8x8 in square feet, square yards and square meters
A small home office, a hobby room or a garden shed is about this size. The area is length times width: 8 × 8 = 64 sq ft. Measure to the walls at the longest point, and add closets and alcoves you will floor.
| Unit | This room |
|---|---|
| Square feet | 64 sq ft |
| Square yards | 7.11 sq yd |
| Square meters | 5.95 sq m |
| Perimeter (around the walls) | 32 ft |
| Acres | 0.00147 acres |
What to buy for 64 sq ft
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Flooring (10% waste, 20 sq ft boxes) | 70 sq ft, 4 boxes |
| Carpet off a 12 ft roll (before trimming) | 10.7 sq yd, one piece |
| 12 × 12 in tiles (10% waste) | 71 tiles |
| Baseboard (full perimeter, before doorways) | 32 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 | 67 sq ft | 4 |
| 10% waste | 70 sq ft | 4 |
| 15% waste | 74 sq ft | 4 |
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 and flooring for an 8x8 room for a full flooring estimate.
64 square feet: the smallest room most plans call a room
Eight feet each way is 64 sq ft, the size of a small home office, a hobby room, a large walk-in closet or a garden shed. It is 32 ft around and 11.3 ft from corner to corner. A desk and a bookcase fit comfortably; a bed fits only against a wall. A 5 × 7 ft rug leaves 1.5 ft of floor on two sides and 0.5 ft on the others.
Material orders for a room this small are dominated by rounding. The flooring comes to 70 sq ft with the cutting allowance, which is 4 boxes, and two coats on the 205 sq ft of wall left after a door and two windows need 1.17 gallons (1 gallon + 1 quart). As a shed base, a 4 in slab this size is about 0.9 cubic yards with a small overage.
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Frequently asked questions
How many square feet is an 8x8 room?
64 square feet (8 ft × 8 ft). That is 7.11 square yards or 5.95 square meters.
How many square feet of flooring do I need for an 8x8 room?
The floor is 64 sq ft, so buy about 70 sq ft with 10% for cuts and waste. That is 4 boxes at 20 sq ft a box.
How much carpet is an 8x8 room?
7.11 square yards of floor. Carpet comes off a 12 ft wide roll, so you buy whole strips: here one 12 ft wide piece 8 ft long, which is 96 sq ft (10.7 sq yd) of carpet for a 64 sq ft floor, plus a few inches a strip for trimming.
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