Surface guides
The questions that come up when you are covering a surface: how much extra tile to buy, whether to subtract windows from paint, and what a square of shingles is.
How to Measure for Wallpaper
Two numbers, the run and the height, and you measure straight past the doors and windows.
How Many Pieces of Siding Are in a Box?
Usually 24, 22 or 20 depending on the profile, and all three cartons cover the same two squares.
How Many Square Feet Are in a Box of Laminate Flooring?
Between 18 and 30, which on the same 192 sq ft room is the difference between 12 boxes and 8,…
How Much Extra Tile to Buy
Fifteen percent, but often it changes nothing. On an 80 sq ft floor, 0, 5 and 10 percent all come…
Should I Use 4x8 or 4x12 Drywall?
21 sheets against 14 on a 16 by 12 room, but the sheets are not the point. Removing butt joints…
How Many Square Feet Does a Gallon of Paint Cover?
Between 250 and 450, and the spread is not hedging: it is film thickness. On one 12 by 14 room…
How Many Bundles of Shingles in a Square?
Three for standard architectural shingles, so 33.3 square feet each. Heavier products run four or five, which moves a roof…
How Many Bricks Are in a Square Foot?
6.75 with the mortar joint counted, 8.39 without. That distinction over-orders a wall by a quarter, and it always errs…