Are you asking yourself how to find out how many boxes of laminate flooring you need? Having difficulty calculating the square footage of your room? Not sure exactly how much flooring you’ll need? Don’t feel bad, we receive many calls from customers with these questions. Through step by instructions, the following article will answer all of your questions and make you look like a pro! Calculation of a standard square or rectangular room is simple and requires only to measure the length and width of the room and multiply the results. If you have a space with multiple rooms or your room is not perfectly rectangular, split your space into smaller rectangles and calculate the square footage separately for each area and add all of the measurements together. It’s a relatively simple formula! When it comes to laying laminate it always a safe bet to assume for extra. You will need to purchase extra flooring to cover any mistakes, accidents, and unforeseen damage. This is known as the waste factor.

The general rule of thumb is to add 5%-10% to the final square footage you calculated in the first step. Example of 5% Added:(total measured from rooms) x 0.05 (5% waste factor) = 7.5 sqft(total measured from rooms) + 7.5 sq.ft (calculated amount of waste) = 157.5 sq.ft – final square footage to order To calculate the number of boxes you need to know your final square footage, which is the total square footage + extra square footage for waste.(final square footage) / 25 sq.ft. (box content) = 6.6 boxes You will need 7 boxes for your installation. Simply use our online calculator, located within each product on our website. You will start with a basic setup, which is the square footage of one box. The calculator on our website makes this very simple! First you have to find the flooring that you want! Each floor will have different square footage, since the box content differs between manufacturers and brands. We selected Kronopol Elegance Line Bubinga for this example.

In our example, we calculated that we needed 157.5 sq.ft. Monogrammed Seat Covers For Carsto cover the rooms and 5% waste. Laptops On Emi 0 InterestEnter 157.5 into the provided box. Formal Dress Shops Jackson MsYou’ll notice how the number automatically rounds up to the next sq.ft./box. Since our calculation said we needed 6.6 boxes, the website automatically rounds up to the next full box. This would be 7 boxes or 180.60sq.ft. You will be getting a little extra than the waste you calculated for, but in the long run it could save you big bucks, especially if your flooring becomes discontinued!Continue with the check out and you have ordered your floor! Planning a wood flooring project takes time and many measurements. Be sure to double check or even triple check your measurements.

Especially when ordering an item that you cannot find locally, knowing the exact amount or ordering a little more will help prevent you from paying double shipping costs down the road. While you only pay a flat rate shipping fee for your larger order, you will need to pay a shipping and handling for smaller orders. Better to be prepared. If you’re still not sure then we encourage you to give us a call so we can help you decide on the correct amount needed. Simply call 1-800-520-0961 and we will be happy to help!To calculate the square footage of a room, multiple the room’s width by length. We suggest either drawing your floor plan to scale or using an electronic tool such as our MagicPlan app. If you prefer drawing and measuring yourself, our Project: Partners will be happy to handle the calculations for you. Remember, your Project: Partner is your best resource and can help you with all sorts of questions. Plan the carpet layout on your floor plan diagram. If the width of the room is less than the width of your chosen carpet, multiply the width of your chosen carpet (always 12 feet at The Floor Project) by the length of the room.

Let’s say the room is 10 feet wide and 18 feet long. The actual square footage is 180 square feet; however, that would result in a seam down the center of the room. So we avoid the seam by multiplying the carpet width by room length: 12 feet x 18 feet = 216 square feet. Remember areas like closets. For this example, it’s 3 feet, which would be 12 feet x 3 feet = an additional 36 square feet of carpet. Our total required is 252 square feet. Always add about 2 inches for doorways so the carpet meets the floor covering in the next room. Add as much as 10% to the total square footage needed when installing Berber or patterned carpets to allow for pattern matching where a seam will be necessary. Your Project: Partner can help you with figuring just the right amount for your room. Hardwood flooring is sold by the carton, generally 20 square feet, but check with a Project: Partner or scan the product QR code in the store to verify the number for the hardwood you have selected. All hardwood flooring requires a percentage of waste to be added for installation.

The percentage varies depending on grade of the hardwood, variance in color and grain, and how much material you are installing. The general rule is to add 10% for installations with less than 1,000 square feet of material and 7% for installations requiring more than 1,000 square feet. The recommend allowance for waste can go as high as 15% for products installed on a diagonal or lower grade hardwood products. Using an example of 210 square feet in our room and closet, we can figure our allowance for 10% waste by multiplying 210 x 10% to get 21, so we will need to purchase 231 square feet of hardwood. If the product we selected has 20 square feet per carton, then divide 231 by 20. We get 11.55, so we will want to round up and purchase 12 cartons. Laminate flooring is sold by the carton. Each carton generally contains 20 square feet, but this can vary by style. Check with your Project: Partner for exact quantities. While laminate products usually don’t have consistency issues, you still have to allow for waste when calculating the amount of product to purchase.

This allowance can range from 5 to 15% depending on the size of the project, as well as any corners and angles that would require additional cuts. Let’s use our example room with 210 square feet. We can figure our allowance for 5% waste by multiplying 210 x 5% to get 10.5, so we will need to purchase 220.5 square feet of laminate. If the product we selected has 20 square feet per carton, then divide 220.5 by 20. You would need to purchase 11 or 12 cartons depending on the complexity of the room and your installer’s experience. Glass back vinyl is sold off a roll, and the roll’s width can vary between 6, 12 and 13 feet 2 inches depending on the style, so consult a Project: Partner to determine the roll width of the vinyl product you’re considering. Plan the vinyl layout on your floor plan diagram. If the width of the room is less than the width of your chosen vinyl, which will be 12 feet for our example, then multiply the width of your vinyl by the length of the room. In our example, the room is 10 feet wide and 18 feet long.

however, that would result in a seam down the center of your room. To avoid a seam, multiply the width of the vinyl, 12 feet, by the length of the room, 18 feet. The total is 216 square feet. We will also need to remember our closet, which would be 12 feet (roll width) times 3 feet for an additional 36 square feet of vinyl, bringing our total to 252 square feet. Always add about 2 inches for doorways so vinyl meets the floor covering in the next room. Add as much as 10% to the total square feet needed when installing patterned vinyl to allow for pattern matching during an installation. Consult a Project: Partner for more details. VT flooring is sold by the carton. While LVT products usually don’t have consistency issues, you still have to allow for waste when calculating the amount of product to purchase. This allowance can range from 5 to 10% depending on the size of the project, as well as any corners and angles that would require additional cuts. Let’s say our room has a total of 210 square feet between it and closet.