Here at Wright Turf we supply turf throughout Essex, East Anglia, Cambridgeshire & Suffolk. Our turf is premium quality and grown by ourselves.
This page is here to help you work out how many rolls of turf you will require for your project, regardless of the shape or size, a lot of which will be a refresh of the good old school days.All you need is a tape measure and perhaps something to note the measurements onto and we are ready to go!
*Note that we recommend ordering a few more rolls than you think you need, just to be on the safe side!
Our turf rolls are cut into 1 square metre strips, so ideally we need to measure the garden in metres to avoid any conversions later on.
(if you have already measured the garden in a different metric, do not worry as we have the conversion ratios here. Simply multiply the area you calculated by the correct metric equivalent).
We will start with a Square/Rectangle shapes which simply require a width and length measurement. So with a tape measure, take measurements of the LENGTH and WIDTH in metres, then multiply them to work out the area.
Triangles are a little bit more complex, as the sides might differ in length and the angle at the base may not be 90 degrees, however, these instructions aim to give you a rough idea of how many rolls you will need from a triangular shape!
So with a tape measure, take measurements of the BASE and HEIGHT values then multiply them together. This number is then divided by 2 to equal the triangle’s area.
– The Base is the longest side of the triangle
– The opposite corner of the base is where the height measurement should start.
– The height has to be ‘perpendicular’ to the base or as close too it (the height and base line need to meet at a right angle)
Base x Height = X
X / 2 = Area of Triangle (m2)
20m x 10m = 200m2
200m2 / 2 = 100m2 or 100 rolls + 10% = 110 rolls
Circles are a little tricky to work out if you have forgotten the magic formula but in reality its easy to do, we just need to find out the radius value.
Find the centre of the circle, then measure the distance to the outside, this value is your RADIUS. Knowing the radius value, multiply it by itself to get the Diameter, then multiply the Diameter by Pi; this will equal the area of the circle.
RADIUS x RADIUS = Diameter
Diameter x Pi = Area of Circle (m2)
10m x 10m = 100m2
100m2 x 3.14159 = 315m2
Or 315 rolls + 10% = 347 rolls.
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