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Sandbag and Sand
Estimation Worksheet
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Individual Homes:

    1. Bagging foundation opening, per house (250 to 500 each)

      Estimated Number of Homes: _____________

      Estimated Bags per Home (x) _____________

                  = Bags Subtotal _______________

    2. Protection of groups of buildings with Levees and Dikes (per linear foot of dike/levee)

        Height Required Number of Sandbags
        1 Foot 8
        2 Feet 20
        3 Feet 34
        1 Ton of Sand 50 Sandbags

    Estimated Linear Feet of Dike/Levee: _______________

    Bags for Height per Linear Foot : (x) ________________

                  = Bags Subtotal _______________

          Grand Total Estimated Number of Bags : ________________

3. Sand Estimate (@ approimatley 40lbs per bag)

      Grand Total numbar of Bags (above): _______________ (divide this number by 50)

      Equals the number of tons of sand : _________________

      (i.e. 2000 sandbags requires 40 tons of sand)

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