Flooring cost
Flooring cost: use floor area, material price per area, waste allowance. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.
Inputs
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Formula & explanation
Cost = area × price × (1+waste/100)
Variables & units
- Floor area
- m² · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
- Material price per area
- currency/m² · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
- Waste allowance
- % · minimum 0, maximum 100
Worked example
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Assumptions
Material-only estimate; pack sizes, installation and tax are excluded.
Formula version 1.0.0. JavaScript floating-point arithmetic applies. Results display up to 6 decimal places; stored values retain available precision. Use the units shown.
Practice with an example
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