Home Improvement
Flooring calculator
Flooring orders need to account for waste, packaging, and the actual layout—not just the room's raw square footage. Enter room dimensions, choose a waste allowance, and add the coverage and price printed on your flooring box. CalcForged gives you room area, the recommended order area, whole boxes to buy, and a material cost estimate. Use 10% for a simple straight lay and 15% for diagonal or herringbone patterns.
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How it works
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Multiply length by width to get floor area.
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Add 10% waste for a standard straight installation or 15% for diagonal and herringbone layouts.
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Divide the order area by the box coverage and round up to whole boxes.
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120 sq ft room
Inputs12 × 10 ft, 10% waste, 20 sq ft per box
Result132 sq ft to order, or 7 boxes.
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