Surface Area- Amount

I might be off-base but why not apply the formula for volume? This is not a simple square footage computation.

Also how come you have only added in the height of 2 ten-foot walls. Aren't there 4 walls with height? Unless those 2 walls are floor-to-ceiling windows or sliding glass doors?

Ragman,

24x2= 48
12x2= 24
10x4= 40
.5x4= 2

Total- 114

I think that is incorrect also.

A = l x h
since you are covering the surface of all dimensions, simply multipy the h x l of all surfaces and add them together.

I am not understanding why you have a w, l, AND a h.

PUNKEY,

24*12*10 *.5= 1440

If that is incorrect, I have no idea.

Draw a picture of
Two cuboids--one inside the other

Cuboid #1
Length- 24'=l1
Width- 12'=w1
Height- 10'=h1
Volume of this cube is
V1= l1*w1*h1

Cuboid #2
stucco wall thickness=s1=0.5' (is this one half an inch or one half a foot?)
Length+2 stucco thickness=l1+2*s1=l2
Width-w1+2*s1=w2
Height- (just the top--no bottom)=h1+s1=h2
Volume of this cube is
V2=l2*w2*h2

The second cuboid has a greater volume. The difference in the volume of the second cuboid and the smaller cuboid is made up by the stucco.

Volume of stucco is given by V2-V1

Rap

raprap,

The .5 is half a foot.

Thanks.

to find area: length x width x depth for one side:
24' x 12' x .5 = 20,736 sq ft. surface.

for other side: l x w

Add together.

PUNKEY,

24*12 *10 *.5 = 1440

24*12 = 288

1440 + 288 = 1728

??

I don't understand it.

I get 695 ft^3

Rap

If you had to apply carpet over this wall and its back, the AREA would be calculated.