A simple room
A 12 × 10 ft room needs 120 ft². With 10% allowance, the target is 132 ft². Cartons covering 20 ft² require seven packs, giving 140 ft² of purchased coverage.
Turn room area into full cartons using the product’s printed pack coverage.
Project measurements
For a circle or ring, enter the outside diameter.
Use one currency throughout; tax, labor and delivery excluded.
Prices use your chosen currency consistently. Blank price skips cost. Example coverage, density, yield and prices are editable scenarios, not current product offers.
Material takeoff
Estimated purchase quantity
7 packs
7 cartons · 140 ft² coverage
Illustration is schematic, not an installation drawing.
| Net floor area | 120 ft² |
|---|---|
| Cutting allowance | 12 ft² |
| Target coverage | 132 ft² |
| Purchased coverage | 140 ft² |
| Over target after pack rounding | 8 ft² |
| Material cost | Not entered |
Method: Ceiling[(measured floor area − exclusions) × (1 + cutting waste/100) ÷ coverage per carton].
Use the coverage printed on the carton, not nominal plank length × width. This does not optimize cut reuse, expansion clearances or plank direction. Underlay, transitions and trim are excluded.
Quantity and material-only cost estimate. Verify field measurements, product instructions and your purchase units. Labor, delivery, taxes, equipment and structural adequacy are excluded.
Calculations run in your browser. This tool does not request a location, retrieve live prices or send your measurements to a material supplier.
How to use the Flooring Calculator
- 01
Measure the floor shape, then subtract areas that will not receive flooring. Split a complex room into separately measured simple areas.
- 02
Enter coverage per carton from the product label. Choose a cutting allowance suited to the room and installation pattern.
- 03
Enter an optional carton price. Review whole packs, purchased coverage and over-target area before copying the estimate.
Examples
No cutting allowance
The same 120 ft² room with 0% waste uses six 20 ft² cartons. This arithmetic leaves no allowance for cut ends, damage or retained repair pieces.
Printed pack coverage matters
Use the net coverage printed on the carton. Nominal plank width multiplied by length may count overlapping joints or differ from the manufacturer’s declared coverage. All packs are treated as the same product and coverage.
Allowance follows the layout
Quick-Step describes extra flooring for unusable offcuts and distinguishes regular rooms from rooms with many angles or curves. Enter a project-specific percentage here. This calculator does not prescribe expansion gaps, underlay, subfloor preparation or moisture limits; those remain product installation questions.
What to know
- Material quantities and user-price scenarios only; no structural adequacy, code compliance or installation approval.
- Example product values are illustrative. Verify your measurements and current product label before ordering.
Common questions
Can I combine several rooms?
You can add their measured areas externally and use an equivalent rectangle, or calculate each room separately. Separate pack rounding may order more than one pooled material order.
Does changing the pattern automatically change waste?
No. You choose the waste percentage. Herringbone, diagonal layouts and many doorways can create cuts that an area-only model cannot predict.
Does the cost include installation?
Only whole packs multiplied by the price you enter. Labor, underlay, trim, delivery and tax are excluded.