Calculate floor area, waste allowance, packs to buy and estimated flooring cost from room dimensions and pack coverage.
Use the coverage printed on the exact flooring product. The calculator adds your chosen waste allowance and rounds the number of packs up to a whole purchasable unit.
Area with waste \u00f7 pack coverage = packs to buyA 12 \u00d7 10 ft room is 120 sq ft. With 10% waste you need 132 sq ft. If a pack covers 20 sq ft, buy 7 packs.
Ten percent is a common starting point for straightforward rooms. Complex patterns or many cuts may justify 15% or more.
Flooring is sold in whole packs, so a result such as 6.2 packs means you need to buy 7.
If flooring will not run underneath fixed cabinets, you can subtract those footprints. Follow the flooring manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Calculate each room and add the required coverage, or use the main square footage calculator first to total multiple areas.