Calculations Questions
Mandi/Abby
Reg. Sep 2003
Posted 2008-02-21 1:42 PM (#77529)
Subject: Calculations Questions



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Am I figured the square footage correctly (about to purchase wall panels (planks actually)???

4'SW with door on driver's side. 7' tall.

Short Wall sf - 4 x 7 = 28

Long Wall sf - 8 x 7 = 56

Slant Wall sf (est. by rounding length UP) - 9 x 7 = 63

Drop Wall sf - 5 x 7 = 35

Nose Wall (x2) 3 x 7 = 21 x 2 walls = 42

Front of nose - 3 x 3 = 9

Angled part of nose (x2) 1.5 x 3 = 4.5 x 2 = 9

TOTAL = 242 sf wall space to cover

Product I am purchasing comes in packs with 14sf. So...242/14 RIGHT????

 

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AZPenner
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted 2008-02-21 1:52 PM (#77530 - in reply to #77529)
Subject: RE: Calculations Questions



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Location: Cowboy Cradle of the Southwest		Looks right to me. Make sure to figure a little extra to cover fall-down (the pieces you have to cut off). Example is if you have a 3 foot area to cover and your product comes in 4 foot you will have 1 foot of fall-down. Sometimes you can use the fall-down in other areas and sometimes it is just waste.

Edited by AZPenner 2008-02-21 1:53 PM
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headhunter
Reg. Oct 2004
Posted 2008-02-21 2:12 PM (#77537 - in reply to #77529)
Subject: RE: Calculations Questions



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Longrider
Reg. Oct 2004
Posted 2008-02-22 6:38 AM (#77581 - in reply to #77529)
Subject: RE: Calculations Questions


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Mandi/Abby
Reg. Sep 2003
Posted 2008-02-22 9:56 AM (#77614 - in reply to #77529)
Subject: RE: Calculations Questions



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I over-estimated some of the lengths so that I would hopefully have extra.

I wasn't worried about it at first because the material is coming from Lowe's and there is one just 13 miles from my house, BUT I went in there the other day and it was almost gone. The only store that has it nearby is about 40 miles away so I want to get it all at once.

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