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Vinyl Plank Flooring Calculator

Plan vinyl plank rows and cartons, with a separate adhesive calculation for glue-down flooring.

Your measurements

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Use the unit on each label. You can also type feet and inches with ft and in, or the marks on your tape measure.

Room 1
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7 cartons by area

120 sq ft measured

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Net room area
120 sq ft
Area with allowance
132 sq ft
Unassigned purchased coverage
20 sq ft
Cut-layout carton allowance
8 cartons; no offcut reuse
Whole plank positions
50
Cut plank positions
20
Offcut area before reuse
20 sq ft
Room 1
120 sq ft · 20 rows · 70 plank positions
Adhesive containers
Not counted for floating mode
Carton subtotal for area allowance
Enter your unit price

Area cartons and the conservative cut allowance answer different questions. Exclusions affect area only; split rooms around obstacles for a cutting layout.

144 × 120 in inside perimeter gapsPlanks run along room length
First room, rotated so planks run across the drawing. Rows show the entered widths and alternate start offset. Large layouts draw the first 1,800 positions. Cuts consume one plank each; no offcut reuse is assumed.

The calculation

  1. 120 × (1 + 10/100) ÷ 20, rounded up = 7
  2. Cut allowance: 70 plank positions with 20 sq ft offcut; no reuse assumed.

Before ordering, use the flooring cartons, layout & waste planning guide to check the inputs and take the right questions to the supplier. Choose another calculator.

How to plan the quantity

A floating floor and a glue-down floor can use the same room dimensions but require different supplies. Adhesive is calculated only in glue-down mode and only from the coverage you provide.

The drawing uses your plank direction and alternating row offset. A cut piece consumes a full plank in the conservative cut allowance; do not assume an end offcut has the right locking edge for another position.

Cartons round after rooms are combined. Keep different products or colors on separate receipts.

Before you order

  • No adhesive, substrate, moisture limit or expansion gap is selected by this tool.
  • The area-only exclusion changes cartons, not the drawing: split around a large obstacle when you need a cutting plan.