How to calculate the amount of linoleum in the room?

Not everyone knows how to correctly calculate the required amount of linoleum for a room. Such a problem may be faced by people who specialize in the decoration of premises, and inexperienced craftsmen who rely on their strength. It may seem to someone that such work is very simple: make the necessary calculations, buy what you need and get down to business. However, not everything is so simple: you need to be able to understand the most different nuances.

It should start with the fact that the rooms in the house have a variety of sizes. The complication of work can the presence of communication nodes, stairs, and the rooms themselves are non-standard. However, it is quite possible to cope with the task. It is only necessary to take into account the experience of professionals, who certainly do not doubt that they are doing everything right.

A variety of situations can occur and no one is immune from them: for example, an illiterate trainee can work with your linoleum, and not an experienced specialist. Newbie counts are often inaccurate. The seller in the store may also be mistaken. That is why it is better to independently understand how to determine the required amount of flooring.

If you want to better understand the wide range, you should learn more about what linoleum is. During installation, such coatings behave differently. This may affect the determination of the required amount of material for the repair work.

There is a European standard EN685. According to it, linoleum is divided into several types of durability (the estimated load and room type are taken into account).

There are three types of such flooring:

• semi-commercial use (such linoleum is acquired for cinema halls, train stations, hotels);
• household linoleum (it is suitable for hallways in apartments, residential premises);
• production purposes (large production, workshops).

All canvases have certain badges, markings, which depict men (by their number you can find out what load is allowed) and buildings (factory, hotel, house). According to them it is very convenient to select the appropriate option. Such coverage is better to purchase, focusing on the purpose of the room.

In addition, linoleum is divided into heterogeneous and homogeneous. The coatings of the latter type are rather thin. They almost do not sit down, but can not boast of good performance. Today, such linoleum is not bought very often and “at the same time”, because these coatings do not differ in complex patterns that need to be customized. In this regard, it is much more convenient with them.

If necessary, contact your vendors. They will tell you how many meters in a roll, how best to customize such coatings, and answer other questions that interest you.

Preparing a rough base for finishing, you can purchase linoleum. Before that, for convenience, you can use a special calculator.It allows you to find out the required amount of coverage. If you want to additionally make sure that all the results obtained are reliable, use a tape measure.

First you need to find out the width and length of the room, and you will have to measure at least three times. If you rely on practical experience, it can be noted that the more - the better. The fact is that the quality of building houses is not always perfect. When carrying out repairs, people often encounter such a situation that the distance from one parallel wall to another at different points varies considerably (in some cases, even by ten centimeters).

In modern premises (especially in brick buildings) there are small depressions in the walls where heating radiators are installed. If they are, find the distance from the opposite wall to the side of the niche, which is the furthest.By the result will need to be added on again fifty to seventy millimeters. The door niche is also measured: from the outer line of the opening to the wall, which is opposite.

Pay special attention to the calculations in the event that you need to know how much you need for a room with a cover pattern. Cutting material is complicated only when you are aimed at creating the illusion of a single space between two rooms. To match the pattern was uniform, be sure to plan the stock, focusing on the size of the pattern on each segment of linoleum.

When calculating it is worth considering some general recommendations:

• If you are going to find out how much linoleum is needed for a particular room, draw a room plan on a sheet of paper, specify the exact dimensions. Then draw on the drawing exactly how the cover will be laid. When carrying out installation work, look at the scheme, check with it as often as possible.
• If you are laying a few strips of flooring, make sure that the joints are parallel to the rays of the sun. In this case, they will be much more difficult to notice.
• Of course, it is much better when there is only one piece of linoleum on the floor in the room, and not a few. However, it is very rarely possible to do without different pieces and joints; this is especially difficult if the room size is significant.
• If you plan to place a lot of furniture in the room, various objects around the edges, you can put rather narrow monochromatic canvases on the walls, and linoleum with a beautiful pattern in the center so that it attracts attention. Segments are best joined by cold welding.

In stores, floor coverings for apartments are sold in running meters, and it’s worth finding out how to choose linoleum, if you need to calculate it correctly in these units, and you know the area of ​​the room in “squares”. Buying one piece of cloth, you can not think about it as seriously as if you are going to join several bands.

Not everyone knows what the meter is.However, people think about it when they are attracted to a flooring with a beautiful pattern, and only one is available.

In such situations, the required amount of linoleum can be recognized as follows:

• Determine the width of the room and divide it by the width of the linoleum. So you will know how many canvases you will need to purchase in order to carry out the finishing surface finish.
• Determine the length of the room and multiply it by the number of canvases you need. Round the result in a big way so that the value is intact. So you can find out how much you need to buy running meters.

Determining how much coverage is needed for the floor of the room, you can begin to calculate the price of linoleum.

If you want to get a good result, but at the same time to avoid significant costs, keep in mind that:

• If you get a lot of linoleum, it will cost less.
• It is better to contact a large specialty store: in such outlets there are many similar coatings. In this collection, commercially available, most often presented in different sizes.
• Immediately purchase the necessary hardware, as well as suitable glue, cold welding and other materials.
• If you purchase linoleum for large-sized premises, try to make the calculations as accurate as possible: this way the coating will be used much more economically.

• In a specialty store, you can find the remnants of coverage that are offered at a discount (it can go up to fifty percent). Purchase this inexpensive linoleum and use it, for example, for a bathroom or a corridor.
• Since the types of linoleum vary in wear resistance, the prices of such coatings vary considerably. You can purchase materials with similar patterns from the same collection, but at different prices. Some coatings belong to the lower class. Given this, you can choose the most inexpensive option and save.

It can be concluded that there are many nuances, but in general there is nothing complicated in calculating linoleum for the floor. This work does not necessarily trust the experts, you will be able to handle it yourself. It is only necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the rooms, the docking of patterns on neighboring canvases, and also not to forget about the differences between square and running meters.

Of course, if you are not sure that you can do everything yourself, it is better to turn to experienced professionals. They will cope with their work at the highest level, and you will be completely satisfied with the results of the repair. To select the most suitable option, read the reviews of customers on the Internet. So you can get a more complete picture of existing companies specializing in such work.

For information on how you can calculate the amount of linoleum in the room, see the following video.