Hardwood Flooring Calculator

This calculator can be used for any type of flooring that comes in planks such as hardwood, engineered wood, laminate, vinyl, and cork flooring.

enter length A of the room. (feet+inches) Note: flooring runs perpendicular to the length A of the room
enter the length B of the room. (feet+inches)
enter the exposed face of the plank. (inches)
enter the expansion gap (fraction of an inch)
enter the square footage a carton of flooring covers (sq. ft. /carton)
enter a waste factor. (percentage)

Square Footage of Room: the calculation for flooring needed allows for 1/2" expansion gap around the room
Amount of Planks to Cover Floor: The amount of flooring needed in lineal feet to cover the floor.
# Of Full Rows Across Floor: # of rows with full width planks from end to end.
the width of the first plank (based on Length A - twice the expansion gap * full rows )
number of cartons needed
the amount of cartons a waste % adds
total amount of cartons needed including waste %