For example let s find how many linear feet of hardwood flooring will be needed to cover a 120 sq.
Roof shingle conversion 25 linear feet to square feet.
Room if the boards are 3 wide.
Each plywood sheet is 4 x 8 feet or 32 square feet which coincidentally is almost exactly equivalent to the coverage of one bundle of traditional three tab shingles.
1 roofing square 9 290304 m 3.
As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles.
You ve measured your roof and calculated the area in square feet.
When you get to the home improvement store you find out the roofing materials are sold by the linear foot.
25 length 480 linear feet.
A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area.
Roofing contractors estimate projects and materials by the square so it is crucial to find this measurement to accurately estimate the amount of material needed.
3 12 25 now convert to linear feet.
Using an international foot of exactly 0 3048 meters length.
To find the squares divide the overall roof area by 100 and then round up.
However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.
You re ready to re do your roof and it s time to purchase the materials.
This is simply 100 square feet of roof.
Length 120 sq.
10 feet by 10 feet 100 square feet.
Convert the width measurement to feet.
It s easy to convert a measurement in terms of square feet to one in terms of linear feet.