DIY - Flooring
Universal Flooring Calculator
Introduction:
This tool enables you to input the length and width of a room,
and calculates the quantity of flooring that will be needed, for any size of floorboard.
An allowance is made for using the offcuts from each section, and a small allowance is made for wastage.
This tool can be used for any type of board, whether that is a traditional reclaimed solid wood floorboard,
an engineered board made from composite materials,
linoleum-based strips,
or any other strip-based flooring.
Click on any of the links at the top of the page to reveal (or hide) more information about this calculator.
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Definitions:
- Length / Width
- The furthest distance between opposite sides of the area to be covered. Width should be measured across the joists, Length should be measured along the joists. Since measurements across each board need to be rounded up to the nearest board, results may be slightly different if these dimensions are swapped.
- Board Size
- The nominal size of the boards to be used. Tongue and groove edging (if present) means that this may not be the same as the overall board size. Pack sizes are also quoted here, but results will be given in both number of packs and number of boards, so if the quantity in each pack differs at your local source this will not be a problem.
- Pack Size
- Results will be given in both number of packs and number of boards, giving you the most cost-effective combination. If the boards are not available as a pack then change this to 'None'.
- Board Price
- Enter the pack and board prices (if known) and a project price will also be calculated.
Notes:
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The calculations on this page will round down if the calculated value is very close to a whole unit.
Since the offcut of a tongue-and-groove board cannot be used directly, all larger fractions are rounded up to the nearest whole unit.
If your board does not have tongue-and-groove edging then the calculation will only round up to the nearest half-unit, allowing you to use the offcut as part of the next row.
Instructions
- Fill in the length and width boxes with the measurements of your floor
- Choose the correct units for both 'input' fields. You do not need to use the same units as the boards are measured with, or even the same units for width as length - all necessary conversions will be done for you.
- Enter the size of board that you intend to use
- Fill in the pack price, if known
- Click the 'CalcResult' button below the input fields
- A 'Results Area' will be displayed below.
- All known values will be shown, along with all calculated values.
- If you are trying to floor a complex area, split the job into rectangular sections, and input the values separately; a total will then be given.
- To do further calculations simply change any values in the input fields and click the 'CalcResult' button again. (Press the 'Clear Form' button if you want to empty all of the input fields.)
- Press the 'Clear Results' button if you wish to discard the first results, otherwise further calculations will be added into the same area.
- Click the 'CalcResult' button again
- Click the 'Print Results' button to display all current results in a new, printable window.