Working out measurement.

[styley]

We are getting a wooden floor in. Our room is 6 metres by 3 metres approximately.To work out the square metres of wood required is it a matter of just multiplying the 2 numbers? So would 18 square metres of wood be enough for the room?

[Teddio]

6m X 3m = 18 metres squared for a rectangular floor.

[jake-the-peg]

That's the right area but it would not be enough.

You need to allow for wastage as it's unlikely that the wood will be exactly the right dimensions for your room.


An extra 10% would give you 19.8 call it 20 square meters

[styley]

Good man, I'll order 20 to be on't safe side, cheers.

[Whickerman]

the floor sometimes comes in boxes, and suppliers will generally take back unopened ones. You could check this, then get a box or two extra just to be safe.

[TEAK36]

When you lay the first row, it is highly unlikely that the planks will fit exactly and you will have to cut some from the last plank. You need to take into account that flooring is laid like bricks, meaning that the end of each plank runs down to the middle of the adjoining plank in the next row. This will also mean that it is highly likely that on rows 2,4,6,8,etc, you will have to cut the planks at both ends of the room, and in rows 1,3,5,7,etc, you will only have to cut the plank at one end.