Sod Calculator

Measure the area you are covering, add a waste allowance for cutting losses, and that total is what to order. This calculator runs that step directly for a rectangle, circle, ring, triangle or trapezoid, or a straight area entry if you already know the square footage, and adds up multiple sections if your yard has more than one. Pick how irregular the yard is first, since a simple rectangular lot needs less extra than one with beds, curves and walkways to cut around, then read the roll and pallet counts off the results.

Multiply length by width for a rectangular lawn, or use the shape picker above for a circle, ring, triangle or trapezoid section, then add a waste allowance of 5 to 10 percent before converting to rolls or pallets. Mississippi State University Extension states plainly that it is a good idea to buy approximately 5 percent more sod than you think you need for a straightforward yard, which is the baseline this calculator uses, with a higher allowance available for an irregular one.

About 1,050 square feet to order at the standard 5 percent waste allowance for a regular shaped yard, which works out to 105 rolls at the common 10 square foot roll size, or 3 pallets at 450 square feet each. For an irregular yard with beds and curves, bump that to 1,100 square feet at the 10 percent allowance. Enter your own measurements in the calculator above for an exact figure rather than this round-number example.

Calculate above and read the roll count straight off the results, based on the roll size your supplier sells, which commonly runs 9 to 10.7 square feet depending on how the farm cuts it, with 10 square feet, a 2 foot by 5 foot roll, the single most common figure. The roll size field is editable, so enter your supplier's exact coverage for a precise count rather than the site default.

Divide your total order area, including the waste allowance, by your pallet's coverage, commonly 450 to 500 square feet in the United States per the Turfgrass Producers International trade convention. The calculator above does this automatically and rounds up, since a partial pallet still has to be delivered as a full one; enter your own supplier's pallet size if it falls outside that common range.

Commonly 450 to 500 square feet in the United States, a range that traces to the Turfgrass Producers International trade convention cited by Mississippi State University Extension's sod installation guide. There is no single fixed number the way there is for a sheet of plywood, since pallet size depends on how the sod farm cuts and stacks its rolls, so always confirm the exact coverage on your supplier's price sheet before finalizing an order.

Commonly 9 to 10.7 square feet, with 10 square feet, a 2 foot by 5 foot roll, the most common single figure among suppliers. Unlike pallet size, there is no trade association figure for roll size specifically, since it depends entirely on how a given farm's harvesting equipment cuts the turf, so this is a working default rather than a cited standard, and it is editable in the calculator above.

5 percent for a regular, mostly rectangular yard, per Mississippi State University Extension's sod installation guide, which states plainly that it is a good idea to buy approximately 5 percent more sod than you think you will need. For a yard with beds, walkways, curves or a driveway to cut around, standard trade practice bumps that to 10 percent, since every cut edge produces an offcut that usually cannot be reused elsewhere.

Break it into simple shapes and add them as separate areas rather than forcing one measurement over an odd outline, the same approach that works for mulch or gravel. An L shaped lawn is two rectangles, a bed that wraps around a tree is a ring, and a curved border close enough to a triangle or trapezoid can use those shapes directly. Then select the irregular yard option above, which applies a 10 percent waste allowance instead of the 5 percent used for a simple rectangular lot, since curved and cut edges lose more sod to trimming.

This calculator will not give you one fixed price, deliberately, since sod cost swings by region, grass species and supplier in a way no single figure can capture accurately. What it does instead is pre fill a starting price per roll and per pallet, both fully editable, so you can drop in your own supplier's quote and get an exact total rather than a market guess.

By the pallet, past about 450 square feet, since that is already close to a full pallet's worth and ordering individual rolls at that scale is more counting and more handling for little or no price advantage. Below that threshold, ordering by the roll is usually simpler for a small patch or repair job, though a supplier may still round a small order up to a partial pallet.

Within about 24 to 48 hours. Sod is a living, perishable product cut to order, not a stockpiled material like gravel or mulch, and a pallet left rolled up in the sun for several days will yellow and can die before it ever reaches the ground. Order your sod for a day you can actually install it, and keep it shaded and watered if there is any unavoidable delay.

Yes. Every measurement field accepts metric or imperial units and converts automatically, and the headline order total switches units with the toggle. The waste allowance and the underlying sourced guidance are the same regardless of which units you use, only the displayed numbers change.

This tool answers how much sod to order, in area, rolls or pallets, with an editable material cost. The Sod Installation Cost Calculator answers a different question: the full installed cost of a sod project, including labor, site preparation and delivery, not just the material itself. Use this calculator first to size the order, then the installation cost calculator to budget the whole job.

Sod is pre grown turf laid down whole, ready almost immediately; grass seed is planted and takes weeks to establish a full lawn. They are priced and ordered completely differently, sod by the square foot of finished turf and seed by the pound at a rate per 1,000 square feet, so this calculator handles area, waste and rolls or pallets, while the Grass Seed Calculator handles seeding rate by species and whether you are planting a new lawn or overseeding an existing one.