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Reviewed by Dominik Czernia, PhD and Jack Bowater Last updated: May 09, 2022 Installing a new floor in your home can be a substantial challenge - unless you're using our flooring calculator! Whether you're constructing your dream house and choosing floor finishes, or just replacing old and used panels in an apartment, you are bound to deal with the same problems - measuring the space and estimating the cost of flooring. And while the calculations are relatively simple, we know math is the last thing you want to do while you're renovating. We created this square foot calculator for flooring to take the maths off your plate. Thanks to this tool, you can quickly estimate the flooring cost and calculate how much hardwood, vinyl, or laminate flooring you need to install. With our help, any construction project is going to be a breeze! Already done with flooring? Check out our wallpaper calculator, too! How much flooring do I need?Before you drive to the nearest Home Depot to buy your flooring, you have to estimate how much material you actually need. You can do it in the following way:
How to estimate the flooring cost?Once you know how much material you need, it's time to grab your wallet and drive to that Home Depot. Before you do it, though, you can spend a few more seconds to predict how much you're going to pay for the flooring. All you need to do is determine the price per one square foot of your chosen material, be it hardwood, vinyl, or laminate flooring. For example, your material of choice might be sold at 3 $/m2. Once you know this price, multiply it by the square footage of the material you need to buy to find out how much it will cost you. If the price is too high for your liking, make sure to consider other options - for example installing tiles or choosing a cheaper finish that you'll cover with a carpet. Naturally, this price doesn't take into account additional materials such as thresholds or special edging. If the type of flooring you chose is difficult to install, you might also have to include the cost of equipment (such as sanders or floor rollers) or even hire a contractor to help you. Are you still not sure how to use this flooring calculator? Let's consider an example calculation for laminate flooring. We want to install a new floor in your dining room.
Hardwood, vinyl, and laminate flooringChoosing the type of floor finish is a difficult decision. The multitude of available options is enough to make your head spin. Luckily, we prepared a short description of the most popular types to highlight their advantages and potential problems you might encounter. Hardwood flooring is the most luxurious floor type. It's exceptionally durable and lavish-looking, but also the most expensive of all flooring types. If you choose solid hardwood panels, you will probably need some help with the installation. Otherwise settle for cheaper varieties that are also easier to handle, such as bamboo or cork flooring. Vinyl flooring is typically sold in sheets or rolls, what gives you extreme ease of installation. It's also much lighter than other types of flooring. You can get it much cheaper than hardwood flooring, and apply it in every area of your house, including wet areas such as kitchens or bathrooms. Laminate flooring is extremely popular because it's both aesthetic and affordable. While it looks exactly like wood, tiles, or stone flooring, it's much cheaper and easier to maintain. It also has the advantage of simple installation (usually using click locks). You can find a wide range of scratch- and water-resistant laminates at virtually every store with construction materials. Or how about going for epoxy resin flooring that's slip and shock-resistant? If you decide to go for it, check out our epoxy calculator to estimate how much epoxy you'll need. FAQHow do I calculate the floor area?If you are looking to determine the area of a floor that you’d like to cover:
What is the flooring cost to cover a 48 square foot floor?To estimate the flooring cost to cover a 48 square foot floor, you need to know the flooring cost per square foot. The vinyl flooring cost ranges from $1 to $4 per square foot, laminate flooring is $2 to $6 per square foot, and hardwood flooring costs $3 to $7. With these approximate values, the average cost to cover 48 square feet is:
How do I calculate square feet for flooring?To calculate the square feet for flooring, you’ll need to take some measurements. To simplify the process, consider that the room is rectangular, even if it's not, and take the following measurements at the widest points:
How much waste do you calculate for flooring?A 5% - 10% extra is recommended to account for flooring waste. This means that you’ll need to increase your original floor area by 5% to 10%. Always round up to the nearest whole value. Let's imagine we'll like to cover a floor of 10’ × 15’:
Air conditioner BTUCarpet (rug)CFM… 22 more How do you calculate how many boxes of flooring I will need?If you want to do it your self, divide the room area, by the box size. EG For a room that is 15m² and the floor you have chosen has a pack size of 2.3m². 15/2.3 = 6.5 or 7 boxes of Flooring.
How many square feet are in a 12x12 room?Next, multiply the length by the width to calculate a room's total square footage. So if a bedroom is 12 feet wide and 12 feet long, it is 144 square feet total (12 x 12 = 144 sqft).
How many square feet is a 10x10 floor?The square footage of a room 10 feet wide by 10 feet long is 100 square feet. Find the square footage by multiplying the width (10 ft) by the length (10 ft).
How do I calculate my floor?To find square feet, multiply the length measurement in feet by the width measurement in feet. This yields a product called the area, which is expressed in square feet (or square inches if you are calculating a much smaller space, such as a dollhouse).
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How to figure out square footage for flooring
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