Fill Calculators
Find the Right Fill and Amount
Whether you’re refreshing a bean bag chair or filling a pillow, cushion or bolster, our calculators can help you estimate how much to buy.
Use the Bean Bag Fill Calculator for polystyrene beads. Use the All Fill Calculator for other projects, selecting your material and intended use.
About Our Fill Materials
- Polystyrene beads: Lightweight, free-moving fill for bean bag chairs and larger cushions. Sold by cubic volume.
- Buckwheat hulls: Firm, moldable fill for meditation cushions and smaller support pillows. Larger projects can become very heavy.
- Kapok fiber: Fluffy natural fiber for pillows and body support. Compresses with use and is poorly suited to firm seating.
- Hemp fiber: A natural, compressible option for pillows and lighter support.
- Shredded latex: Springy, compressible pieces for pillows and cushions. These behave differently from a solid latex cushion.
- Shredded foam: Soft, compressible pieces for pillows and cushions. Supportive projects may need twice the measured volume or more.
How to Use the Calculators
Choose the closest shape and enter its dimensions, or enter the empty container’s known volume. Select your intended use and whether you’re filling an empty cover, doing a substantial refresh or adding a light top-up.
The calculator suggests a starting allowance that you can adjust. Bean bag chairs start at approximately 40% of the measured volume; supportive uses of shredded foam and latex start higher to account for compression.
These are estimates, not guaranteed purchase quantities. Shape, packing, existing fill and preferred firmness affect the result. Add fill gradually. If an estimate seems unusually large or heavy, contact us before ordering.
How Much Bean Bag Fill Should I Buy?
Estimate bead fill for a bean bag chair, cushion or ottoman. Choose your intended use, then enter the shape dimensions or container volume.
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Enter your measurements to see an estimate.
Your estimate
- Measured shape / container volume
- Full-fill allowance, before compression
- Estimated fill weight for the full project
- Estimated amount to buy for this job
Please contact orders@beanproducts.com with your dimensions, intended use and fill choice before ordering.
How Much Fill Should I Buy?
Estimate fill for pillows, cushions, bolsters and other projects. For a bean bag chair, use our Bean Bag Fill Calculator. Choose your intended use, then enter the shape dimensions or container volume.
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Enter your measurements to see an estimate.
Your estimate
- Measured shape / container volume
- Full-fill allowance, before compression
- Estimated fill weight for the full project
- Estimated amount to buy for this job
Please contact orders@beanproducts.com with your dimensions, intended use and fill choice before ordering.
Approximate volume per pound
| Fill | ft³ per lb |
|---|---|
| Buckwheat hulls | 0.09 |
| Kapok fiber | 0.45 |
| Hemp fiber (kapok approximation) | 0.45 |
| Shredded foam | 0.60 |
| Shredded latex | 0.29 |
| Bean bag beads | Sold by volume; approximately 0.49 lb per ft³ |
These are our working fill conversions. Support allowances account separately for compression. Loose fill does not perform like a solid foam core.