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Close up of dark wooden floorboards
Surface 6 min read
How Many Square Feet Are in a Box of Laminate Flooring? Between 18 and 30, which on the same 192 sq…
A white picket fence in front of a house
Project 6 min read
How Many Fence Pickets Do I Need? A 100 foot fence takes 240 laid solid, not 220.…
A display of patterned ceramic tiles in many designs
Surface 6 min read
How Much Extra Tile to Buy Fifteen percent, but often it changes nothing. On an 80…
Empty room under renovation with exposed walls and windows
Surface 6 min read
Should I Use 4x8 or 4x12 Drywall? 21 sheets against 14 on a 16 by 12 room,…
A paint roller applying blue paint to a white wall
Surface 5 min read
How Many Square Feet Does a Gallon of Paint Cover? Between 250 and 450, and the spread is not hedging:…
Wooden deck and steps leading to a grassy yard
Project 7 min read
How Many Deck Boards Do I Need? A 16 by 12 deck takes 29 boards in 26…
Two people in blue shirts tending to a community garden with wooden raised beds
Material 7 min read
How Much Soil for a Raised Bed? An 8 by 4 bed at 12 inches takes 1.24…
Brown wooden fence on brown grass field during daytime
Project 7 min read
How Many Bags of Concrete per Fence Post? Three 80 pound bags for a 10 inch hole 3…
Two large piles of light-colored gravel on concrete pavement
Material 6 min read
How Many Tons of Gravel in a Yard? About 1.42 tons at 105 lb per cubic foot, but…