Square Feet to Linear Feet Calculator

Square feet measure area and linear feet measure length, so one cannot be turned into the other until you say how wide the material is. Enter the area you have to cover and the face width of a board, plank or roll, and this returns the linear feet to buy, with a waste allowance and an optional piece count for a given board length. The second mode works the other way, turning a length you already have into the area it covers. Use the true coverage width rather than the nominal name, since a 2x6 board covers 5.5 inches and tongue and groove flooring covers less than its overall width.

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Width Is Measured In
The face width of one board, plank or roll. Use the coverage width, not the nominal name: a 2x6 board covers 5.5 inches.
Covers offcuts and mistakes. Ten percent is common, more for diagonal or herringbone layouts.
Fill this in to turn the linear feet into a piece count. Leave it at zero to skip.
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Width Is Measured In
The face width of one board, plank or roll. Use the coverage width, not the nominal name: a 2x6 board covers 5.5 inches.
Deducts an allowance for offcuts from the area this material actually covers.
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