As with any business, it is necessary to take seriously the repair, planning in advance all the affairs and purchases that are associated with it. One of the most important stages of repair is laying floors. Recently, many rightly prefer a laminate. If you also belong to this number of owners and decided to lay this floor during the upcoming repair in the house, then before calculating the necessary materials, carefully calculate their required number so that the laminate is enough and that youat the end of the work there were not many surpluses left.
How to calculate the laminate?
This very simple procedure includes the following steps:
- Definition of the room area. For this, as we were taught in school, it is necessary to multiply the length of the room by its width. If the room has a complex shape( the presence of curvatures, columns, niches, etc.), it is advisable to make the drawing and the total area to be determined based on the area of the individual elements.
- To create a reserve for the cut, the result should be added to 7% if the laminate is laid perpendicular to the window, or 15% if you prefer diagonal laying.
- The area obtained as a result of these calculations is divided by the number of square meters indicated on the laminate packaging. If the number is fractional, then it should be rounded up. The resulting figure determines the number of laminate packages that should be purchased.
Please note!
Laminate packaging always needs to be carefully studied and clearly understood, to cover what floor area it is designed for. This is due to the fact that this figure varies from producer to manufacturer. But even a laminate of one manufacturer can have some modifications. Therefore, never tell yourself that this manufacturer or this brand, you know, so the label on the packaging should not be considered. In order to avoid possible miscalculations of , check the labels on all packages, , which you intend to purchase.
Do not forget that you will need a skirting board in order to be complete in the work you do. The total number of skirting needs to be determined from the perimeter of the entire room, adding to this 7% per cut. In order to avoid unnecessary waste or problems associated with a shortage of material, all calculations should be done very carefully. At the slightest doubt, do not be too lazy to do it again.
