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Square Footage Calculator

Add the length and width of every room, choose whether you measured in feet, inches, meters or yards, and get the combined floor area in one total. Each rectangle is converted to feet first, so a plan that mixes inch and foot measurements still adds up correctly, and the total is mirrored into square meters and square yards. To cover an L-shaped or irregular room, split it into rectangles and enter each part as its own row.

How to calculate square footage

  1. Pick your measurement unit from the Measurement unit menu: Feet, Inches, Meters or Yards.
  2. Type the length and width of Space 1 into the two boxes; they multiply to that space's area.
  3. Click '+ Add space' for each extra room and fill in its length and width.
  4. Check the '= sq ft' figure shown next to each row to catch a mistyped dimension, and use Remove to drop a row.
  5. Read the Total, Square meters and Square yards cards, then click Copy result to save the numbers.

Examples

Two 10 by 12 ft bedrooms

Space 1: 10 x 12 ft, Space 2: 10 x 12 ft
240 sq ft total (22.3 sq m, 26.67 sq yd)

A single 12 by 15 ft kitchen

12 x 15 ft
180 sq ft (16.72 sq m, 20 sq yd)

A room measured in inches

144 x 108 in (unit set to Inches)
108 sq ft (10.03 sq m, 12 sq yd)

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate square footage?

Multiply the length by the width of each space in feet, then add the rooms together. For a 10 by 12 foot room that is 120 square feet.

Can I measure in inches, meters or yards?

Yes. Pick your unit and the calculator converts each dimension to feet first, so a 144 by 108 inch room correctly comes out to 108 square feet. The conversion factors are 12 inches per foot, 3.28084 feet per meter and 3 feet per yard.

How do I find the total for multiple rooms?

Add a row with '+ Add space' for each room and enter its length and width. The tool sums every space, and the running per-room total appears next to each row so you get one combined square footage figure.

How many square feet are in a square meter?

One square meter is about 10.76 square feet, and one square foot is about 0.0929 square meters (the exact factor the tool uses is 0.092903). The result shows square feet, square meters and square yards side by side.

How do I handle an L shaped or odd room?

Split it into rectangles, enter each part as its own row, and the calculator adds the pieces into a single total square footage. A bay or alcove becomes an extra small rectangle you tack on the same way.

Does it round the result?

Yes. Every area is rounded to two decimal places. A 4 by 5 meter room, for instance, converts to 215.28 square feet rather than a long decimal, and the per-room and total figures use the same two-place rounding.

Can it measure triangles or circles?

The calculator multiplies length by width, so it handles rectangles and squares directly. For a triangle work out half of base times height, and for a circle use pi times the radius squared, then treat that value as a separate area you add by hand.

Does square footage include walls, closets or ceiling height?

No. This tool measures flat floor area only. It does not add wall or ceiling surface, and it does not subtract wall thickness. Whether closets count toward living area depends on the standard you are following, so measure the space you actually want to total.

Is my data private?

Yes. The calculation runs entirely in your browser and nothing you type is sent to a server, so your measurements stay on your device.

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