Use this free sod calculator to estimate rolls, slabs, pallets, adjusted lawn area, and rough material cost from square feet, roll coverage, waste, and optional price.
1800 ft2 lawn at 10 ft2 per roll
Roll and pallet sizes vary by farm, store, grass type, and moisture. Curves, slopes, damaged sod, soil prep, irrigation, delivery minimums, and install labor can change the final order.
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Estimate sod rolls for a new lawn.
Convert lawn square footage into pallets.
Add waste for curved and trimmed areas.
Estimate rough sod material cost.
Check a small 200 square foot repair against roll coverage.
189 rolls, 4 pallets, $850.50
24 rolls, 1 pallet, $120
343 rolls, 7 pallets
21 rolls, 1 pallet
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Plain-language answers about when to use the tool, what it does with your inputs, what to double-check, and how privacy works.
Use it when your task matches one of these common needs: Estimate sod rolls for a new lawn. Convert lawn square footage into pallets. It works best when you already know the measurements, amounts, units, or options the page asks for.
In plain language: The calculator multiplies lawn area by 1 plus waste percent, divides adjusted area by coverage per roll or slab, rounds up to whole rolls, rounds pallets up from rolls per pallet, and multiplies by price when entered. The examples on the page are there so you can compare your inputs with a worked example before copying the answer.
Lawn area: the final square feet that will receive sod after edging, grading, and section measurements. Coverage per roll: the square feet one roll, slab, or piece covers according to your supplier. Rolls per pallet: supplier packaging used to convert whole rolls into a pallet count. Waste percent: extra sod for curved edges, trimming around beds or sprinklers, damaged pieces, seams, and small repairs.
Read the headline estimate first, then check the material, waste, coverage, and unit lines. For project tools, the supporting lines are often the difference between a rough idea and a list you can actually shop from.
Supplier roll and pallet sizes vary by farm, store, grass type, and moisture. Curves, slopes, damaged sod, soil prep, irrigation, seams, delivery, minimum orders, and install labor can change the final order. Also check the unit, scale, mode, and result limit because small input changes can change the answer.
Measure the lawn area in square feet, add a waste percent, divide by the square feet covered by one roll or slab, then round up to whole rolls. The calculator also rounds up pallets from rolls per pallet.
Use the coverage from the sod farm, garden center, or delivery quote you plan to buy from. Sod rolls and slabs are not universal, so the supplier number matters more than a generic average.
A pallet is packaging, not a fixed unit. Multiply your supplier coverage per roll by rolls per pallet to estimate pallet coverage, then check the supplier minimum before ordering.
Five percent can work for a simple rectangle. Use more when the lawn has curves, beds, sidewalks, slopes, sprinkler heads, odd cuts, or if you want extra pieces for small repairs.
Yes. The math is the same for St. Augustine, Bermuda, zoysia, fescue, and other sod types as long as you enter the actual coverage per roll or slab from the supplier.
With 10 ft2 rolls and 5% waste, 200 ft2 becomes 210 adjusted ft2, so you would plan for 21 rolls. Change the coverage and waste if your supplier or lawn shape is different.
Sod gets trimmed around curves, sidewalks, beds, and sprinklers. Extra pieces also help replace damaged rolls or fill small missed spots.
Measure the final area that will receive new sod. Soil prep, grading, and edging can slightly change the real area, so recheck before ordering.
No. The cost result only multiplies rolls by the price per roll you enter. Delivery, grading, soil amendments, removal, irrigation fixes, labor, and minimum-order fees are separate quote items.
No. The calculator runs in your browser tab. Your recent answers stay only on the page while you use it, and they are not sent to a server.