A 5% - 10% extra is recommended to account for flooring waste. This means that you’ll need to increase your original floor area by 5% to 10%. Always round up to the nearest whole value.
Let's imagine we'll like to cover a floor of 10’ × 15’:
The square footage for these dimensions is:
150 ft²
We’ll consider an extra 5% for waste:
150 ft² x 5% = 157,5 ft²
After rounding up:
158 ft²
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