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Sod calculator

A 12 × 10 ft lawn needs 120 square feet of sod before an extra allowance. Draw an irregular lawn or enter its area, then add your supplier's pallet or roll coverage to calculate full packages.

Example measurements. Replace them with your project dimensions.

Click or tap each corner in order. With Snap on, sides lock to 0°, 45° and 90° and line up with earlier corners; hold Shift or turn Snap off for any angle. While drawing, type a number and press Enter to place a side of that exact length. You can also fix any side afterwards in the list below.

Reference plan & curved corners

Select a corner, then round it with a tangent Bezier curve. Curves are saved as small straight segments. Images stay in this tab: enter the measured width of the entire image, then trace its outline with Draw new. For vector plans, use Import plan (DXF).

Optional. Enter the area supplied in one pallet or roll. No universal package size is assumed.
sq ft
Your allowance for cuts, breakage and spare material. Zero adds no extra; choose the allowance for your project.
%
Use your supplier's quote. The estimate excludes labor, taxes and delivery.
$

Pallet and roll coverage varies by farm and product. Enter the coverage your supplier quotes. Waste is your project allowance, not a manufacturer recommendation.

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How the sod calculator works

Needed area = measured area × (1 + extra ÷ 100). Packages = round up (needed area ÷ package coverage).

Worked example

For 120 sq ft with a 5% allowance, the required coverage is 126 sq ft. If a supplier quotes a package covering 100 sq ft, buy 2 packages: 200 sq ft. The 100 sq ft figure is an example, not a standard package size.

Reference quantities

Examples only, with no extra allowance: coverage by square foot, without package rounding.

Area (sq ft)Example quantity
6060 sq ft
120120 sq ft
240240 sq ft
400400 sq ft

Before you buy

Measure only the area to be covered. Exclude beds, paths and existing planting. Confirm the grass variety, package coverage, freshness, unloading access and delivery timing with the farm. Soil preparation, fertilizer and irrigation are separate.

How many square feet are in a pallet of sod?

There is no universal coverage. Farms and product formats differ. Enter the coverage on your supplier's quote so the calculator rounds up the right number of pallets or rolls.

Sources & method

Sod product and estimating reference. Measurement conversion: NIST international foot. How we calculate.

Keep each part of your project separate so its dimensions, allowance and purchase units stay clear. Save the results to the same project list when you are ready.

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