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How to Measure Estimate and Install Sod and Turf

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Once all sections of the irregular yard have been measured and their square footages calculated, add them together to get the total square footage for the entire yard. For instance, if you have three sections with 400 sq ft, 300 sq ft, and 900 sq ft, the total is 1600 sq ft. Convert this total square footage into square yards by dividing by 9. So, 1600 sq ft / 9 = 177 sq yards. This is the quantity of sod you will need to order for the project.

Goal: Determine the total square yards of sod needed for an irregular yard

Tools and materials

  • Calculator — Summing areas and converting to square yards
  • Whiteboard — Illustrating calculations and sections

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just multiply 30 * 10 and the third quadrant is 30 by 30 so we have three separate quadrants we're going to add those together so we have 400 + 300 is 700 + 900 gives us a grand spanking total of 1,600 squ fet square feet don't do us a lot of good we're going to convert that to square yards so we simply just take that number and divide by nine and when we divide by nine that gives us the quantity of sod in that yard let's just do that right now 1,600 divide by 9 177 square yards of side this works on a circle this works on any shape if you have a circle just make a box out of it the corners stick out a little bit who cares don't worry about it it's flipping s okay you take a little bit extra home with you you throw it in a ditch somewhere that somebody that wants green grass in their ditch um you get you're a little long you're a little short it doesn't make a bit of difference okay wait let me back that up

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