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Straight Lay vs Herringbone Material Comparison

Compare area-based plank quantities and material cost using separate user-entered cutting allowances for straight and herringbone layouts.

Inputs

Project inputs

Range: 1–100,000 ft2

Range: 0.25–10 ft

Range: 0.05–3 ft

Range: 0–50 %

Planning input only. Use your product, room geometry, and cut-reuse assumptions.

Range: 0–60 %

Planning input only. No universal US standard allowance is asserted; use a supplier/installer takeoff when the pattern is complex.

Range: 0–1,000 $

Optional current quote. Zero leaves costs at zero; this is not a market-price estimate.

Result

Nominal area per plank
1.000 ft2
Herringbone minus straight material cost
0.00 $
Herringbone material cost at entered price
0.00 $
Herringbone planks to allow for
264
Straight-lay material cost at entered price
0.00 $
Straight-lay planks to allow for
264

How this is calculated

Nominal area per plank
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