Laminate Flooring Packs Calculator

Work out laminate flooring packs instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Laminate Flooring Packs Calculator

Pack count is the area plus wastage divided by coverage per pack, rounded up. Allow 5% wastage in a simple rectangular room, 10% with diagonal laying or many alcoves, and buy one extra pack for future repairs since batches vary in shade.

Formula

Flooring packs

packs = ceil(area x (1 + wastage) / coverage per pack)

Worked example

With the default values below, Laminate Flooring Packs Calculator returns Packs required of 11. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Room area: 22 m²
Coverage per pack: 2.22 m²
Cutting wastage: 8 %
Price per pack: 26

Results

Packs required: 11 packs
Total cost: $286.00
Area including wastage: 23.76 m²
Surplus material: 2.42 m²

Step by step

1Values used
2Flooring packs
3Packs required= 11 packs
4Total cost= 286.00
5Area including wastage= 23.76 m²
6Surplus material= 2.42 m²

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much wastage should I allow?

5% for a plain rectangle, 10% for irregular rooms, and 15% for diagonal or herringbone patterns.

Why buy a spare pack?

Dye lots differ between production batches. A pack kept from the original order is the only way to match a later repair.