Paver Waste
Add breakage and cuts to a paver order total.
About Paver Waste
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.
Formula
Paver Waste
Pavers = (area + area x waste%) / paver area
- waste
- Rounded cuts and pieces smashed while tamping
Worked example
With the default values below, Paver Waste returns Waste Area of 12.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Patio areaminimum 1 sq ft
- 120 sq ft
- Waste allowanceaccepts 0–100 %
- 10 %
- Paver sizeminimum 4 in
- 12 in
- Price per paverminimum 0
- 2.5
Results
- Waste Area
- 12.0 sq ft
- Total Area
- 132.0 sq ft
- Pavers Needed
- 132
- Total Cost
- $330.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Paver Waste
- 3Waste Area= 12.0 sq ft
- 4Total Area= 132.0 sq ft
- 5Pavers Needed= 132
- 6Total Cost= 330.00
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 is Paver Waste calculated?
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.
Why does Paver Waste matter?
Pavers break at the factory and on site, so ordering the extra keeps the pattern identical instead of patching in another lot.
What values do I need to enter?
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.