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Before ordering any flooring it is important to accurately measure your space to ensure you completely cover the surface area without any visible joins for a professional, attractive finish.
Unfortunately, not all rooms are simple shapes with straight walls and no interruptions such as bay windows, alcoves and fireplaces, and it can be tricky to know where to start. This guide illustrates how to account for different obstacles to give you a good estimate on how much you will need to order.
All flooring is priced per m2 but sold in complete packs – the number of packs you need will be calculated for you on the product page, so it is the m2 figure that you need to calculate.
Use a tape measure and calculator to achieve the most accurate results. Remember as well to always add a minimum of 5% additional flooring on straight plank boards and 15% on herringbone for wastage. For complicated spaces that will require more cutting of planks to size, it is always better to ensure you have allowed for greater wastage than you may need for a simple space.
If you’re not sure how to calculate the amount of flooring you need, please contact us and our team can help you.
At the simplest level, the area of a space is calculated by measuring the length by the width in metres, since this is the unit used for quoting flooring prices.
For example, if a room is 5.0m long by 4.0m wide the total area is 20m2. If the room is completely symmetrical with no deviations from straight walls, such as fireplaces or alcoves, this will be the only measurement you will need. If it is not an even shape but the walls have no disruptions in them, split the room evenly and measure each part separately, then add them together.
When you select a product, enter this value to calculate how many packs you will need and you can then also check if this will provide enough surplus to allow for wastage for your project.
Most spaces will have some level of deviation from just straight walls, whether it is due to bay windows, fireplaces, or wall supports, distorting the shape of the room and flooring will need to be cut to fit around them.
To allow for this, first measure the length of the straight parts of the walls, then measure the length of the indentation or recess. Add them together for the total length. The width is the total width to the deepest part of the room, including any recesses.
Example 1 – Indentation (above):
Length: 1.5m + 2.0m + 1.5m = 5.0m
Width: 4.0m
Total area: 5.0m x 4.0m = 20.0m2
Example 2 – Recess (left):
Recess : 2.0m x 0.5m = 1.0m
(1.0m x 3.14) / 2.0 = 1.57m
Room : 5.0m x 4.0m = 20m2
Total area: 20.0m + 1.57m = 21.57m2
For staircases with turns in them, or with uneven sizes of steps, measure the widest and longest parts of each stair individually and add them all together.
Calculate the areas of each of these different sections and then add them together to find the total area, remembering to include the top step.
Example :
Top of Stairs : 1.0m x 1.0m = 1.0m2
Main Landing : 6.0m x 2.0m = 12.0m2
Total Landing : 1.0m2 + 12.0m2 = 13.0m2
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