How many m² of flooring to order?
Measure, add the right margin, convert to boxes: the three-step method to order the right amount, in one go.
1. Measure every room
Measure the length and width of each room, wall to wall, and multiply them. For an L-shaped room or one with an alcove, split it into rectangles and add up their areas. Do not subtract small items such as a radiator or a pillar: the cutting margin covers them.
2. Add a margin for cutting losses
Some planks are always cut at the end of rows, around doors and along walls. Allow:
- 10% for a standard straight installation (5% is enough for a very simple room);
- 10 to 15% for herringbone;
- a little more for a complex room: alcoves, columns, many doors.
3. Convert to boxes
Divide the surface, margin included, by the surface of one box and round up to the next whole number. Example: a 4 × 5 m room is 20 m². With a 10% margin you need 22 m². With a vinyl floor of 2.579 m² per box: 22 ÷ 2.579 = 8.53, so 9 boxes (23.21 m²).
Box contents per range:
| Range | Box contents |
|---|---|
| Vinyl · wide 23.2 cm planks | 9 planks · 2.579 m² |
| Vinyl · 23.2 cm heavy traffic | 5 planks · 1.777 m² |
| Vinyl · large format 22.8 cm | 6 planks · 2.085 m² |
| Vinyl · 18 cm planks (incl. rustic) | 10 planks · 2.196 m² |
| Vinyl · SPC 17.6 cm planks | 11 planks · 2.348 m² |
| Vinyl · herringbone | 24 planks · 1.8 m² |
| Engineered · Bordeaux 194 | 7 planks · 2.62 m² |
| Engineered · Farm 190 and Projects 190 | 8 planks · 2.888 m² |
| Engineered · Arles 180 | 13 planks · 2.691 m² |
| Engineered · Kiev 160 / Kiev 200 | 1.344 m² / 1.68 m² |
| Solid · Vienna 90 | 8 planks · 0.864 m² |
| SPC wall panels | 8 tiles · 2.421 m² |
On every product page of our site, a calculator does this for you, 10% margin included.
