Add breakage and cuts to a paver order total.
A waste percent grows the patio area, which is then divided by the area of one paver and rounded up to whole units. Pavers break at the factory and on site, so ordering the extra keeps the pattern identical instead of patching in another lot.
Paver Waste
Pavers = (area + area x waste%) / paver area
Pavers = (area + area x waste%) / paver area A waste percent grows the patio area, which is then divided by the area of one paver and rounded up to whole units.
Pavers break at the factory and on site, so ordering the extra keeps the pattern identical instead of patching in another lot.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Patio area, Waste allowance, Paver size, Price per paver. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.