Flooring
How to Calculate Square Footage for Flooring
Learn how to calculate square footage for flooring, measure rooms correctly, account for irregular areas and add waste before ordering flooring materials.
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Flooring
How Much Extra Flooring Should You Buy?
Learn how much extra flooring to buy for cuts and waste, when to use 5%, 10% or 15%, and how to calculate boxes for your flooring project.
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How Many Boxes of Laminate Flooring Do I Need?
Learn how to calculate how many boxes of laminate flooring you need using room area, waste allowance and coverage per box, with easy worked examples.
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How Much Tile Do I Need?
Learn how to calculate how much tile you need using room area, tile size, box coverage and waste allowance, with easy examples for floors and walls.
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How Many Vinyl Planks Do I Need?
Learn how to calculate how many vinyl planks and boxes you need using room size, plank dimensions, box coverage and waste allowance.
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How Much Carpet Do I Need?
Learn how to calculate how much carpet you need using room dimensions, carpet roll width, seams and pattern allowance, with easy worked examples.
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How to Calculate Deck Stairs
Learn how to calculate deck stairs using total rise, number of risers, riser height, tread run and total stair run, with an easy worked example.
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How to Calculate Deck Stair Stringers
Learn how to calculate and lay out deck stair stringers using total rise, riser height, tread run, stringer length and tread thickness adjustments.
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