Where to find the square footage of a room
How to Calculate Square Footage of a Room
how to calculate square footage of a
room looking to buy a cork flooring at
Forna cork flooring we are here to help
one of the first steps towards
purchasing your flooring is measuring
the square footage of your floor or room
depending on the layout of your space
use the following method to calculate
the square footage of the room you are
wanting to install your flooring in the
base equation is the length of your room
multiplied by the width of your room or
length times width it's not complicated
at all but it can seem tricky when your
room isn't a perfect rectangle we will
walk you through a couple of room
scenarios and describe the process of
calculating the square footage of each
to start you will need a tape measure
calculator notepad and pen pencil or a
device to record your measurements next
follow the steps that apply to your room
layout number 1 how to measure and
calculate the square footage of a simple
rectangular room
calculating square footage of a
rectangular room is quite easy to
calculate the square footage multiplied
the length of the room by the width of
the room you will measure this from the
inside of the room for example if your
length is 20 feet and your width is 10
feet then you would multiply 20 feet
times 10 feet length in feet times width
in feet equals square footage for
example 20 feet times 10 feet equals 200
square feet if you have a measurement
that falls in 20 feet by 3 inches
combination you can easily round it up
so you'd have 20 feet by 6 inches or 20
and a half feet for easier estimation
number 2 how to measure and calculate
the square footage of an odd-shaped room
it is not uncommon to deal with a room
that may have an open or large floor
plan with several closets nooks
built-ins or odd shaped spaces don't
stress the solution is an easy one too
all you need to do is to divide your
space into even shapes squares or
rectangles and be able to use the simple
calculation formula of length x width
after you are done with this step the
only thing to do is to add all
individual spaces you just calculated
together separate the room into squares
or rectangles such as area 1 area 2 and
area 3 measure each rectangle or square
area separately calculate the square
footage of each space by multiplying
length by width area 1 a length times B
width equals area 1 square footage area
to a length times B width equals area 2
square footage an area 3 a length times
B width equals area 3 square footage add
the calculations of each space to equal
a total square footage the formula would
be area 1 square footage plus area 2
square footage plus area 3 square
footage equals total square footage of
the room
don't forget to add the waste factor
when buying new floors don't forget to
add the waste factor you will want to
add 5% to 15% extra to your total square
footage to account for waste during the
installation process such as errors
damage or extra cuts you don't want to
end up in the middle of the installation
a few boxes short calculating waste is
also an easy two-step equation to
calculate for 5% to 15% waste calculate
the waste amount with the following
equation total room square footage times
percent equals waste amount add the
waste amount to your total room square
footage to find the final amount of
flooring you need to purchase waste
amount plus total room square footage
equals final square footage for example
200 square feet times 5 percent equals
10 square feet 200 square feet plus 10
square feet equals 210 square feet or
200 square feet times 15 percent equals
30 square feet 200 square feet plus 30
square feet equals 230 square feet yes
it's as easy as 1-2-3 get measuring
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