Normal Box Sizes
When quoting for a Purge/Clean Out, we normally ask what size boxes and how many you may have. Below are the typical sizes and how they compare to each other:
Standard Size Box (about the size of a case of copy paper)
- Dimensions: 15” L x 12” W x 10” H
- Capacity: 1,800 cubic inches
- Weight Capacity: about 28 pounds of paper
Long Letter/Legal Size Box (considered 1.5 standard size file boxes)
- Dimensions: 24” L x 12” W x 10” H
- Capacity: 2,800 cubic inches
- Weight Capacity: about 44 pounds of paper
Long Legal Size Box (considered 2 standard size file boxes)
- Dimensions: 24” L x 14” W x 10” H
- Capacity: 3,600 cubic inches
- Weight Capacity: about 56 pounds of paper
*Note - "Bankers Box" is the name of a box manufacturer. They sell sizes in the mentioned above.
