How To Measure Up
If you are looking for buying artificial grass then you need to make sure you are ordering enough to cover your lawn completely or chosen installation space before you commit to the purchase.
To help making things easier for you, take a look at this section of our website to find out exactly how to best measure square and “uneven” square areas, such as lawns and patios; round or circular areas, such as grass centerpieces and features; “L” shaped areas, such as a lawn that wraps around 2 sides of a house and other shapes that seem difficult to measure at first, such as triangles and other “uneven” shapes that are common for gardens.
We provide our products in 11′ length and 7.5′ width dimensions, which helps you to make a decision easier for the right amount of artificial grass.
Square or Rectangular Garden or Area
To measure a square area or garden is very easy. All you need to do is multiply the longest length by the longest width in feet to get the total area in square feet (sq ft).
If the length (A) is 40 ft and the width (B) is 40 ft then your total area is;
(A)40 ft x (B)40 ft= 1600/sqm ft
Uneven Square or Rectangular Garden or Area
If you have a lawn or another area that isn’t quite a square or rectangle as shown in the image, then you would still use the same measuring process for that square or rectangular area – multiply the longest length by the longest width in ft to get the total area in square ft (sq ft) – . This allows you to make sure that you have enough artificial grass to cover the area once it is cut to shape.
Look at the picture to the right, the length is “A” and the width is “B” (the dotted line show you the longest length).
So, if the length (A) is 40 ft and the width (B) is 40 ft, then your total area is;
(A)40 ft x (B)40 ft = 1600 sq ft total
L Shaped Garden or Area
The best way to measure an “L” shaped area is to calculate it as 2 separate squares or rectangular sections and then add both totals together to get the total area.
Look at the picture in the right, the dotted lines split the shape into 2 separate sections as follows;
Section 1: (A) is the longest length and (B) is the longest width of this area
Section 2: (D) is the longest length and (C) is the longest width of this area
So, if the length of (A) is 50ft and the width of (B) is 40ft then the total area of this sections is;
(A)50ft x (B)40ft = 2000 sq ft total
If the length of (D) is 30 ft and the width of (C) is 40 ft then the total area of this section is;
(D)30 ft x (C)40ft= 1200 sq ft total
Then your total area is; (Section 1) 2000 sq ft + 1200 sq ft (Section 2) = 3200 sqft Total
Triangular Garden or Area
Measuring and calculating a triangular area for artificial grass can be quite difficult. We advise you to measure the area as if it is a square or rectangular area by multiplying the longest length by the longest width in ft to get the total area.
If the length of (A) is 30 ft and the width of (B) is 40 ft then your total area needed for this is;
(A)30ft x (B)40ft = 1200 sq ft total
Round Shaped Garden or Area
To measure a round garden lawn or area, such as a grass feature for a patio, the easiest way is to find the longest length and the longest width of the round area and multiply these together. In this way, you will have enough artificial grass to create the round shpare from.
The dotted lines show you the largest length and width in the picture. (A) is the length and (B) is the width.
So, if the length (A) is 25ft and the width (B) is 40ft then the total area is;
(A) 25ft x (B) 40ft = 1000 sq ft total
Uneven Garden or Area
Many gardens have uneven angles or shapes that can make calculating the area seem hard but like most of the other types of shapes, it is simply a matter of finding the longest length and the longest width and multiplying these areas together to make sure that you have enough to cover the whole space.
Look at the picture in the right, the dotted lines show you the largest length and width. (A) is the length and (B) is the width.
So, if the length (A) is 35ft and the width (B) is 40ft then the total area is;
(A) 35ft x (B) 40ft = 1400 sq ft total
