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Flooring Box Calculator

Boxes of flooring needed including waste factor.

Compute the number of boxes of laminate, vinyl, hardwood, or tile flooring needed to cover a room, given the room area, the box coverage in square feet, and a percentage waste allowance.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

ft²
ft²/box
%

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Boxes = ceil(room_area · (1 + waste/100) / box_coverage).

In depth

Compute the number of boxes of laminate, vinyl, hardwood, or tile flooring needed to cover a room, given the room area, the box coverage in square feet, and a percentage waste allowance.