it looks full. Heavy items go on the floor against the cab wall, light and bulky items on top, and the load needs to be strapped — a partial load that shifts in a corner is worse than a full one.
Check access before choosing the size: a long-wheelbase truck may not fit a narrow driveway or a low car-park barrier, and a 26 footer needs a genuinely large space to turn. If the move is one-way, compare the rental plus fuel against a per-cubic-foot moving container, which usually wins for long distances with a small load.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size truck for a 3 bedroom apartment?
About 450 cu ft at 150 per room, which is a 14–17 ft truck. A three-bedroom house with a garage usually needs more.
How much fits in a 20 foot truck?
Roughly 650 cubic feet of usable space, or about four furnished rooms at 150 cu ft each.
Is 150 cubic feet per room realistic?
It is a fair starting estimate for a furnished bedroom. Living rooms, garages and boxes push the total up, so count those spaces separately.
What is easy to forget when sizing?
Garage contents, patio furniture, bicycles, appliances and loft boxes. A garage often adds a full room-equivalent of volume.
Does volume alone decide the truck?
No. Payload matters for heavy loads like books and tools, and access matters for long-wheelbase trucks on narrow streets or low barriers.
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