If you are looking to improve your home by fitting hardwood floors you might come across different pricing methods by different vendors. For those of us new to home improvement, it might seem confusing at first. Should I buy flooring in packs or Should I buy flooring in square metre and other such questions might pop-up. Using this simple guide below, we hope to make sense of it all.
Preparation:
It is essential to first measure the area which you need to cover. It will help ensure the wood is within budget and will help when buying the floor's underlay. Take a measurement of the area's width, length and multiple the two based on {Width m} X {Length m} = square metre (also known as m2) to cover. On top of that, consider adding 5% to 8% to account for waste by using this calculation {Width m} X {Length m} + 5% to 8%.
Flooring pricing:
A. Buying based on square metre - In this case, wooden flooring prices are based on units of m2 also known as square metre. This is an area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre hence square metre. To calculate the final price, multiple your m2 measurement by the vendor's price per one square metre. For example, if a vendor's price per square metre is £25.00 and your area measurement is 36m2 the price will come to £900.00
B. Buying based on packs - Hardwood flooring always comes in packs and therefore some vendors might offer the price based on packs. Because you still need to measure the area you wish to cover, it is simply a case of dividing the area to cover by the number of m2 each pack covers. In this case, the vendor will list the m2 area the pack covers so your calculation is {your m2 measured} / {m2 each pack covers} which equals the number of packs needed. For example, if you need to cover 36m2 and each pack covers 2m2, you will need 18 packs.
Enjoy your new floor.
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Bio: Article by Michelle Strassburg, co-founder wooden flooring vendor wood and beyond. In addition to selling flooring on its site, wood and beyond also offers a handy virtual room application which allows users to see different wood colours and how they match with their decor before committing to buy.
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