16x18 in square feet, square yards and square meters
A great room or a bonus room is about this size. The area is length times width: 16 × 18 = 288 sq ft. Measure to the walls at the longest point, and add closets and alcoves you will floor.
| Unit | This room |
|---|---|
| Square feet | 288 sq ft |
| Square yards | 32.00 sq yd |
| Square meters | 26.76 sq m |
| Perimeter (around the walls) | 68 ft |
| Acres | 0.00661 acres |
What to buy for 288 sq ft
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Flooring (10% waste, 20 sq ft boxes) | 317 sq ft, 16 boxes |
| Carpet off a 12 ft roll (before trimming) | 42.7 sq yd, 2 pieces |
| 12 × 12 in tiles (10% waste) | 317 tiles |
| Baseboard (full perimeter, before doorways) | 68 ft |
Flooring with different waste allowances
Straight layouts need about 5 to 7%, diagonal layouts 10%, and herringbone or patterns 15%.
| Waste | Flooring to buy | Boxes of 20 sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 5% waste | 302 sq ft | 16 |
| 10% waste | 317 sq ft | 16 |
| 15% waste | 331 sq ft | 17 |
Use the square footage calculator for L-shaped rooms, circles and triangles, the carpet calculator for the roll layout with trimming, or the flooring calculator for a full flooring estimate.
A 16 × 18 great room: 288 square feet
Sixteen by eighteen gives 288 sq ft, nearly square, and big enough for a great room, a bonus room or a small studio apartment's main space. A single 12 × 15 ft rug leaves 2.0 ft at the sides and 1.5 ft at the ends. Many people use two smaller rugs to mark a seating group and a second area instead.
The perimeter is 68 ft, so plan on roughly that much baseboard less the doorways. At 8 ft the walls come to 544 sq ft; after a door and two windows 493 sq ft is left and two coats take 2.82 gallons. Rooms this size often have taller ceilings, and every extra foot of height adds 68 sq ft of wall. Flooring: 16 boxes, or 317 sq ft. Ceiling paint: 1.65 gallons for two coats.
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Frequently asked questions
How many square feet is a 16x18 room?
288 square feet (16 ft × 18 ft). That is 32.00 square yards or 26.76 square meters.
How many square feet of flooring do I need for a 16x18 room?
The floor is 288 sq ft, so buy about 317 sq ft with 10% for cuts and waste. That is 16 boxes at 20 sq ft a box.
How much carpet is a 16x18 room?
32.00 square yards of floor. Carpet comes off a 12 ft wide roll, so you buy whole strips: here 2 pieces 12 ft wide and 16 ft long, with a seam, which is 384 sq ft (42.7 sq yd) of carpet for a 288 sq ft floor, plus a few inches a strip for trimming.
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