Sod Calculator
Enter the lawn's length and width and the sod's piece and pallet sizes from your supplier, and get the pieces, rolls or pallets to order, rounded up once from the area with the waste allowance added once.
Estimates for planning, not professional advice. Read the full notice.
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Lawn: shape and size
Skip the drawingDrag a round corner to move it. The small hollow diamond on a side is its curve handle: drag it across the side to curve the side (it is not a corner). To add a corner (a new point), tap the side itself, then choose Add a point here. Tapping a corner or a side opens its actions. Drag empty space to move the view; pinch, or Ctrl and the mouse wheel, to zoom. The keys are listed under Keys.
Keys
- Tab
- next corner; each says how far it is from corner 1
- Arrow keys on a corner
- move it one square; ten with Shift; 1/16 in with Alt
- Delete or Backspace
- remove the corner; its two sides join in one straight side
- + on a corner
- add a corner halfway along the next side
- Arrow keys on the drawing
- move the view; farther with Shift
- + and - on the drawing
- zoom in and out
- 0 on the drawing
- show the whole shape
- Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z on a Mac)
- undo, except inside a typed field (it keeps its own)
- Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y
- redo
- Escape while dragging
- put it back where it was
- Enter on a corner or side
- go to its actions
- Escape in the actions
- close them and go back to the drawing
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- Area
- 1,000 ft²
- Perimeter
- 130 ft
- Cut-out edges
No area until the shape is fixed.
Estimate for planning, from what you entered and the product data shown. Check product labels and your supplier before you buy.
Shape: Rectangle Change
Sides
Corners
Cut-outs
Feet and inches, like 12' 6"
Example: a rectangular lawn
394 Sod slabs
- Area to order, with the waste allowance 1,050 ft²
- Area of one piece 2.67 ft²
- Pallets of the size above 3 sod pallets
Your project
Enter a size to see your total.
Each product is rounded up once for the whole project, so the total can be less than the items bought alone added together. A line counted from a cut layout (sheets, boards or tiles laid out piece by piece) is counted for each item and added.
Area to order, pieces and pallets
These numbers follow the sizes above for every item in the list. Pieces and pallets are each counted from the area to order, not from each other.
Shopping list
| Item | Size | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Sod, by the piece | Sod slabs | 394 |
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Worked example: a rectangular lawn
Show the working
- Area of the lawn 40 ft × 25 ft = 1,000 ft²
- Area to order: the lawn plus the waste allowance, added once 1,000 ft² × 1.05 = 1,050 ft²
- Area of one piece from its two sides 24 in × 16 in = 2.67 ft²
- Pieces: the area to order over one piece, rounded up once 1,050 ft² ÷ 2.67 ft² = 394 sod slabs
- Pallets: the same area over the pallet area, rounded up once 1,050 ft² ÷ 450 ft² = 3 sod pallets
Assumptions
The figures behind the example. Sourced figures link to their source below; a default is a starting value to check against your label or supplier.
| Assumption | Value | Details and changes |
|---|---|---|
| Sod waste allowance, percent | 5 % | |
| Default Check with your sod supplier. Cuts and edges use some of every order. | ||
Feet and inches, like 12' 6"
Pieces, rolls and pallets by lawn size
Pieces of the starting size, rolls of the starting size and pallets for five lawn sizes, with the starting waste allowance
| Lawn | Area to order | Pieces | Rolls | Pallets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 sq ft | 525 ft² | 197 pieces | 27 rolls | 2 pallets |
| 1,000 sq ft | 1,050 ft² | 394 pieces | 53 rolls | 3 pallets |
| 2,500 sq ft | 2,625 ft² | 985 pieces | 132 rolls | 6 pallets |
| 5,000 sq ft | 5,250 ft² | 1,969 pieces | 263 rolls | 12 pallets |
| 10,000 sq ft | 10,500 ft² | 3,938 pieces | 525 rolls | 24 pallets |
Each row is worked out on its own from the area to order. The piece, roll and pallet sizes are the starting examples; yours come from your supplier.
Questions
How many square feet are in a pallet of sod?
It differs from grower to grower, so the pallet area is a choice here, not a fixed figure. Pick the size your supplier gives, or ask the supplier before you order.
How many square feet are in one piece of sod?
A piece's area is its length times its width. The calculator works it from the two sides you choose rather than from a rounded area, so the piece count rounds up once from the exact area.
How many pallets of sod do I need?
The area to order, the lawn plus the waste allowance, divided by the pallet area and rounded up once. The pieces and the pallets are each counted from that area, not from each other.