How to Figure How Much Hardwood Flooring to Buy
Hardwood flooring can give your home a stunning appearance. This flooring comes in a variety of materials and styles. It is sold in boxes containing enough planks to cover a certain square footage. Before buying your flooring, you will need to measure the areas of the floor you wish to cover. Using a simple formula, you will be able to measure out how many boxes of flooring you will need to buy. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Measure the length and width of each room and any hallways with a measuring tape.
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Multiply these two numbers together to get the square footage of each room and hallway. Add 10 percent to each room's total to account for waste.
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Add together every room plus the 10 percent for each. This is the total square footage of the flooring planks you will need to buy.
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Measure the perimeter of each room and add 10 percent of that number to it to account for waste.
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Add together each rooms perimeter plus 10 percent. This is how many feet of siding you will need to purchase to account for the gap between the flooring and the wall.
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Determine how many boxes you will need to buy. You will need to settle on a place to buy the hardwood from to know how many square feet one of their boxes can cover.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the calculator in Resources to help you with your calculations.
Always buy a little more than the number you have come up with. This will help if you need to replace some boards. If you bought discount flooring it may not be available later.
