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Category: Flooring & Underlayment

Vinyl, laminate, underlayment and floor measuring guides.

How to Measure an L-Shaped Room for Flooring

Measure an L-shaped room using non-overlapping rectangles and estimate whole flooring cartons from the final area.

Estimate vinyl plank flooring boxes from net floor area, waste allowance and actual package coverage per carton.

Estimate flooring underlayment from measured area, cutting allowance and the coverage printed on each roll, with a worked example.

Estimate laminate flooring cartons from room area, allowance and the product's stated coverage per box.

See how different flooring waste allowances affect the total buying area and the number of sealed cartons.