How many square feet do 10 flooring planks cover?
If each plank is 7.5 × 48 inches, ten full planks contain 25 square feet of face area. One plank covers 2.5 square feet, so 10 × 2.5 = 25 square feet before cuts and reserve.
Check my exact floor →10 planks × 2.5 square feet each = 25 square feet
A 7.5 × 48-inch plank contains 360 square inches. Divide by 144 square inches per square foot and each plank represents 2.5 square feet.
Planks
Ten full 7.5 × 48-inch flooring planks.
Square feet per plank
360 square inches ÷ 144 = 2.5 square feet.
Square feet total
Face-area coverage before cuts, defects and reserve.
Twenty-five square feet of plank area does not guarantee a 25-square-foot room will fit
Row staggering, damaged locking edges, direction changes, minimum end-piece lengths and unusable offcuts can increase the actual number of planks needed. Matching product and finish also matter for repairs.
Enter the actual room and plank dimensions in the leftover flooring calculator. If your planks are a different size, use their real measurements instead of this example.