Measuring for laminate flooring involves determining the total area of your room and then calculating the number of flooring packs you will need to purchase. A key step in this process is understanding how to convert your room's area into the quantity of flooring required, especially concerning standard pack sizes.
Calculating Laminate Flooring Packs
Once you have measured the area of your room (typically in square meters or feet), the next step is to calculate how many packs of laminate flooring are necessary to cover that area.
Based on the information provided from the YouTube video "How To Measure Up for Laminate Flooring":
- Understand Pack Coverage: Most laminate flooring packs contain a specific area of flooring material. According to the reference, "Most laminate packs contain approximately two square meters of flooring." This figure can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer and product line, so always check the specific pack details.
- Use Your Total Room Area: Take the total measured area of your room. Let's call this
Total Area. - Perform the Calculation: To determine the number of packs needed, you divide your total room area by the area covered by a single pack. As the reference states: "So divide your total room area by two..." if using the approximate 2 square meters per pack figure.
- Number of Packs (Initial) =
Total Area/ 2
- Number of Packs (Initial) =
- Round Up: It is crucial to round up the resulting figure to the nearest whole number. You cannot buy a fraction of a pack. Rounding up ensures you have enough flooring, accounting for cuts, waste, and potential future repairs. The reference explicitly instructs: "...and round up the figure to find out how many packs you'll Need."
Example Calculation
Let's say you have measured your room and the total area is 15 square meters.
- Total Area: 15 sq meters
- Approximate Pack Size: 2 sq meters (based on reference)
- Divide Area by Pack Size: 15 / 2 = 7.5
- Round Up: Rounding 7.5 up gives you 8.
Therefore, you would need 8 packs of laminate flooring for a 15 square meter room, assuming each pack covers approximately 2 square meters.
Summary of Steps
Here's a quick breakdown of the calculation based on the reference:
- Find your Total Room Area.
- Know the Area per Pack (approx. 2 sq meters per pack according to the reference).
- Calculate:
Total Room AreaรทArea per Pack. - Round the result UP to the nearest whole number.
This rounding-up method helps ensure you purchase sufficient material for your project. Always consider adding a small percentage (typically 5-10%) extra for waste, cuts around obstacles, or for keeping spare boards.
