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Flooring calculator

Turn your measured area into whole boxes. Enter the coverage on your chosen product, set a waste allowance, and save the estimate in a purchase PDF.

Flooring planks laid out with tape measure and tools

Start with your measurements

Size up your project

Example values are filled in. Replace them with your project measurements.

For rooms of different sizes, enter their combined area and use 1 room. Read coverage from the box you plan to buy.

Before you order

  • Confirm box coverage, lot and unopened-box return policy.
  • Check whether underlayment is required or already attached.

Quantities to confirm

Flooring purchase sheet

Planning quantityAmount
Flooring boxesTotal area with 10% waste / 20 sq ft per box; round up to whole boxes.
11boxes
Underlayment, if requiredBase area with a separate 5% allowance, rounded up to the next square foot. Roll coverage is unknown.
210sq ft
What this estimate assumes
  • Room count repeats the entered area for equally sized rooms; enter a combined area and one room for different room sizes.
  • Flooring waste and whole-box surplus are separate. Underlayment retains a separate 5% planning allowance; confirm whether the product requires it.
Name your project & add notes Optional

Includes your quantities, assumptions and space to record the supplier, confirmed quantity, quote and delivery. No account required.

How to check this list before buying

Match the room and the box

The room count repeats the entered area for equally sized rooms. For different room sizes, enter their combined area and select one room. Box coverage must match the product you will buy.

The initial 10% waste is a planning allowance. Adjust it for your layout and product instructions. Whole-box rounding can add further surplus. Underlayment uses a separate allowance, if required; confirm compatibility and roll coverage before purchasing it.

See how to update a shopping list for different box sizes.