Feet to Metres Converter

This converter switches instantly between feet (ft) and metres (m), the two units you are most likely to mix up when a measurement comes from an overseas source, an older building plan, an aviation or diving chart, or an imported product spec sheet. Type a figure into either the feet box or the metres box and the other field updates immediately, with the working equation shown underneath so you can see exactly how the answer was reached. The conversion uses the exact international definition that one foot equals 0.3048 metres, so multiplying feet by 0.3048 gives metres, and dividing metres by 0.3048, or multiplying by about 3.281, gives feet back again. Below the converter you will find the formula spelled out, a worked example converting an 8 foot ceiling height and a 3 metre fence, and a quick reference table running from 1 foot up to 100 feet with the metric equivalent alongside. Because New Zealand uses the metric system for house plans and everyday measurements, this tool is handy whenever you are reading a spec in feet and need to picture it in metres and millimetres, or the other way round for an imported measurement. Results are rounded for display, but the underlying maths is exact rather than approximate, so you can rely on the figures for building, DIY, travel or study.

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