Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - How to calculate countertop square footage?
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KAveritt
03-16-05, 03:30 PM
This may seem elementary, but what is the best to way to calculate countertop square footage? Do I merely using LxW or is there another industry standard way? We will be replacing our countertops shortly and I would like to have an idea of what it is going to cost. Thanks!
Sawdustguy
03-16-05, 06:30 PM
Yes, you can certainally do it LxW, but don't add double for "L" shaped tops.
It's always better to round up, then down. So if you have a 18" wide countertop, count it as 4 sq ft.
Laminate countertops typically go "Per Running Ft" So an 8ft countertop, standard depth of 25-1/2" deep would be 8ft of countertop.
No matter whether you do Laminate, Granite, Corian, etc, always realize that depending upon which profile you pick, the cost will go up and they typically charge per inch on granite and Corian.
It's always better to round up, then down. So if you have a 18" wide countertop, count it as 4 sq ft.
Laminate countertops typically go "Per Running Ft" So an 8ft countertop, standard depth of 25-1/2" deep would be 8ft of countertop.
No matter whether you do Laminate, Granite, Corian, etc, always realize that depending upon which profile you pick, the cost will go up and they typically charge per inch on granite and Corian.